Category: The Family History Guide Association

Eight is Great! The Family History Guide Turns 8

It seems the time has gone by so quickly since those days in late 2014, when The Family History Guide started as a design on paper … and now it has website visitors from over 150 countries. July 25, 2015 was the day the website officially launched, and so we are turning 8 years old this week. Over the years,...

IGHR Expo Features The Family History Guide

The IGHR (Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research), sponsored by the Georgia Genealogical Society and FamilySearch, has its Virtual Expo scheduled for Saturday, June 24. You can see the schedule for the Expo here and you can register for the Expo on the same page, for free. This Expo features a wide variety of expert genealogy speakers, such as David...

Two New Interns, and the 2023 BYU Intern Fair

We are excited to announce that The Family History Guide Association has two new interns who will be joining us in May: Tyler Soutas and Kaylee Lynn. Both are students at Brigham Young University pursuing degrees in Family History. About Tyler Tyler is working on a Bachelor of Arts degree in Family History, with a minor in Molecular Biology. He...

The Family History Guide on the Radio

On President’s Day, February 20, I had the distinct pleasure of appearing on the Hotline Talk Show for KNPT Radio in Newport, Oregon. I spent an hour chatting with radio host Cheri Brubaker about a wide variety of genealogy topics, from getting started with family history to doing DNA research – and lots of things in between. The interview also...

New Board Member for The Family History Guide Association: Scott Anderson

We are excited to announce the recent appointment of Scott Anderson to the Board of Directors of The Family History Guide Association, our non-profit organization. Scott is our Public Relations Director and will continue to serve in that capacity. You can learn more about the Association here. About Scott Scott Anderson attained a BA degree from the University of Utah...

Come and See The Family History Guide Association in the RootsTech Expo Hall

We are about one month away from RootsTech 2023! If you are coming to Salt Lake City to experience RootsTech in person, be sure to stop by the booth for The Family History Guide Association. This year we are a Bronze Sponsor of RootsTech, so you will see our name and logo in a lot of places throughout the Salt...

2022 Highlights for The Family History Guide

2022 has been a good year for The Family History Guide Association, and we are looking forward to great things in 2023! Here’s a brief summary of some of the highlight events and website features for 2022:   All Year This year has been busy with presentations to genealogical societies across the United States, as well as a keynote address...

GivingTuesday Opportunities

From the GivingTuesday.org site: “GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past ten years, this idea has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity year-round. In 2021, an estimated $2.7 Billion were donated in twenty-four hours in...

WikiTree Presentation on The Family History Guide

On Friday, November 4 at 7 p.m. Eastern, I presented “Introduction to The Family History Guide” for the WikiTree Symposium. There were viewers from the United States and Europe, and the presentation received quite a few positive comments, including from the WikiTree host David Randall. People are still amazed to discover for the first time the great features and information...