{"id":9115,"date":"2022-10-23T22:17:20","date_gmt":"2022-10-23T22:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/?p=9115"},"modified":"2022-10-23T22:17:20","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T22:17:20","slug":"new-family-history-activities-in-the-family-history-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/new-family-history-activities-in-the-family-history-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"New Family History Activities in The Family History Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have recently added over 25 fun and engaging family history activities to The Family History Guide, in all our major groups: Family, Individuals, Youth, and Kids. These activities are from a variety of sources, including the Weekly Family History Activities pages and Bethany Jensen, a family history activities specialist in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a summary of the new activities &#8211; be sure to check out the pages on the site as well.<\/p>\n<p>Family Activities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"waffle-rich-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-family02.html#12\">F2-12: Creating a Family Cookbook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;F3-10: Storytelling Marathon&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1049089,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-family03.html#10\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-family03.html#10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">F3-10: Storytelling Marathon<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;F3-11: Memory Jars&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1049089,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-family03.html#11\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-family03.html#11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">F3-11: Memory Jars<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;F4-07: Create a Video Slideshow with JoyFlips&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1313281,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:1136076},&quot;21&quot;:1,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-family04.html#07\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-family04.html#07\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">F4-07: Create a Video Slideshow with JoyFlips<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;F4-08: The Year I Was Born&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1049089,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-family04.html#08\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-family04.html#08\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">F4-08: The Year I Was Born<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;*F7-07: Family History Scavenger Hunt&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1313281,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:1136076},&quot;21&quot;:1,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-family07.html#07\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-family07.html#07\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">F7-07: Family History Scavenger Hunt<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;F7-08: Adding Sources&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1049089,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-family07.html#08\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-family07.html#08\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">F7-08: Adding Sources<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;F7-09: Record Hints&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1049089,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-family07.html#09\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-family07.html#09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">F7-09: Record Hints<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;*F7-10: Geography, Culture, History&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1049089,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-family07.html#10\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-family07.html#10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">F7-10: Geography, Culture, History<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;F7-11: Ancestor Marriages&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1049089,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-family07.html#11\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-family07.html#11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">F7-11: Ancestor Marriages<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Activities for Individuals<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;*I7-12: Indexing Scavenger Hunt&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1049089,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-individuals07.html#12\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-individuals07.html#12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I7-12: Indexing Scavenger Hunt<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;*I7-13: Plotting a Map&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1049089,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-individuals07.html#13\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-individuals07.html#13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I7-13: Plotting a Map<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Activities for Youth<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;*Y1-07: AncestorGames, BYU Family History Technology Lab&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1049089,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-youth.html#07\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-youth.html#07\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Y1-07: AncestorGames, BYU Family History Technology Lab<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;*Y1-08: Relative Finder&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1049089,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-youth.html#08\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-youth.html#08\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Y1-08: Relative Finder<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;*Y1-09: Relatives Around Me&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1049089,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-youth.html#09\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-youth.html#09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Y1-09: Relatives Around Me<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Y4-05: Your Surname Origin and Meaning&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1049089,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-youth04.html#05\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-youth04.html#05\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Y4-05: Your Surname Origin and Meaning<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Y4-06: All About Me&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1049089,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-youth04.html#06\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-youth04.html#06\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Y4-06: All About Me<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Y4-07: Finding Headstone Photos&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1049089,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-youth04.html#07\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-youth04.html#07\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Y4-07: Finding Headstone Photos<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Y7-04: Map My Ancestors&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1049089,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-youth07.html#04\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-youth07.html#04\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Y7-04: Map My Ancestors<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Y7-05: FamilySearch Places&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1049089,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-youth07.html#05\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-youth07.html#05\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Y7-05: FamilySearch Places<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Y7-06: Scavenger Hunt: Learn about Your Ancestors&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1049089,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-youth07.html#06\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-youth07.html#06\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Y7-06: Scavenger Hunt: Learn about Your Ancestors<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Y7-07: My Records and Their Records&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1049089,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-youth07.html#07\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-youth07.html#07\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Y7-07: My Records and Their Records<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Activities for Kids<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;K2-09: This Is Family&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1049089,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-children02.html#09\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-children02.html#09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">K2-09: This Is Family<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;K2-10: Your Ancestral Homelands&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1049089,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-children02.html#10\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-children02.html#10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">K2-10: Your Ancestral Homelands<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;K3-14: Ancestor Games from the BYU Lab&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1049089,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-children03.html#14\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-children03.html#14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">K3-14: Ancestor Games from the BYU Lab<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;K3-15: Ancestor Puppet Show&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1049089,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-children03.html#15\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-children03.html#15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">K3-15: Ancestor Puppet Show<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;K4-11: Family Heirloom Treasure Hunt&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:1049089,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;23&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-children04.html#11\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/act-children04.html#11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">K4-11: Family Heirloom Treasure Hunt<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We hope you enjoy the new activities, and feel free to share them with others!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have recently added over 25 fun and engaging family history activities to The Family History Guide, in all our major groups: Family, Individuals, Youth, and Kids. These activities are from a variety of sources, including the Weekly Family History Activities pages and Bethany Jensen, a family history activities specialist in Texas. Here&#8217;s a summary of the new activities &#8211;&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9126,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family-history-activities","category-trackers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9115","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=9115"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9120,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9115\/revisions\/9120"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}