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March 22, 2021

Genealogy in a Zoom World

Note: This article by James Tanner was published previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission.   During the recent RootsTech Connect 2021 Conference, I participated in an outreach program sponsored by the Salt Lake City, Utah Family History Library. The Family History Library has an extensive system of online consultations. Here is a screenshot...

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February 28, 2021

RootsTech Recap for The Family History Guide

Saturday evening on Feb. 27 marked the close of RootsTech Connect 2021. Although the event has come to an end, it will continue to live on, virtually. The numerous video sessions that were recorded will be available for free, for a full year. More about that later in this article … First, some numbers: Stats for Nerds A few days...

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February 28, 2021

Partnership Videos: FamilySearch and The Family History Guide

RootsTech this year was a video extravaganza, with hundreds of videos to choose from on a wide variety of family history topics. There were keynote addresses, class sessions, panel discussions, an Expo Hall, and more. The Family History Guide Association was privileged to work with FamilySearch in producing two special videos that were featured in the Beginner’s learning track at...

Family History Activities/Research/RootsTech/What is new at The FHG
February 21, 2021

Preview: RootsTech Connect and The Family History Guide

RootsTech Connect 2021 is almost here … just a few more days, and the excitement is already building! The virtual doors open to the world at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Why at 5 p.m.? Because that will actually be 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25 in New Zealand, for example. Speaking of time zones and the worldwide audience,...

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February 14, 2021

Marketplace Update

The Family History Guide Association is a 501 (c)3 charitable non profit organization that is responsible for funding The Family History Guide website. As a charitable organization, the association derives all of its funding through donations and its online store The Family History Guide Marketplace. The Association has no paid staff and is run entirely by volunteers from around the country. All of...

RootsTech/What is new at The FHG
January 11, 2021

Six Weeks to RootsTech 2021

It’s coming up fast—only six weeks are left until RootsTech 2021 opens its virtual doors. For those of you who remember attending RootsTech each year in Salt Lake City, this is quite a switch. Gone are the strolls to and from the Salt Palace, the bustle of people moving from registration to keynote to classes, and the wonder of the...

RootsTech/What is new at The FHG
December 20, 2020

Year-End Opportunity for Giving

We at the Family History Guide Association want to thank our users for their continued support of our mission “to greatly increase the number of people actively involved in family history worldwide, and to make everyone’s family history journey easier, more efficient, and more enjoyable.” Hello, I’m Bob Ives, the Executive Director and co-founder of The Family History Guide Association....

RootsTech/The Family History Guide Association
March 9, 2020

More from RootsTech 2020

As mentioned in last week’s blog post, RootsTech 2020 was an unforgettable experience for The Family History Guide Association. Here are a few extra items about our RootsTech experience that you might enjoy: Google Photo Album Our Marketing Director, Angelle Anderson, was busy catching the RootsTech action in photos and videos, Here’s a link to the Google Photo album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/2dTg3jrZUqvtJnsE7...

RootsTech/What is new at The FHG
March 2, 2020

RootsTech Recap from The Family History Guide Association

This was the fifth year for The Family History Guide Association at RootsTech, and by all accounts, RootsTech 2020 was the best so far for us. Here are some brief descriptions of what the experience was like: Demos We gave over 1,000 demos of The Family History Guide at our workstations over the span of the conference, and they were...

RootsTech/What is new at The FHG
February 23, 2020

RootsTech 2020 Roundup

RootsTech 2020 is just days away, so we thought we’d include a roundup of events for The Family History Guide Association. Here’s what to look for: Booth #933 Stop by and see us in Booth #933, just a bit north of the FamilySearch booth. Volunteers will be on hand for demos of the website and to answer your questions. This...

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