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 to provide as much language assistance as we can. We’ve been hard at work doing just that.
For example, the Select Language button for Google Translate has been added to a number of pages on the site. Now, nearly every page is instantly translatable into 100 languages. Also, we are in the process of converting the Blank Worksheet and the Sample Worksheet from Word to Google Docs and providing some basic translations for them. The translated worksheets should be ready sometime this week.
Here are some additional features we have been working on recently:
YouTube Channel Subtitles
Many of the videos on our YouTube Channel have English subtitles. We have added subtitles in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (Traditional), Japanese, and Filipino for the following videos:
- The Family History Guide Overview
- Why I Absolutely Love The Family History Guide
- Detective Discovery Day
- Jonathan’s Story
- Family History: Bringing Families Together
- Activities Overview
- Kids Corner
- Family Recipes
- Amber’s Journey
- Quick Research Basics: Develop Search Skills
- Quick Research Basics: Form a Strategy
To set the language for subtitles, 1) In the bottom-right, click Settings. 2. Click Subtitles/CC. 3. Select a language.
RootsTech Videos
At RootsTech 2021 The Family History Guide Association is offering four video classes:
- Introduction to The Family History Guide
- Family History Activities
- Research with The Family History Guide
- Training with The Family History Guide
These classes will be available in fully translated versions for Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese.
Virtual Booth for The Family History Guide
RootsTech visitors who access The Family History Guide exhibitor booth will have the booth description and other information automatically translated into their preferred language.
Come, Follow Me Companion Cards
Pass-along card sheets for the Come, Follow Me Companion for family history are now available in Spanish, French, German, and Portuguese. You can download, print, and cut the sheets of cards from this page.
