by LDS365 | Jan 11, 2021
Wouldn’t you love to hear an ancestor talk about sailing on the Titanic, fighting in the trenches during World War I, or being part of some other historic event? Well, guess what—you are living through a historic event right now! Your future family members will love...
by LDS365 | Jan 8, 2021
The following are eight recent milestones in family history work: 1. Increases in Indexing and Submission of Family Names Family Search reported increases in family history work in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Comparing the first two quarters of 2019 to the...
by LDS365 | Dec 16, 2020
A new feature in the Church’s account manager lets parents manage their children’s online accounts, including creating accounts, resetting passwords, and deleting accounts that are no longer needed. The new feature automatically appears in a parent’s...
by LDS365 | Dec 15, 2020
The BYU Family History Library offers a number of virtual family history classes for anyone who is interested and virtual one-on-one help for individuals or groups. List of virtual Sunday classes in family history. List of family history webinars, instructional...
by LDS365 | Dec 6, 2020
FamilySearch offers free printable family tree templates to display your family story in a fun, creative way. These family tree templates not only look great on the wall, but filling out the family tree charts is a great activity to bring the whole family together. Go...
by LDS365 | Dec 5, 2020
FamilySearch is now available in 20 additional languages, making a total of 30 languages. FamilySearch is a free website for collaboratively building your family tree and making new family discoveries. With FamilySearch you can explore billions of images of historical...
by LDS365 | Nov 19, 2020
RootsTech is going global with RootsTech Connect 2021. Because of this special opportunity to focus on countries from all over the world, they invite you to submit videos and songs to be part of the experience. Submit a video highlighting your culture, food,...
by LDS365 | Nov 7, 2020
The First Presidency invites everyone to participate in the First Presidency’s Christmas devotional broadcast on Sunday, December 6, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. mountain standard time. The program will include Christmas messages by General Authorities and General Officers of...
by LDS365 | Nov 3, 2020
From the FamilySearch blog: Wondering how to find the best places to search for your ancestors? Puzzling over where to begin and what to do next? FamilySearch is building and expanding on its Guided Research feature to show you step by step where to go and what to do....
by LDS365 | Oct 29, 2020
Spanish speakers are invited to participate in ExpoGenealogía—a free, virtual family history event entirely in Spanish on October 30-31, 2020. Coinciding with Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), this event is an opportunity to honor and celebrate the family....
by LDS365 | Oct 28, 2020
For the first time ever, RootsTech Connect (the world’s largest family history celebration event) will be entirely virtual and completely free. Get ready to celebrate shared connections with people from around the world. Connect with friends, your family, your past,...
by LDS365 | Oct 20, 2020
Have you ever needed help with your own family history research or while helping someone else? The FamilySearch Help Center and Family Search Research Wiki are great tools to use when you need a hand. FamilySearch Help Center Family Search Research Wiki In addition,...
by LDS365 | Oct 5, 2020
Find out where your ancestors are from—and where you are from—using FamilySearch’s new “Where Am I From?” activity. See your family’s movement on a map, discover the countries your ancestors lived in, and explore the heritage and traditions of those...
by LDS365 | Sep 23, 2020
From the BillionGraves blog: Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spent most of their time sharing messages of faith with community members and helping those in need of service. They still do, but the...
by LDS365 | Sep 16, 2020
Helping someone with their family history is a powerful way to minister. Whether they are a Church member or not, anyone can find joy in learning more about where they came from. You don’t have to be an expert or do anything big. A page on the Church’s website...
