July 19, 2026 Another Vacation Week We’re enjoying another summer week off, but the blog articles will return on July 27. See you then! What is new at The FHG
July 11, 2026 New Guided Learning Videos for U.S. States We’ve added quite a few new Guided Learning videos over the past few weeks, for doing basic research in U.S. states. This completes the set of 50 states, from Alabama to Wyoming. On the Guided Learning page, these are divided alphabetically into states from A-M and from N-W. Here is a list of the recent additions: We hope you enjoy... Research/U.S. Research/What is new at The FHG
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 More Guided Learning Videos for Countries We’ve added 19 more Guided Learning videos as our collection continues to grow. At this writing, we now have 250 videos, including “I Have a Question” videos and language translations, with more to come. Here are the latest additions to the Guided Learning page: Stay tuned for more new videos over the summer! 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
