Scan Your Old Family Photos, Letters, Documents
See a comprehensive guide in the article “How to Digitize Old Photographs, Movies, Videos, Family Records.” FamilySearch has announced a new, free service to digitally scan, save, and share your photos and documents. The scanning machines are available in...
Worldwide Indexing Event
Update from FamilySearch on July 23, 2014: Thank you to everyone who joined in the worldwide indexing event! You set a record for the greatest number of indexing participants in a single day. A total of 66,511 volunteers participated and more than 5.7 million records...
LDS Youth Temple Challenge
Elder Neil L. Andersen has challenged LDS youth to take their own names to the temple. “I want to challenge each of you to set a personal goal to help prepare as many names for the temple as baptisms you perform in the temple.” Go to the Youth Temple...
FamilySearch.org Publishes 1 Billion Digital Images
This month, FamilySearch published its one billionth digital image of a historic record online at FamilySearch.org. The feat was accomplished in just seven years. The next billion should take 3-5 years. Having access to these high-definition images can help you...
Stories of Inspiring Fathers: Remember Dad Video
The video below “Remember Dad” reminds us that a strong, caring father can make all the difference. Celebrate the father in your life by sharing your memories of him. Remember to add your stories to your Family Tree on FamilySearch.org. You can discover...
Free Access to Family History Sites
In April, FamilySearch announced that Latter-day Saint users of FamilySearch.org will be able to receive free access to Ancestry.com, findmypast, and MyHeritage. Invitations to sign up for these three sites will be sent by email to members of the Church in stages...
Familysearch Photos & Stories
FamilySearch Photos and Stories provides tools to help you capture, preserve, and share your family memories for today and for generations to come. Watch the video below “Preserve Your Photos And Family Memories With #FamilySearch.”
Discontinued FamilySearch Indexing Mobile App
Editor’s Note (April 2025): FamilySearch Indexing has been replaced by new technology. Learn about new opportunities to help improve historical records. The beta (preliminary) test of the FamilySearch Indexing mobile app has been completed and the app has been...
Putting the World’s Historical Records Online in 1 Generation
FamilySearch is working to put the world’s historical records online in one generation. See this infographic for details.
RootsTech Streamed Online
Can’t attend this year’s RootsTech family history conference in person? 15 sessions will be streamed free over the Internet. RootsTech is a family history and technology conference that offers family history training for adults and youth. The following are...
Upload Photos to FamilySearch in 10 Easy Steps
You likely have family photos on your computer or saved in boxes. What do you do with them? Upload them to FamilySearch’s Family Tree so they will be preserved forever and so you can share them with others. The illustrations below show the 10 easy steps to...
Top LDS365 Articles from 2013
Here is a summary of the top articles from LDS365.com during 2013, along with comments about why they were significant and will continue to be significant in 2014. General Conference LDS365.com provided many articles about each LDS general conference. Prior to each...Family History: It’s Changed Me
In the video “It’s Changed Me,” youth describe how family history work has changed them. Learn more about youth and family history work.
The Best Christmas Gifts
The article “Gifts You Can’t Wrap” (read text or see PDF) from the New Era magazine reminds us that some of the greatest gifts we can give at Christmas are those we can’t wrap. Here are some unforgettable gifts that young people can give their parents:...Follow on social media