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05.10.2025

New Practice Exercises, England Counties – The Family History Guide Blog

Over the past few weeks we have begun adding Record Search Practice Exercises for England counties. Beloware the new additions so far, with more to come. Note: the census links below apply to electoral records. Bedfordshire: Census, Court Berkshire: Census Cambridgeshire: Census Cheshire: Vital Records Devon: Vital Records Hampshire: Vital Records, Census Kent: Census, Court Lancashire: Census, Court Lincolnshire: Vital Records London: Census, Court Norfolk: Census Yorkshire: Vital Records (There are already quite a few church and cemetery Practice Exercises for England counties.) To access the England county pages, use the the alphabetical list in...

The Family History Guide Blog

05.10.2025

RootsTech 2026 Registration Is Now Open – The Family History Guide Blog

It's that time again - time to register and start getting ready for the world's largest family history conference. RootsTech will be held in Salt Lake City from March 5-7, 2026, and many sessions will be available to view for free anywhere in the world. The Family History Guide Association has exhibited at RootsTech every year since 2016, with presenters including James Tanner, Scott and Angelle Anderson, Miles Meyer, Bob Taylor, and Bob Ives. This year promises to be one of the best yet, and we are looking forward to the 2026 RootsTech experience. Stay...

The Family History Guide Blog

13.10.2025

More Videos for Guided Learning – The Family History Guide Blog

We've added six more Guided Learning videos to the site, bringing the current total to 33 videos. You can find all of them on our Guided Learning page in the Family History Guide. The newest videos are also included below for your convenience. Finding Female Ancestors - Learn how to trace the female ancestors in your tree with proven strategies for records and research. U.S. Death Records - Explore a variety of death records in the United States. United States Obituaries - Get an introduction to United States obituaries and what they contain. U.S. Cemetery Records - Learn about...

The Family History Guide Blog

13.10.2025

Finding Records Lost Online in the AI Universe – The Family History Guide Blog

Note: This article was published previously in the Genealogy's Star blog site. FamilySearch.org's Full-text Search capability is an overwhelming change to way genealogical searches are conducted and may well modify or replace any current way of searching historical documents. At the heart of using a previously unavailable tool for genealogical research is an artificial intelligence supported handwriting recognition.  Currently, the Full-text Search fields appear to be deceptively simple.  https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/full-text After spending a considerable amount of time trying to understand how to best approach this "simple" form, I found that it was actually the key to...

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