{"id":3804,"date":"2018-12-17T14:40:58","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T14:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/?p=3804"},"modified":"2019-01-16T23:22:24","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T23:22:24","slug":"finding-help-with-the-family-history-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/finding-help-with-the-family-history-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Help with The Family History Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can think of The Family History Guide as one large Help system, with Projects, Goals, Choices, and<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3817\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/logo-short-300x167.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/logo-short-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/logo-short.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> Steps to assist you along the way. There are also many &#8220;just-in-time&#8221; learning resources on the website, such as links to videos and articles, and there are navigation tips, Summaries, Exercises, and more\u2014all designed to help you learn family history faster and easier.<\/p>\n<p>But what if you need more, such as getting in touch with others who can lend a hand with research? That&#8217;s where the Help Project comes into play. You&#8217;ll find it in the following places on the site:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-6-help.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FamilySearch Project 6<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-5-help-an.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ancestry Project 5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-5-help-mh.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MyHeritage Project 5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-5-help-an.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Findmypast Project 5<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at the FamilySearch Help Project as an example, to see what resources it offers. Then we&#8217;ll explore help resources in Country pages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FamilySearch Help Project<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Goal 1: Get Help<\/em>\u2014Find contact information for FamilySearch and its Partner sites. Choice E explains how to<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3813 alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000; padding: 0px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/7-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/7-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/7-2.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0find volunteers on the Internet who can help you with research tasks, and Choice F provides a worldwide list of family history centers and the free resources they provide.<\/p>\n<p><em>Goal 2: Genealogical Societies<\/em>\u2014These organizations can be a great help for localized research, in many places in the world. This Goal helps you find them and explore their resources quickly and easily.<\/p>\n<p><em>Goal 3: Collaborate<\/em>\u2014This Goal has a wealth of ideas for collaboration on family history. Choices include<\/p>\n<div class=\"wrap ltgray\">\n<ul>\n<li>Sharing your family history efforts<\/li>\n<li>Working with others on family history<\/li>\n<li>Organizing or participating in family gatherings that promote family history<\/li>\n<li>Joining an online user group or forum for a genealogy website<\/li>\n<li>Creating or joining a family association<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Help with Country and State Pages<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most Country pages in The Family History Guide have a Goal dedicated to getting research help. It&#8217;susually the last one in the page, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-9-england14.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goal 14 in the England page<\/a>. Notice the individual links to Facebook Groups for research, local genealogy societies, and online forums and user groups.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll find similar Help Goals in each of the U.S. state pages, Canadian provinces, England counties, and Australian states.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3815\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/y-world-blue1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/y-world-blue1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/y-world-blue1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/y-world-blue1-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\u201cwv-ignore\u201d>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/widget.websitevoice.com\/gdg8sme9Co8djc4uHOHRfA\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script>\n  window.wvData=window.wvData||{};function wvtag(a,b){wvData[a]=b;}\n  wvtag('id', 'gdg8sme9Co8djc4uHOHRfA');\n  wvtag('text-selector', '.entry-inner');\n  wvtag('widget-style', {\n    className: 'wv-circle-small',\n    contrast: 'wv-contrast-dark'\n  });\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can think of The Family History Guide as one large Help system, with Projects, Goals, Choices, and Steps to assist you along the way. 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