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January 31, 2021

What’s New in The Family History Guide – 2/1/2021

Here is a summary list of updates to The Family History Guide website as of Feb. 1, 2021: 1/26 – Added a number of entries to the General / United States Knowledgebase. 1/25 – In the Trainers menu, consolidated the Blank and Sample Worksheet pages in a single menu item. 1/25 – Created language translations for the Blank Worksheets, in...

What is new at The FHG

January 31, 2021

New Worksheets Page

Previously in the Trainers menu, we had separate entries for directly downloading the Blank Worksheet and the Sample Worksheet. These sheets help you plan a class presentation using The Family History Guide, without the need to create separate slide decks or handouts. The Blank Worksheet is a template for creating your own class, while the Sample Worksheet is an example...

Training/What is new at The FHG

January 24, 2021

Printing The Family History Guide

We occasionally are asked if there is a printed version of The Family History Guide. The standard reply is no, for two reasons: 1) It would be thousands of pages long, and 2) The content changes often enough that keeping it up-to-date would be tremendously time-consuming. However, printing some pages here or there can be very useful. The challenge is...

What is new at The FHG

January 24, 2021

New QRB (Quick Research Basics) Videos

Since the last time we posted, there are four new Quick Research Basics (QRB) videos on our YouTube Channel: Naturalization and Passenger Records United States Church Records U.S. Travel and Migration Records Other United States Records We have provided subtitles for each of these videos in English, Spanish, German, and Portuguese, and you can select Auto-Translate in YouTube Settings to...

Research/U.S. Research

January 24, 2021

Don’t Get Obsessed with One Ancestor

Note: This article by James Tanner was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission. The reality is that you have thousands upon thousands of ancestors and millions of relatives. Too often, I am approached for help in finding one ancestor’s parents. Also too often, I hear the same story about...

Research/U.S. Research

January 17, 2021

Speaking to the World

The Mission Statement for The Family History Guide Association begins with this phrase: ” To greatly increase the number of people actively involved in family history worldwide …” One of the essential ways of doing that is to enable the use of languages on the website. With RootsTech 2021 fast approaching and attendees visiting from over 185 countries, it’s important...

Learning/What is new at The FHG

January 17, 2021

Saying Goodbye to the Word Tracker

The Microsoft Word Tracker is one of the earliest features of The Family History Guide, going back to the early days of the site. As the website has progressed, it’s becoming clear that the Word Tracker is nearing the end of its service. As of Monday, January 18 2021, only the Online Tracker will be used. Here are the reasons...

Online Tracker/What is new at The FHG

January 17, 2021

5 Things You Might Not Know About the Family Tree Recents List

Note: This article by Kathryn Grant was published previously on the Hearts Linked Together blog site and is used with the author’s permission. Recents is one of the options on the Family Tree menu. Although it’s right there in plain sight, it might be one of the least-used features in Family Tree. But it’s also one of the most helpful....

FamilySearch

January 11, 2021

Six Weeks to RootsTech 2021

It’s coming up fast—only six weeks are left until RootsTech 2021 opens its virtual doors. For those of you who remember attending RootsTech each year in Salt Lake City, this is quite a switch. Gone are the strolls to and from the Salt Palace, the bustle of people moving from registration to keynote to classes, and the wonder of the...

RootsTech/What is new at The FHG

January 11, 2021

The Expanded Tracker Menu

There are some hidden gems in the Online Tracker, such as tools for group and individual reporting, and account management. We decided to bring those tools front and center by adding them to the Tracker menu. Here’s a picture of the new menu: the items below “Tracker (Word)” have been added recently. ...

Online Tracker/What is new at The FHG