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March 9, 2026

Wrapping Up RootsTech 2026

The Family History Guide Association just finished its 10th RootsTech conference, this time as a Bronze Level Sponsor. We had a wonderful team of volunteers helping us at our booth, from Thursday through Saturday. It was great to see many hundreds of guests coming to the booth to see demos of the website. A number of our guests mentioned that...

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March 1, 2026

Get Ready for RootsTech 2026!

The countdown is on … according to the RootsTech page, at the time of this writing, here’s the time remaining: For the 10th year, The Family History Guide Association will have an exhibitor booth in the Expo Hall. It’s number 1219, not far from FamilySearch and Storied booths. We started with a simple 10×10′ booth in 2016, and we are...

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March 1, 2026

Presentations at The Family History Guide RootsTech Booth

This year at RootsTech we will be featuring a number of free classes and presentations right from our booth in the Exhibit Hall. Here’s a look at what we have planned – if you are at RootsTech 2026 in Salt Lake City, be sure to stop by our booth and join in the fun and learning! Our booth in the...

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February 15, 2026

TFHG Staff Welcomes Brittney Nielsen

Brittney Hart Nielsen: Creative Consultant We are pleased to announce that Brittney Hart Nielsen has joined the staff of The Family History Guide as our Creative Consultant. Brittney has already been busy helping with preparations for our exhibitor’s booth at RootsTech 2026, designing posters and other booth features. Here’s more about Brittney, from our About the Association page: “Brittney Hart...

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February 9, 2026

Welcome to Katie Brimhall, Social Media Intern

We’re excited to announce that Katie Brimhall is our newest new intern for The Family History Guide Association, from Brigham Young University. Here’s a bit about Katie: “Katie Brimhall is a recently returned missionary from the California San Diego mission. She is from North Carolina. She loves all kinds of art, from painting to video creation. She is studying Editing...

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January 17, 2026

Welcome to Julie Gardner, Intern for The Family History Guide Assn.

We are grateful to have Julie Gardner join our team as an intern, via the Brigham Young University History Department. She is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree from BYU with an emphasis on history and family history. Julie’s talents and interests also include music (Managing Director of the Northern Utah Youth Symphony, private violin and viola instructor and performer with the...

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December 27, 2025

2025 – The Top 10 List

This past year has seen a lot of changes and growth in The Family History Guide. As always, we are especially grateful to those who do family history work and those who support our website. We also note that we have added over 1,000 new likes to our Facebook page in the last couple of months, which is much appreciated....

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December 21, 2025

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

From all of us on the Management Team of The Family History Guide Association, we wish you and yours a very happy and peaceful Christmas, Hanukkah, and other season’s greetings. We are grateful for the many thousands of you who are actively discovering and preserving your family histories, and sharing them with others. We have also seen a recent surge...

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December 1, 2025

Invitation: RootsTech 2026 Booth Workers, TFHG

Are you planning to attend RootsTech 2026 in Salt Lake City? We would love to have youhelp as a Booth Worker for The Family History Guide! Thanks to all who have helped us in the past—we’re excited to have you join our expanded booth in the high-energy Expo Hall again. Event Details Booth Worker Information How to Sign Up Please reply ASAP to ann@thefhguide.com if you...

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November 22, 2025

Happy Thanksgiving from The Family History Guide Association

The Family History Guide Association would like to wish each of you a happy Thanksgiving. We are especially grateful for Thanksgiving Fun Facts This coming Thursday marks the 404th anniversary of the famous Thanksgiving celebration in the Plymouth Colony in 1621. Here are some interesting things you may or may not know about Thanksgiving in the United States: Thanksgiving at...