{"id":10102,"date":"2024-05-20T00:14:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T00:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/?p=10102"},"modified":"2024-05-20T00:15:34","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T00:15:34","slug":"50-fabulous-features-in-the-family-history-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/50-fabulous-features-in-the-family-history-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Fabulous Features in The Family History Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Family History Guide Association just wrapped up a highly successful weekend at the National Genealogical Society (NGS) Conference: Expanding Possibilities. The conference was all virtual this year, so an increased number of NGS members attended online. Many visited The Family History Guide online booth, which ended up being one of the most popular booths at the conference in terms of views, likes, and comments. Quite a few of the booth visitors were new to The Family History Guide and are now excited to get started with the website.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the NGS activities, we share a series of &#8220;50 Fabulous Features of The Family History Guide&#8221; with booth attendees. One feature was shared about every 20 minutes or so throughout the conference. The complete list of features, including links, is reprinted below &#8211; they are in somewhat random order to increase the fun factor. These can be handy ways to find things you like, and you can share the links with others. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Fab Feature 1: Country Pages \u2013 Get started researching in practically any country in the world at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/countries.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/countries.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 2: Learn Ancestry \u2013 Learn pretty much everything about using Ancestry.com, step by step, from trees to technology at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/goal-tiles-an02.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/goal-tiles-an02.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 3: Family History Activities \u2013 Check out these fun and easy-to-use activities that get families engaged in family history at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-family.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-family.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 4: 15 Minutes \u2013 You can make meaningful progress in your genealogy in as little as 15 minutes a day at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/15-minutes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/15-minutes.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 5: Tip of the Day \u2013 Each weekday find a handy genealogy tip in the upper-left corner of the Home page or at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/tip-of-the-day.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/tip-of-the-day.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 6: U.S. State Pages \u2013 There are links to research pages for each U.S. state plus D.C. and Puerto Rico, just below the main picture on the United States page at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-united-states.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-united-states.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 7: County Research Links \u2013 At the bottom of each U.S. state page there are links to multiple resources for county research, such as Virginia at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-us-virginia.html#counties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-us-virginia.html#counties<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 8: Surname eBooks \u2013 Check out thousands of free eBooks for surname research in America at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/ebooks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/ebooks.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 9: Learn MyHeritage \u2013 Learn pretty much everything about using MyHeritage, step by step, from trees to technology at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/goal-tiles-mh02.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/goal-tiles-mh02.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 10: About TFHG \u2013 Get the inside scoop on The Family History Guide and its non-profit Association at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/introduction.html#about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/introduction.html#about<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 11: Class Outlines \u2013 Ditch the decks and handouts with over 200 ready-to-use Class Outlines that teach right from The Family History Guide at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/train-class-outlines.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/train-class-outlines.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 12: Immigration Research \u2013 Get acquainted with many facets of immigration research in the U.S. at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-united-statesd1.html#a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-united-statesd1.html#a<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 13: The Vault \u2013 Yes, there\u2019s more \u2026 check out links to over 2,000 great articles and videos in the Vault at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/vault.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/vault.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 14: Vital Records \u2013 Get a solid start with United States vital records \u2013 birth, adoption, marriage, divorce, death \u2013 at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-united-statesb1.html#a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-united-statesb1.html#a<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 15: Blog \u2013 Enjoy two new articles about all things genealogy on The Family History Guide blog at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 16: Develop Search Skills \u2013 Improve your search techniques for databases and websites with helpful tips at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-4-discover06.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-4-discover06.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 17: Languages \u2013 Get The Family History Guide translated instantly into any of 100 languages by using the Select Language button on any page of the website.<\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 18: Practice Exercises \u2013 Problems to solve, questions to answer, hints for help, and answers \u2026 they\u2019re all part of the 400+ Practice Exercises at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/practice-exercises.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/practice-exercises.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 19: Family History for Youth \u2013 Family history is so important for the rising generation, and youth can find their corner of the family history world at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/youth1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/youth1.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 20: Church Records \u2013 Learn how to find United States church records and resources at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-united-statesf1.html#a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-united-statesf1.html#a<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 21: Learn FamilySearch \u2013 Learn pretty much everything about using FamilySearch, step by step, from trees to technology at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/goal-tiles-fs01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/goal-tiles-fs01.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 22: FAQs \u2013 Get answers to frequently asked questions about The Family History Guide at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/faq.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/faq.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 23: Basic Research Skills \u2013 Get off to a solid start by learning research fundamentals that will help you for years to come at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-4-discover02.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-4-discover02.