{"id":6090,"date":"2020-01-19T23:01:44","date_gmt":"2020-01-19T23:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/?p=6090"},"modified":"2020-01-19T23:01:44","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T23:01:44","slug":"the-family-history-guide-training-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/the-family-history-guide-training-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"The Family History Guide Training in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the nation of Nigeria, family history work is especially challenging due to the limited availability of records. Most <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6104\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/nigeria.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/nigeria.png 250w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/nigeria-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>of the\u00a0 genealogy is traditionally kept in oral histories, with little being written down. Also, computers and internet access are not as widespread as in many countries.<\/p>\n<p>But those challenges are not stopping a tireless group of consultants and family history enthusiasts in Abuja, Nigeria. They are led by Armstrong Tondual, who has been doing family history training in several areas of the country over the last few years. He has used a combination of FamilySearch and The Family History Guide, along with the My Family booklet from FamilySearch, to get people involved in recording and preserving their information.<\/p>\n<p>We received some pictures of a recent family history training done in Abuja, Nigeria\u2014they are shown below (Armstrong is standing at the left in the first picture). We are grateful to Armstrong and all those who work with him, and we sincerely hope that the love of family history continues to spread throughout the world.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6092 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/at1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/at1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/at1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/at1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/img\/at2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-6093\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/at2-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/at2-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/at2.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/img\/at4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6095 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/at4-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/at4-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/at4.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/img\/at3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6094 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/at3-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/at3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/at3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/at3.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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>In the nation of Nigeria, family history work is especially challenging due to the limited availability of records. 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