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September 6, 2025

What I Learned from 1418 Consultations for FamilySearch

Note: This article has been updated to reflect that FamilySearch consultations have not been discontinued. During the past five years, I have scheduled 1418 online consultations for FamilySearch.org. These consultations originated from the Salt Lake City FamilySearch Library website. There were dozens of people volunteering to respond to the consultation requests, mostly Church Service Missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of...
Country Research/FamilySearch/Learning/Training/U.S. Research Comments: 0
December 7, 2024

70+ Family History Tasks, with FamilySearch & The Family History Guide

When we think about what an individual’s part of FamilySearch Family Tree may look like, there’s a wide range of possibilities. Some people are just starting to build their tree information, while others have extensive pedigrees that go back many generations on many lines. And of course, there are lots of variations in between for countless other users. So if...
FamilySearch/General/Learning/What is new at The FHG
October 14, 2024

Training for the National Genealogical Society

This past week I met online with 50 leaders from the National Genealogical Society, through their OrgConnects! program. OrgConnects is a new venture that enables their leadership to meet and discuss important topics across organizations. Thursday evening was a presentation on how training tools in The Family Histgory Guide can help leaders and members accelerate their training and learning efforts...
Learning/Online Tracker/Training
April 28, 2024

New Goal in The Family History Guide: Artificial Intelligence

Over the past year, and especially in the past few months, artificial intelligence in genealogy has been a hot topic. RootsTech 2024 featured a number of presentations and videos on the topic, including a three-part series from James Tanner. We are excited to announce a new Goal for The Family History Guide: “Learn about artificial intelligence.” It’s included in the...
Ancestry/artificial intelligence/Learning/MyHeritage/What is new at The FHG
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