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July 25, 2021

Changes to Computer Basics and Technologies Projects

The Computer Basics section of The Family History Guide is available in the Intro menu. It has covered a wide variety of topics, from PC and Mac basics to applications and social media tools. To achieve a better learning balance, we recently moved the applications and social media items to the Technology Projects (in the menus for FamilySearch, Ancestry, MyHeritage,...

What is new at The FHG

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

July 19, 2021

New QRB Videos: World War I Records and German Research

There are three new arrivals to the QRB (Quick Research Basics Videos) collection: United States Military Records for World War I (United States, Goal E2, Choice C) Germany Research: Maps and Surnames (Germany, Goal 7) Germany Research: Records, Words, and Scripts (Germany, Goal 1, Choice D) Each of these is included on our YouTube Channel and in the links mentioned...

Country Research/Research

July 19, 2021

Now Hear This … Audio and Other Memories

Every so often, you know that it’s time again … time to clean up the storage areas in your house and decide what needs to be kept, donated, or tossed. Recently while doing some basement cleanup, I came across a large box of cassette tapes. I remembered the box: it was mostly old music tapes, and I now have digital...

Memories

July 11, 2021

New: Database Reference Page

There are quite a few links to helpful articles and videos in The Family History Guide, covering a wide variety of topics. What should not be overlooked is that there are also links to many free databases for records of all types. To highlight these resources, we’ve created a new page: the Database Reference. About the Database Reference You can...

Records/What is new at The FHG

July 11, 2021

QRB Videos for German Research, England Census

We are continuing to add new Quick Research Basics (QRB) videos to our YouTube Channel and to the website. You can watch them using the links below or by clicking the video pictures in this blog post: Finding German Records in America German Immigration England Census Records You can also find them in The Family History Guide in the following...

Research/What is new at The FHG/YouTube

July 11, 2021

10 Features You May Have Missed in The Family History Guide

As you may know, there’s a lot to see in The Family History Guide. Here’s a list of ten features of the website that you may not be aware of, with descriptions. They are not in any special order; just read and explore. You can click the links below to see additional information for the features. Database Reference—You probably haven’t...

Navigation/What is new at The FHG

July 4, 2021

New QRB Videos for U.S. Military Records

Happy July 4 to our U.S. readers! We have been busy creating Quick Research Basics videos, just in time for the 4th. Below are the links to three new videos: U.S. Military Records, Revolutionary War Records, and Civil War Records. You can watch them below, or on our YouTube Channel in the Quick Research Basics playlist. They are also available...

What is new at The FHG/YouTube

July 4, 2021

Re-opening of the Family History Library

After a lengthy closure due to the COVID pandemic—which allowed some time for a major remodeling project—the Family History Library in Salt Lake City will open its doors to the public on Tuesday, July 6. Here are a few of the highlights, according to the Deseret News: Building remodel. The building was last remodeled in 2002, and changes were needed...

FamilySearch/Research

July 4, 2021

Strategies for Searching Church Records

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site. Church records are some of the most valuable genealogically significant records for tracing your ancestors in predominantly Christian-based countries. In order to understand and use these records, it is helpful to understand how and why these records were created. Parish registers are records created by small...

Country Research/Research