Did you know that the Family History Expos Catalog is expanding to include an extensive collection of U.S. Civil War source reference CDs? These and many other items are located under the Shop tab from the Family History Expos startup page. Take a moment to browse through the catalog. You might be surprised at what you will find. The recent additions for sale in the catalog under Books & Charts, include the following: This is a complete … Read entire article »

Keynote Speaker James L. Tanner Veteran genealogist, speaker and author James L. Tanner will teach, “Top 10 Techniques: Fishing for Ancestors & Other Persons of Interest,” when he opens the Northern California Family History Expo. The expo is slated for June 28-29 at Crowne Plaza Sacramento Northeast, 5321 Date Avenue. “Mr. Tanner is a tremendous speaker and he has so much knowledge to share,” Family History Expos Founder and President Holly T. Hansen said. “His presentation is perfect. People … Read entire article »

The week of April 8 through April 12, we will be in Salt Lake City at the annual April Salt Lake City Family History Library Retreat 2013 sponsored by Family History Expos. Attendees at the Retreat will have an entire week of instruction and guided research at the Family History Library. Here is the lineup of those who will be presenting classes and helping with research guidance: Russell C. Bangerter, BA : Has a BA in … Read entire article »

Would you like a week in Salt Lake City, Utah for a genealogical research visit to the Family History Library? What if you also got some expert  research help and structured classes? That is exactly what is happening with the April Salt Lake Family History Library Retreat sponsored by Family History Expos. The Retreat begins on Monday April 8, 2013 at 8:00 am with a one hour class followed by a full day of guided … Read entire article »

Zap The Grandma Gap Are the youth in your family more attached to their iPod or laptop screen than they are to you? How do you connect to your family members and form the kind of close relationships that will support and strengthen them as they grow into successful and grounded adults? Teaching your children and grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and even your brothers and sisters about their family history can create strong bonds … Read entire article »

Only one week to go! We are very excited to be coming back to the Dixie Convention Center in St. George, UT for the St. George Family History Expo 2013 on February 22-23, 2013.  We wanted to remind you to be at the Dixie Center at Noon on Friday to get your registration packet. Order Handouts/Syllabus Now! If you didn’t order your printed copy of the Handouts/Syllabus when you registered, take advantage now by calling Dan at 801-829-8301 to buy at the pre-show price of $25.00. The cost goes up to $30.00 at the door and there is no guarantee that we will have enough extras. We look forward to seeing you next week at the St. George Family History Expo. Our speakers and exhibitors are phenomenal this year and you will be … Read entire article »

If you have never been to St. George, Utah, you have missed one of the primiere vacation destinations in the world. If is also a first class retirement community. It is centrally locate for access to some of the most dramatically beautiful locations in the American West. It is within a short distance of the Mojave Desert, Zion National Park and the Pine Valley Mountains. St. George is also has numerous first class golfing resorts. … Read entire article »

MyHeritage will be both exhibiting and presenting classes at the upcoming St. George Family History Expo at The Dixie Center, 1835 Convention Center Dr., St. George , Utah 84790 on the 22nd and 23rd of February. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about this valuable online record source and family tree program. Register today to take advantage of the pre-expo discount. Mark Olsen, Genealogist and Business Development Manager, is scheduled to present, MyHeritage – Using Record Matching, Smart Matching and the Online Tree . Mark will walk through the powerful new Record Matching Technology that can automatically expand your family tree. Mark also demonstrates smart matching and the many other features of MyHeritage. Quoting from the MyHeritage.com website: “MyHeritage.com was founded by a team of people with a passion for genealogy and a … Read entire article »

Over the past week, Family History Expos has been transitioning to its new faster and updated website. All of us at Family History Expos are thrilled with the new site. Most of the changes are not visible but will ultimately result in a much faster and more responsive website. The transition has not been without problems. For you, as users of the site, we beg your pardon for any problems in access. If you have problems with the new site, please let us know at info@fhexpos.com or call us at 1-801-829-3295. If your login and password do not work, please update your password by choosing “Forgot Password.” You can choose a new password and that should get you into the website without any problems. During the next few days, we will be … Read entire article »

During the past few months, Family History Expos has been building a new version of their website to optimize the features and speed up response times. The new site will be implemented on January 20th. There may be some slight disruption in the use of the old site as it is transitioned to the new site, but the change should not create any major problems with access. If you experience any issues with the transition, please come back later or email us at info@fhexpos.com or call us at 1-801-829-3295 and we will be happy to assist you. The new website will feature a greatly expanded catalog/sales area as well as expanded functionality in other areas of the website. The delays experienced with the old website should now be resolved. Initially, the … Read entire article »