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July 21, 2019

Presenting The Family History Guide, Part 2

In Presenting The Family History Guide: Part 1, we discussed options for full presentations of The Family History Guide, such as from 30 to 60 minutes. In this Part 2 article, we will focus on shorter opportunities, ranging all the way down to 1 or 2 minutes. Here are some of the opportunities you may have to briefly present The...

Social Media/Training

July 21, 2019

What Is Worth Preserving?

Editor’s Note: This article by James Tanner appeared previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used here with the author’s permission. The Ultimate Digital Preservation Guide, Part Five — What is worth preserving? The real question behind all digital preservation efforts is determining what is worth preserving. Obviously, the incremental cost of digital storage has been falling for...

Memories/Stories/Technology

July 14, 2019

Presenting The Family History Guide: Part 1

So you have an opportunity to present The Family History Guide, at a family history fair, a conference, a library, a church meeting, etc. (Or perhaps the opportunity is not here yet, but you’d like to plan ahead for it.) What would you present, and how? Here are some suggestions that can help you get the best results and motivate...

Training

July 14, 2019

Why Accuracy is so Important in Genealogy and Family History

Many visitors to The Family History Guide are new to genealogy and family history. There are a lot of misconceptions about why record sources and citations are so important. Some people feel that if a relative passed on a story it should be good enough. What we sometimes don’t consider is that those stories may not be accurate. Most people...

FamilySearch/FS Partners/General/Learning/Records/Research/Technology

July 14, 2019

Correcting Indexed Records on FamilySearch

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by James Tanner on his Rejoice, and Be Exceeding Glad blog site and is used with the author’s permission. For some years now, many genealogists have been asking FamilySearch for the option to correct indexed records. From the very beginning of the FamilySearch website, it has been obvious that some of the indexing...

FamilySearch/Records

July 7, 2019

Pass-along Cards for The Family History Guide Are Here

When we introduce The Family History Guide at presentations and family history fairs, we often get comments like, “This is a great resource … why haven’t I hear about this before?” We are doing what we can to spread the word, and now there’s a new opportunity for you to do so as well: with The Family History Guide Pass-along...

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

July 6, 2019

Updates to Ancestry DNA Pages

Ancestry has made some significant changes to its DNA testing features, including ThruLines™ and more DNA matching resources. We have recently completed corresponding updates to the Ancestry DNA pages of The Family History Guide. Here’s a brief summary of the changes you’ll see in Ancestry Project 7: DNA … Goal 3: DNA Tests: Added links to Ancestry Help articles Updated...

Ancestry/DNA/What is new at The FHG

July 6, 2019

Amazon Prime Days and The Family History Guide

This just in from Amazon … “Prime Day is a two-day parade of epic deals and it’s coming soon! Prime members can shop deals starting Monday, July 15 at 12:01am PT through Tuesday, July 16 at 11:59pm PT. Leading up to Prime Day, you can use the below copy and banners to remind your supporters that when they shop Prime...

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

June 30, 2019

The Ancestry App Project Is Here

Phones and tablets are becoming an increasingly popular way to access family history. We recently introduced Projects in The Family History Guide for two FamilySearch apps: Family Tree and Memories. These are available at the bottom of the FamilySearch menu. This week we are introducing a new Project, for the Ancestry app. It’s at the bottom of the Ancestry menu...

Ancestry/Technology/What is new at The FHG

June 30, 2019

Do You Have a Research Plan?

Editor’s Note: This article was published in the Genealogy’s Star blog site by James Tanner and is used with the author’s permission. Do you feel your genealogical research is like a random walk in the park? Perhaps, you should think through your objectives and come up with a research plan. There is always a measure of uncertainty in any research...

Country Research/Research/U.S. Research