Ten New Features in The Family History Guide, for 2023

The New Year is just around the corner! We hope it has been a productive and enjoyable one for you, with your family history discoveries. 2024 promises to be a great year for The Family History Guide—so while we wait, let’s take a look back at ten great features that were added to the website in 2023 …

  1. The top and side menus have been condensed for easier navigation.
  2. The Learning Paths menu now goes to Tile pages, where you can see the Choices for a selected Goal all in one place.
  3. There are 120 Class Outlines that help you prepare and present family history training right from The Family History Guide website, quickly and easily.
  4. There are over 350 Practice Exercises that help you solve brief sample research problems. Links are included for Objectives, Hints, and Answers.
  5. There are 5 slides on the Home page that introduce you to features on the site.
  6. We’ve added a Practice Exercises Index to help you find the exercises quickly.
  7. 5-Minute Feature Videos on our YouTube Channel help you learn about important features in The Family History Guide in five minutes or less.
  8. Selection buttons on the left of the Home page help new users get started.
  9. We’ve added quite a few Quick Research Basics (QRB) videos to help you with research in many different countries.
  10. You can use these slides as a guide to presenting The Family History Guide in wards and stakes.

More great features are on the way in 2024—stay tuned!

 

Bob Taylor