by Larry Richman | Jan 10, 2025
In 2025, FamilySearch is planning to provide more free genealogy records and more fun family experiences. There will also be improvements in FamilySearch records, the FamilySearch website, and FamilySearch apps. The following is a quick summary of what to expect in...
by Larry Richman | Jan 7, 2025
The following is a FamilySearch news release: SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—Join FamilySearch, the world’s largest nonprofit genealogy organization, in looking back at 2024 to recap some of its most notable highlights. FamilySearch celebrated its 130th anniversary as an...
by Larry Richman | Nov 25, 2024
Latter-day Saint FamilySearch users can now get a free subscription to Storied to create fuller, richer accounts of their ancestors’ lives. Storied is an innovative platform that makes it easy for you to rediscover your family history and share it in a whole new...
by Larry Richman | Sep 3, 2024
Each month, the FamilySearch Library offers free classes and webinars on various subjects. The webinars in September 2024 will focus on U.S. immigration research. Classes will share strategies on how to discover missing individuals in your family tree, effectively...
by Larry Richman | Feb 27, 2024
FamilySearch now offers a Photo Collage Creator you can use to make collages of your family photos. Just drag and drop your photos onto expertly designed templates. You can then download the collage to your computer or share it with family and friends. You can upload...
by Larry Richman | Feb 9, 2024
Here are a few of the things that you can expect from FamilySearch in 2024: Digitization of millions more genealogical records in more than 75 countries. Improvements in computer-assisted indexing. Powerful full-text search capability in select record sets, by...
by Larry Richman | Feb 7, 2024
Explore this year-in-review of FamilySearch in 2023 and see the impact you and others have had on building the family tree worldwide. From FamilySearch
by Larry Richman | Jan 16, 2024
If you have ever helped review names or index historical records on FamilySearch, now you can actually know when someone benefits from your volunteer contributions. A new feature on the FamilySearch website called Your Impact reveals how your volunteer efforts shape...
by Larry Richman | Nov 20, 2023
FamilySearch centers, available in over 6,000 Church meetinghouses and regional facilities around the world, provide access to premium genealogy resources and records. These genealogy resources include many subscription-based family history websites. Read the article...
by Larry Richman | Jun 28, 2023
Family History work is so much more than looking up the birth and death dates of your family members. When you add more information to your family member’s person page on FamilySearch, you are helping write their digital biography. Watch the video “How to add...
by Larry Richman | Jun 8, 2023
Memory Lane, the Family Memories Preservation Center, is a place where you can convert audio and visual memories into a digital format. The center is a comfortable space filled with up-to-date tools for anyone to preserve and share family memories and artifacts. You...
by Larry Richman | May 3, 2023
The non-profit organization FamilySearch is building the largest ever family tree of mankind. The massive Family Tree is attempting to identify every person who has ever lived on earth and link them together in generations back to Adam. Millions of volunteers are...
by Larry Richman | Jan 5, 2023
The FamilySearch Newsroom has published an article explaining plans for the coming year. In 2023, you can expect free access to more of the world’s genealogical records, new search capabilities, more free help, and more localized discovery experiences. The following...
by Larry Richman | Oct 27, 2022
How and where to begin your genealogy journey can seem overwhelming. A first step is to figure out which online genealogy databases and tree-hosting sites to use. Before you dive into a database or pay to create a family tree that may already exist, watch these videos...
by Larry Richman | Aug 24, 2022
FamilySearch has redesigned its person page to be more readable and interactive. It also has new tab that can help you make quick discoveries about your ancestor. The About tab, located near the top of the page, is something like a get-to-know-you page for your...
