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April 10, 2022

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...

Research/Training/U.S. Research/YouTube

February 20, 2022

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...

The Family History Guide Association/Training/What is new at The FHG

December 6, 2021

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...

Technology/Training

September 12, 2021

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...

Training/What is new at The FHG/YouTube

September 5, 2021

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...

Learning/Training/What is new at The FHG

August 29, 2021

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...

Learning/The Family History Guide Association/Training/YouTube

August 29, 2021

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...

Training

July 19, 2021

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...

Training

June 27, 2021

5 Ways to Present an Overview of The Family History Guide

The Family History Guide lends itself well to both personal and group presentations, local or online. If you present locally, you can use your laptop, phone, or tablet, either as a stand-alone or connected to a projector. If you present remotely, you can use Zoom or another sharing platform to show The Family History Guide online. However you present, here are...

Training/What is new at The FHG

June 20, 2021

New: Scheduling a Presentation

You may have noticed something new recently on the Home page of The Family History Guide. The text box near the bottom of the picture now has a link for scheduling presentations of the website: You can request a free online presentation about The Family History Guide by clicking the “here” link. This opens a Jot Form you can...