Category: What is new at The FHG

Sneak Peek: A Goal per Page

In the Projects section of The Family History Guide, Goals are the foundation piece. They contain the essential Choices, Steps, and resources needed for solid instruction. One challenge that arises, especially as more content is added to The Family History Guide, is the length of some of the Project pages. For example, Project 1: Family Tree (in the Family Search Learning...

The Solutions Gallery Welcomes The Family History Guide

If you’ve been around FamilySearch for a while, you’ll remember the FamilySearch App Gallery, a collection of mostly handy but occasionally outdated apps and tools for family history. Now FamilySearch has replaced the App Gallery with the powerful new Solutions Gallery, with helpful categories and of some the latest technology for family historian. You can find the main link to...

Keeping in Synch with FamilySearch

If you’re a FamilySearch user, you’ve probably noticed that some important changes have been made to the Person page feature. FamilySearch rolled these changes out on Sept. 5, and we have updated Project 1 in The Family History Guide to reflect the changes. Here’s a look at the new Person page for a Family Tree person. The main difference you’ll...

Introducing the Kids Corner

For over two years, the Children’s page on The Family History Guide site has provided fun family history activities for youngsters. Now it’s time to take the next step … introducing the Kids Corner, where kids can explore family history activities and discover what it’s all about.. The Kids Corner takes the place of the Children’s page in the Activities...

New: Video Info Links

A while back we introduced Info Links for articles. The idea was simple: you hover over an “info” link to see a list of topics contained in an article, before you actually click to open the article. Here’s a sample; you can try it out in the United States page, Goal A2, Choice B: For more information on Info Links,...

Update: Name Changes for “LDS”

Several days ago, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced that members, the media, and websites should follow these guidelines in regards to naming: Use the full name of the Church (see above) on first mention, with “the Church of Jesus Christ” being an acceptable shortened form. Avoid the term “LDS” when referring to the Church or its...

Update: Activities for Individuals

A while back, we did a revamp of the Family Activities page in the Family History Guide. It was well-received, so we recently completed another revamp: the Individuals Activities page. We added more activities and provided more complete descriptions for each one of them. These activities are great for individuals, but many of them can also be adapted for families...

Vault Links, and the Course Catalog

During the past few months, over 400 links to articles and videos have been added to the Vault. To make that content more accessible, we’ve added some additional navigation links across the site. Here’s a brief list of the navigation links; each of these is explained below in more detail. Vault menu items Vault header links Course Catalog links Project...

What’s New in The Family History Guide – July 2018

On July 6, we presented a BYU Webinar: “What’s New in The Family History Guide – July 2018”. We present these “What’s New” webinars every three to four months, to keep everyone up-to-date with the latest developments in The Family History Guide. The webinar goes through a list of 20 additions and updates made to the website over the last...

Introducing the Show-Me Videos

We’ve been planning it for a while, and now we’re proud to announce the first in a series of new videos for The Family History Guide: the Show-Me videos. Their purpose is to give you a test drive of some of the cool features you’ll find on the website. About Before we introduce the first video, here are a few...