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April 25, 2026

Additional Guided Learning Videos

The list of new Guided Learning videos continues to grow. At this writing, we now have over 150 videos, with more to come. Here are the latest additions to the Guided Learning page: About the Avatars Each Guided Learning video is hosted by an AI avatar who introduces you to the topic and provides instructions on the tasks to complete....

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April 19, 2026

New: Guided Learning Training Video

Recently we added a new video that highlights how family history trainers can use Guided Learning and other tools on The Family History Guide website. The video walks through a scenario where a trainer is faced with building a family history learning curriculum, and how she overcomes the challenges by using Guided Learning tools. If you or someone in your...

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April 19, 2026

UTAHGIVES – Fundraising on April 30

From the UTAHGIVES website: “Powered by Utah Nonprofits Association, UTAHGIVES is a day when neighbors, businesses, and communities unite to uplift the causes that shape our state. On April 30, 2026, hundreds of nonprofits will come together on UtahGives.org, each telling their story and inspiring gifts that make real change possible.” The Family History Guide Assocation is participating in the UTAHGIVES initiative....

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April 4, 2026

New Practice Exercises for England Counties

One of our Content Managers, Brent Bunker, has been busy creating Practice Exercises in The Family History Guide for record collections in England counties. Here’s a list of additions that were recently made: We hope you enjoy the new Practice Exercises for England counties!

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March 28, 2026

Trainers Menu Update

With the new emphasis on Guided Learning in The Family History Guide, we thought it would be a good time to make some updates to the Trainers menu. Here’s a look at the new menu: Here’s a summary of what has changed in the menu: The second section of the Trainers menu has some minor changes, with entries for Practice...

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March 28, 2026

Updates to the Home Page

Over the past week we’ve made a few changes to the home page of The Family History Guide. Nothing major – just some improvements to the look and feel. Here’s a quick summary of what’s new: We hope you enjoy the new look to The Family Hisory Guide home page! …

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March 21, 2026

New RootsTech Video Links in TFHG

RootsTech 2026 produced hundreds of videos in the online library, covering a wide variety of family history topics. We have added nearly 100 new links in The Family History Guide to some of the best of these videos. About half of the new additions are on the following pages (look for the 2026 dates): Also, over 50 videos were added...

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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...