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 24: Facebook Page \u2013 Follow our Facebook page for The Family History Guide at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheFamilyHistoryGuide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheFamilyHistoryGuide\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 25: Maps and gazetteers \u2013 Dive into research with United States maps and gazetteers at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-united-statesa2.html#b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-united-statesa2.html#b<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 26: Online Tracker \u2013 Discover how you can track your learning progress for The Family History Guide in a secure database at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/online-tracker-help.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/online-tracker-help.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 27: Archives and Libraries \u2013 Learn how records and resources in archives and libraries can boost your genealogy at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-united-statesf5.html#a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-united-statesf5.html#a<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 28: Quotes \u2013 See what researchers, newbies, trainers, and industry professionals have been saying about The Family History Guide at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/quotes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/quotes.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 29: Newspaper Research \u2013 Explore historical U.S. newspapers for research clues at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-united-statesf4.html#a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-united-statesf4.html#a<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 30: Knowledgebase \u2013 Get a head start with bite-sized pieces of research info in the General &amp; U.S. Knowledgebase at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/research.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/research.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 31: Military Records \u2013 Learn how to find a variety of U.S. military records at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-united-statese1.html#a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-united-statese1.html#a<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 32: Ethnic Pages \u2013 Find research pages for ancestors who are African American, Asian, Basque, Hispanic, Jewish, and Native American, near the bottom of the Countries menu.<\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 33: QUIKLinks \u2013 Those tiny lightning bolts on country pages connect you quickly with record collection search screens, such as those at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-us-california03.html#b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-us-california03.html#b<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 34: Kids Corner \u2013 It turns out genealogy is kids\u2019 stuff after all, in the Kids Corner at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-children.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-children.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 35: Land and Probate Records \u2013 Learn about a variety of land, deeds, wills, probate, and tax records at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-united-statesf2.html#a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-united-statesf2.html#a<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 36: England Counties \u2013 You can learn about doing research in 40 English counties by using the links below the main picture at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-england.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-england.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 37: U.S. Regional Research \u2013 Go coast to coast in your research with the U.S. regional pages for research at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-united-statesa3.html#a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-united-statesa3.html#a<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 38: Q&amp;A Center \u2013 Find hundreds of typical genealogy questions and their answers at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/qa-center.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/qa-center.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 39: Canadian Provinces \u2013 Cover Canadian research with pages from British Columbia to Newfoundland using the links below the main picture at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-canada.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-canada.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 40: Countries Knowledgebase \u2013 You can learn a lot, about a lot of countries, in little time, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/research-intl.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/research-intl.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 41: YouTube Channel \u2013 Enjoy over 200 family history videos on a wide variety of topics at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@thefamilyhistoryguide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@thefamilyhistoryguide<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 42: Break through Brick Walls \u2013 Get tips from the pros on conquering your research brick walls at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-4-discover07.html#g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-4-discover07.html#g<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 43: Get Started \u2013 There are many different ways to get started with family history, and you can learn about them at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/get-started.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/get-started.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 44: Music \u2013 Energize your webinar watching and study time with these free music loops designed to set the mood you want at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/music-bk.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/music-bk.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 45: Get Organized \u2013 Find the tools and resources you need in order to organize and streamline your research at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-4-discover.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-4-discover.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 46: Trainers Corner \u2013 Boost your family history training skills with the handy tips and resources available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/train-tools.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/train-tools.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 47: Census Records \u2013 Learn about each U.S. census that was taken, decade by decade, and how to find your ancestors in them at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-united-statesc2.html#a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-united-statesc2.html#a<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 48: 2-Minute Demos \u2013 Learn how to give a quick but effective demo of The Family History Guide on your device at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/train-demos.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/train-demos.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 49: Quizzes \u2013 Try your family history skills with any of these fun, interactive quizzes at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/train-quiz.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/train-quiz.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fab Feature 50: Features Help \u2013 Get help for using the main features of The Family History Guide at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/features.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/features.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/door-keys.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/door-keys.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/door-keys-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/door-keys-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" 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The conference was all virtual this year, so an increased number of NGS members attended online. Many visited The Family History Guide online booth, which ended up being one of the most popular booths at the conference in terms&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,11],"tags":[277,464],"class_list":["post-10102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-family-history-guide-association","category-trackers","tag-conferences","tag-national-genealogical-society"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10102"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10109,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10102\/revisions\/10109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}