Category: Navigation

Sneak Peek: A Goal per Page

In the Projects section of The Family History Guide, Goals are the foundation piece. They contain the essential Choices, Steps, and resources needed for solid instruction. One challenge that arises, especially as more content is added to The Family History Guide, is the length of some of the Project pages. For example, Project 1: Family Tree (in the Family Search Learning...

Keeping in Synch with FamilySearch

If you’re a FamilySearch user, you’ve probably noticed that some important changes have been made to the Person page feature. FamilySearch rolled these changes out on Sept. 5, and we have updated Project 1 in The Family History Guide to reflect the changes. Here’s a look at the new Person page for a Family Tree person. The main difference you’ll...

12 Ways to Get Started with Family History

One of the most common questions people ask about family history is, “Where do I start?” There is so much information about family history the web that it can be a real challenge to sift through it and know where to begin. The Introduction section of The Family History Guide provides some good suggestions, but there are also quite a...

New: Video Info Links

A while back we introduced Info Links for articles. The idea was simple: you hover over an “info” link to see a list of topics contained in an article, before you actually click to open the article. Here’s a sample; you can try it out in the United States page, Goal A2, Choice B: For more information on Info Links,...

Vault Links, and the Course Catalog

During the past few months, over 400 links to articles and videos have been added to the Vault. To make that content more accessible, we’ve added some additional navigation links across the site. Here’s a brief list of the navigation links; each of these is explained below in more detail. Vault menu items Vault header links Course Catalog links Project...

Introducing the Show-Me Videos

We’ve been planning it for a while, and now we’re proud to announce the first in a series of new videos for The Family History Guide: the Show-Me videos. Their purpose is to give you a test drive of some of the cool features you’ll find on the website. About Before we introduce the first video, here are a few...

Link Sites and The Family History Guide

Almost every family history website, including The Family History Guide, has links to other helpful sites and resources. Based on the number of those links, you could categorize a “link” site as small, medium, large, or extra large. Although The Family History Guide is not primarily a link site, it would likely fall into the “medium” class, with a few...

Updating the Vault

If you’ve been meaning to check out the Vault in The Family History Guide, now’s a great time to do it. The Vault is where we keep links to extra articles and videos on family history topics. The Vault has been a popular (but not creepy) hangout place for genealogists, since The Family History Guide was created. We recently added...

More to Like in The Family History Guide

In the past two weeks, The Family History Guide has been growing fast. We’ve added links to over 200 great family history articles and videos, both in the main pages of the website and in the Vault. Topics include immigration, military records, social media tools, research techniques, stories and interviewing, and many more. And the growth spurt will continue in...

All About QUIKLinks

If you’ve been around The Family History Guide for a while, chances are you’ve seen “QUIKLinks” on some of the website pages. This blog post will discuss what QUIKLinks are and what kinds you can find in The Family History Guide. What Are QUIKLinks? QUIKLinks are hyperlinks in The Family History Guide that take you to useful places and resources,...