What’s New in The Family History Guide
Here’s a recap of the latest happenings with The Family History Guide:
1. QUIKLinks Reach the 5,000 Milestone
Recently we added about 50 new QUIKLinks in The Family History Guide to record collections from FamilySearch, Ancestry, MyHeritage, and Findmypast. That puts the total number at over 5,000 (and growing). You can find QUIKLinks where you see the lightning-bolt icons in the header areas of Goals; just scroll down to find the links.
2. Blog Posts from our BYU Intern
Zach Matthews, our BYU Intern for The Family History Guide, has contributed some great blog articles for us, and he has another solid entry for us this week: “Freedom on the Move: How Runaway Ads Contribute to African-American Family History.”
3. Resources Headings
In Choices for Projects, there is often a mix of Steps and links to articles or videos. We have created “Resources” headings in these Choices, so the instructional steps come first and the Resources (article and video links) comes next. Numbering for the items starts over in each Resources section. The Sample Outlines (see below) have been updated to reflect the changes in headings.
4. New Show-Me Video for MyHeritage
We’ve added our first Show-Me video for MyHeritage. It’s in Project2: MyHeritage, Goal 1 (also on our YouTube Channel), and it deals with tree navigation for Family View, Pedigree View, and Fan View. More Show-Me videos for MyHeritage are in the works.
5. Sample Outlines
We’ve added four new Sample Outlines this week:
- FS4.4-FamilySearch-Record-Searches
- FS4.5-FamilySearch-Research-Tools
- AC2.1-Navigating the Tree
- AC2.2-Updating Tree Information
More Sample Outlines are on the way. You can see all the currently available entries on our Sample Outlines page.
6. SLC Mission Training Zone Webinar, June 17
We will be giving a remote training webinar to the Training Zone of the Salt Lake City Family History Mission on Wednesday, June 17. We have delivered a number of training sessions for them on location in the past, but the current situation calls for virtual training, which we are happy to provide. The Training Zone has provided very helpful feedback on The Family History Guide over the years, and we are excited for another training get-together (virtually, this time).
