Category: Training

Presentations for The Family History Guide

We recently delivered a hour-long online presentation about The Family History Guide to the Milwaukee County Genealogical Society (MCGS) located in Wisconsin. The presentation was well-received, and here are a few of the comments from the session: “With all this, why would I want to search anywhere else? This is a fantastic website. Thank you so much for presenting this.”...

Live and Unrehearsed Genealogy Research from Goldie May, Episode #3

Episode 3 of Live and Unrehearsed Genealogy Research from Goldie May is now online. You can watch the episode below, or on on the Goldie May YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alnS71e7GEI Here’s a note about the video, from James Tanner, one of the co-hosts of the series: “Richard Miller, the developer of the Goldie May app and website, and I have started...

Genealogy Research … Live

Watching an artisan or craftsman at work can be an enlightening experience. Whether it’s a musician practicing, an architect drawing a plan, or a  sculptor molding clay, you can often see the creative and technical flows coming together. Two genealogy “artisans” of note are James Tanner, blogger, presenter, and Chairman of The Family History Guide Association; and Richard Miller, software...

Upcoming Events for The Family History Guide Association

The next few months are busy one for The Family History Guide Association. Here are some of the presentations we will be doing, through the end of April. Note that more events may be added to this list. Feb. 27 – Presentation for Kingston, Jamaica family history consultants (Miles Meyer) Mar, 3-5 – RootsTech 2022 (numerous video presentations and panel...

Using Chrome Remote Desktop to Help Others

Helping others with their family history can be a rewarding but also challenging experience. Sometimes a verbal explanation is enough, or referring them to a resource like The Family History Guide for following steps, reading articles, or watching videos. Other times you can give a demonstration of what to do, using your own computer or device. But there are some...

New BYU Webinar Video for The Family History Guide

Last week a new video was published on the BYU Family History Library YouTube Channel: Teaching Family History with The Family History Guide. It is already proving to be one of the most popular of recent videos on the channel. You can also view the video on the Trainers Home page in The Family History Guide. Here are the topics...

New: Presenting The Family History Guide

If you haven’t seen it yet, be sure to check out the new entry in the Trainers menu: Presenting TFHG  (The Family History Guide). It’s a guide for preparing and delivering a full, customizable presentation of the website, in 50 minutes or less. There are two main sections on the page: Guidance Slides and Doing the Presentation. The full presentation...

This Week at the BYU FHL: Training Webinar for The Family History Guide

On September 1 at 5:30 p.m. Mountain Time, I will be presenting a webinar for the BYU Family History Library titled “Teaching Family History with The Family History Guide.” The webinar is free, and you can sign up using the link at the top of this page: https://fh.lib.byu.edu/classes-and-webinars/online-webinars/ Here are some of the topics that will be covered, all relating...

Fall Class Schedule for the Granite Family History Center

The Fall Semester of online classes for the Granite Family History Center is almost here! These free classes will be taught by outstanding family history instructors via Zoom, Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. Mountain Time. We hope you will join us, and feel free to spread the word!   14-Sep Bob Taylor Introduction to The Family History Guide 21-Sep James...

New: VIP Self-Paced Quiz

The Volunteer Instructor Program (VIP) is gaining momentum, with new instructors from around the globe signing up to give presentations about The Family History Guide. We have recently added a new tool for instructor preparation: The VIP Quiz There are 50 questions in the quiz, based on these categories: FAQs Navigation and Basic Features The Learning System Project Types Research...