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July 6, 2026

On Vacation

The Family History Guide blog is on vacation this week – see you next week with some new family history articles. Have a great week!

What is new at The FHG

June 14, 2026

Practice Exercises for Australia

This week we added 18 new Practice Exercises in The Family History Guide for Australian records. Here are the links, and you can find them in the corresponding Australian state pages in The Family History Guide: Enjoy!

Country Research/Research/What is new at The FHG

June 7, 2026

I Have a Question: U.S. Census Records

There’s a new “I Have a Question” video – “How do I work with “United States census records?” It includes an overview of census records and four essential tips for getting the most from them in your research. Thanks to our BYU intern, Natalie Gibby, for the research for this video. This brings the total number of “I Have a...

What is new at The FHG

May 31, 2026

Youth Family History Discovery Camp Manual

In the Youth menu of The Family History Guide there is an entry for Latter-day Saints, which has a tile for Ward and Stake Activities. That page has a new addition, Youth Family History Discovery Camp, which contains a complete manual for running a full family history discovery experience for youth, originated by Christine Francis, a popular RootsTech speaker. Here’s...

What is new at The FHG

May 31, 2026

New: Guided Learning Videos in Portuguese

Over the past few weeks we added 15 Portuguese language versions of our popular Guide Learning videos. These complement the English, Spanish, and French versions that already exist for these videos. Here are the videos, and you can also find them on our Guided Learning page (look for the “PT” links on the page). As of June 1, we have...

Research/What is new at The FHG

May 17, 2026

BYU Family History Webinar: Guided Learning

On Wed. May 27 I will be presenting a webinar for the popular BYU Family History Library series, titled “Guided Learning with The Family History Guide.” The webinar begins at 5 p.m. Mountain Time and is free. To register for the online event, go to this page: To join the webinar, wait until just before the start time and access...

Research/Training/What is new at The FHG

May 17, 2026

Guided Learning Videos in French

Recently we added 15 French language versions of our popular Guide Learning videos. These complement the English and Spanish versions that already exist for these videos. Here are the videos, and you can also find them on our Guided Learning page (look for the “FR” links on the page). Coming Soon We will soon be introducing Portuguese versions of these...

Research/What is new at The FHG/YouTube

May 9, 2026

“I Have a Question” Videos in French, Portuguese

The “I Have a Question” videos explore essential genealogy questions and answers in about two minutes each. Several months ago we created Spanish versions of these videos, and now we are introducing French and Portuguese versions as well. You can find all the English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese videos for “I Have a Question in the Research Skills menu. Here’s...

Research/Training/What is new at The FHG

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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On Vacation

Practice Exercises for Australia

More Guided Learning Videos for Countries

I Have a Question: U.S. Census Records

Youth Family History Discovery Camp Manual

New: Guided Learning Videos in Portuguese

BYU Family History Webinar: Guided Learning

Guided Learning Videos in French

“I Have a Question” Videos in French, Portuguese

Additional Guided Learning Videos

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