A Video Journey into the Past

April 29, 2018

A Video Journey into the Past

In one of our recent blog posts, “Picture This …”, we discussed how more pictures have been added to the pages of The Family History Guide to make the journey even more enjoyable. And we’ve all experienced the joy of discovering photos of our ancestors that open a window in their lives—who they were, where they lived, and how they...

General/Memories/U.S. Research

April 23, 2018

Picture these …

A picture—in addition to being worth 1,000 words—can also a valuable “rest stop” along the information highway. To that end, we are adding pictures in The Family History Guide, with the idea of having one or more pictures for each Choice. Pictures have recently been added to the main Projects. Next up: the U.S. state pages (Alabama through Delaware) are...

General/What is new at The FHG

April 8, 2018

DNA and Cousin Connections

I have a special place in my heart for DNA testing. Because of it, my first cousin, William Crawford, was reunited with our family in 2013. When William was born in California in 1945, he was put up for adoption. When William was 33 his adoptive mother died. It was then that his adoptive father sat William and his sister...

General

March 18, 2018

The Family History Guide Brochures: A New Look

If you’ve been around The Family History Guide for a while, you’re likely familiar with the brochure that you could download, print, or order online. As of RootsTech 2018, we have a different strategy: we’ve replaced the old brochures with a series of new ones that you can download and print (we no longer offer the online order service). A...

General/What is new at The FHG

March 5, 2018

Site Update: Going Mobile-Friendly

To App or Not to App … A while ago, we faced a crossroads for mobile devices using The Family History Guide: we could create a special app to be downloaded, or we could make the whole site more mobile-friendly. We chose the latter, and here are a few of the reasons: Website content – While the top-level screens of...

General/What is new at The FHG

February 23, 2018

Troy Dunn Will Kick Off The Family History Guide Presentation Friday March 2 at RootsTech in SLC, Utah!

When a man believes deeply in a noble cause and devotes his heart and soul to it, there is no stopping the good that he can accomplish. Troy Dunn is such a man. Because of his commitment to helping reunite families across the globe, tens of thousands have benefited, and billions have been inspired by his efforts. This mission began by finding...

General/RootsTech

February 19, 2018

Keeping Pace

One of the stated goals of The Family History Guide website is to keep our content fresh and relevant. This is a fairly daunting task, given the huge amount of family history information out there on the Internet, and the changing nature of technology. Overall, we’ve been told by our site users that we are doing a good job of...

General/Technology

February 12, 2018

Small Print, Large Benefits

If you’ve spent some time in the Projects area of The Family History Guide. you’re aware of the Goals, Choices, and Steps that you can use to make progress. What you may be missing is in the fine print – the small items we include to help you do a variety of tasks. Here’s a quick review of these items...

General/Learning/Navigation

December 31, 2017

The Family History Guide: 2017 in Review

Looking back, 2017 was quite a memorable year for The Family History Guide. We’ll do a Top 20 countdown of accomplishments in this post, but before we do, we simply must recognize the outstanding work that our new Management Team members have done this year. They all joined the team in 2017, and they have made a world of difference for...

General/The Family History Guide Association

December 26, 2017

Are You Ready to Make 2018 a Fantastic Family History Year?

Whether you’re new to family history or a seasoned researcher, the beginning of the year is a great time to evaluate where you are right now in your family history journey, and where you would like to be at the end of the year. What would you like to learn to do? What would you like to improve? Are there...

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