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April 29, 2018

A Video Journey into the Past

In one of our recent blog posts, “Picture This …”, we discussed how more pictures have been added to the pages of The Family History Guide to make the journey even more enjoyable. And we’ve all experienced the joy of discovering photos of our ancestors that open a window in their lives—who they were, where they lived, and how they...

General/Memories/U.S. Research

April 26, 2018

The Family History Guide Can Help Youth Realize Promised Blessings

In a popular Primary Children’s Song by Duane Hiatt, the conditions in which we live (and what to do because of them) are described as follows: “Now we have a world where people are confused. If you don’t believe it, go and watch the news. We can get direction all along our way, If we heed the prophets—follow what they say.”...

LDS

April 23, 2018

Introducing The Family History Guide — LDS Family Home Evening Fun!

Planning a Family home Evening centered on family history has never been easier! With minimum preparation, you can introduce The Family History Guide to a group or family using the following information and suggestions at a moment’s notice. Look at the options, and tailor your lesson to fit the needs of those who will be attending. Enjoy! Family Home Evening...

LDS

April 23, 2018

Picture these …

A picture—in addition to being worth 1,000 words—can also a valuable “rest stop” along the information highway. To that end, we are adding pictures in The Family History Guide, with the idea of having one or more pictures for each Choice. Pictures have recently been added to the main Projects. Next up: the U.S. state pages (Alabama through Delaware) are...

General/What is new at The FHG

April 23, 2018

Teaching Children The Art of Storytelling

When children have enjoyable experiences in family history at an early age, they are more likely to continue involvement in family history as they grow older and reap innumerable benefits along the way. The Children’s Activities Page in The Family History Guide lists games and activities that can work miracles in getting children interested in family history, and make it a snap...

Family History Activities/Memories

April 23, 2018

Who’s Who In Your Family History?

The Family History Guide added a new activity on the “Activities for Families” page and it is both informative and a lot of fun (see Anytime Activities F1-11). This FamilySearch game offers ten photos of your ancestors and asks you to identify who it is that you are viewing in the picture. You may be surprised at how many you recognize!...

Family History Activities/Memories

April 15, 2018

Home Page: Embedded Videos

Recently we changed what happens when you click one of the video tiles on the Home page. Instead of opening in a separate window, the video is now displayed directly on the home page – these are referred to as embedded videos. Having all these videos visible in one place is handy, but there are a few things to know...

What is new at The FHG

April 15, 2018

“Discover, Gather, and Connect” and The Family History Guide

You have probably noticed the Church is now describing the process of doing family history work as “Discover, Gather, and Connect”. This new initiative was introduced at RootsTech 2018 by President and Sister Oaks in a keynote session. To see a brief video of the address, click the picture at the right. Changes to the LDS Project Page In the...

LDS/What is new at The FHG

April 14, 2018

Personal History Page By Page

What can we learn from a woman who wrote in her personal journal for over fifty-five years? My dear friend recorded her thoughts and feelings and the events of her life every day from the time she was thirteen years old until she could no longer write. She was more diligent in daily journal writing than anyone I have ever...

Family History Activities/Memories/Records

April 9, 2018

Updates to the Family Activities Page

Angelle Anderson, our Marketing Director, has been hard at work updating an already impressive Family Activities page to make it even better. On the way are similar updates for the Activities pages for Singles, Youth, and Children. Updates Here’s a recap of the changes that were made to the Family Activities page: Pictures were added for each of the activities....

Family History Activities/What is new at The FHG