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May 10, 2019

New: Mobile-Friendly Updates

A while back we introduced new menus for mobile devices using The Family History Guide. While this was definitely a step forward, some formatting issues have lingered for the phone and tablet views. This week we completed some major updates to get the website looking more consistent on mobile devices, with only minor impact to the desktop view. Here’s a...

Technology/What is new at The FHG
April 22, 2019

Family Tree Memories App and The Family History Guide

A few weeks ago we announced a new Project for the Family Tree app on The Family History Guide website. Now it’s time to introduce the Project for the sister app: Family Tree Memories. You can find this Project at the bottom of the FamilySearch learning path, in the top menu. Here’s a summary of the Goals in the Memories...

Memories/Technology/What is new at The FHG
April 8, 2019

The Family History Guide and the Family Tree Mobile App

We are excited to announce a new addition to The Family History Guide: there is now a Project for the Family Tree Mobile App from FamilySearch. You can find the new Family Tree App Project at the bottom of the FamilySearch drop-down menu. Part One This new Project is being published in two parts. Currently, Part One has the following...

FamilySearch/Technology/What is new at The FHG
April 8, 2019

A DNA Test May Not Automatically Overcome a Brick Wall Situation

Editor’s Note: This article was previously posted on the Genealogy’s Star blog site by James Tanner and is used with the author’s permission. The term “brick wall” as used in the genealogical sense refers to an end-of-line situation where the next generation ancestor or even some other relative cannot be easily found. Of course, this could be the researcher’s parent...

Country Research/DNA/Technology/U.S. Research
April 7, 2019

In Defense of Social Media

For a lot of people, social media is considered to be a waste of time.  It is certainly true that it can be.  It can also be the complete opposite of that.  There are hundreds of articles about Social Media and Social Responsibility out there on the Internet, both pro and con on social media.  It all depends on how we use...

General/Learning/Social Media/Technology
February 17, 2019

Cleaning Up with Tree Sweeper

In a previous post, we said farewell to Find-A-Record, a popular program for updating and maintaining your data in FamilySearch Family Tree. It was featured in Project 1: Family Tree in The Family History Guide. Now there is a worthy successor to Find-A-Record: it’s Tree Sweeper, from the BYU Family History Technology Lab. In a nutshell, Tree Sweeper examines your...

FamilySearch/Technology/What is new at The FHG
January 20, 2019

Talking about Blog Posts …

You may have noticed something new in our blog articles… all 230+ of them! There’s a play/pause button in the upper-left corner of each article that enables you to hear the content via text-to-speech translation. Listening to the blog articles can be a benefit for the visually impaired, or for anyone who enjoys a podcast-style experience. The technology comes courtesy of...

Technology/What is new at The FHG
January 7, 2019

Using Social Media to Capture Your Family’s History

Sometimes the thought of being a family historian can be overwhelming.  Social media can be an excellent way to keep up with our living and deceased family members’ history.  This past week has found me frantically trying to finish up last year’s family events with 2018 posts on Facebook.  One of the reasons I enjoy this is because our family is spread...

Family History Activities/General/Learning/Memories/Technology
December 2, 2018

Learning More About Family Search Partner Websites

In 2016 FamilySearch announced the addition of partnering with other big genealogy database companies that have millions of records, subscribers, and great technology. These partnerships became a win/win for FamilySearch, Ancestry, Findmypast and My Heritage. The last three are all commercial websites that are competing with one another.  When FamilySearch, a free website, proposed sharing records for indexing records and...

FS Partners/General/Learning/Technology/Uncategorized
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