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March 5, 2023

New Feature: Customizing Menus

The Family History Guide covers a wide variety of information, for beginners through advanced researchers. The top menus (or side menus if you are using a tablet or phone) are the key to navigating the website and finding the features you need. If you find that there are certain menus in The Family History Guide that you don’t plan to...

Online Tracker/What is new at The FHG
September 26, 2022

Inside the Guide: Exploring the Online Tracker

The Online Tracker, a secure database feature of The Family History Guide, recently reached a milestone: it now has over 6,000 registered users worldwide. As you may know, the Online Tracker enables you to take notes for what you’re learning in The Family History Guide, and it provides slider bars you can move to highlight you skill levels for any...

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October 24, 2021

New: Printing Fresh Sheets for the Online Tracker

The Online Tracker is a powerful and handy tool that enables you to keep track of your learning progress in The Family History Guide. You can learn more about this database in the Online Tracker Help pages. Recently we received a user request that asked about printing blank (fresh) copies of Online Tracker pages, without having to remove existing user...

Online Tracker/What is new at The FHG
August 22, 2021

Learning with The Family History Guide

If you are somewhat new to The Family History Guide website, you may not be aware of the amazing tools it has for learning family history. In this article we’ll explore the essential learning tools on the site and how to use them effectively. The Learning System This is the educational core of The Family History Guide. Rather than presenting...

Learning/Online Tracker
June 13, 2021

New Show Me Video: Online Tracker Groups and Reports

Most people who use The Family History Guide are familiar with the Online Tracker database, but the Groups and Reports features might be less well-known. We now have a Show Me video available to demonstrate how to set up Groups and run Reports in the Online Tracker. The Groups are collections of emails for Online Tracker users you are working...

Online Tracker/What is new at The FHG
May 24, 2021

New Videos from The Family History Guide

We’ve recently added several new videos to our YouTube Channel and The Family History Guide. Let’s take a look at what’s new:   Spain Research Overview—This video is the first in a two-part series. It focuses on the history of Spain and how it has influenced the language and culture of the people. This gives you a background in understanding...

Country Research/Online Tracker/Research/What is new at The FHG/YouTube
January 17, 2021

Saying Goodbye to the Word Tracker

The Microsoft Word Tracker is one of the earliest features of The Family History Guide, going back to the early days of the site. As the website has progressed, it’s becoming clear that the Word Tracker is nearing the end of its service. As of Monday, January 18 2021, only the Online Tracker will be used. Here are the reasons...

Online Tracker/What is new at The FHG
January 11, 2021

The Expanded Tracker Menu

There are some hidden gems in the Online Tracker, such as tools for group and individual reporting, and account management. We decided to bring those tools front and center by adding them to the Tracker menu. Here’s a picture of the new menu: the items below “Tracker (Word)” have been added recently.                ...

Online Tracker/What is new at The FHG
February 17, 2020

New Feature: Stars Report

You’ve been seeing stars, so to speak; they’re in front of each article and video link in The Family History Guide. When you log in to the Online Tracker and click a star, it’s filled in to denote that you’ve read the article or watched the video. But The Family History Guide is pretty wide in scope, so how do...

Online Tracker/What is new at The FHG
November 18, 2019

Staying Logged in to the Online Tracker

The Online Tracker is a powerful tool for helping you track your learning progress. It has Notes boxes and slider bars for over 200 Projects, with all the associated Goals and Choices for The Family History Guide.  One of the security features of the Online Tracker is the “auto-logout” that logs you out after two hours of inactivity. While this is...

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