One Millionth Photo on Free Family Photo Preservation Site
On September 10th, this portrait of Ephraim Mecham became the one millionth photo uploaded to FamilySearch.org! Ephraim’s photo, along with the other million photos, will now be preserved forever for free online at FamilySearch.org/photos. The...
Family History Leads to the Temple
“I invite the young people of the Church to learn about and experience the Spirit of Elijah.” Elder David A. Bednar, “The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn,” LDS General Conference, October 2011.
Preserving Your Records and Artifacts
The Church History Department has prepared a set of instructional videos to help members learn how to care for personal records and artifacts. The Preserving History Instructional Videos page has a series of brief video vignettes on topics such as properly housing and...
Family Reunions: Photos & Stories
In this digital age, how do you get the most out of your next family reunion? When you get together for your yearly family reunion this summer, what will you do to make sure future generations have access to important family memories? FamilySearch Photos and Stories...
Personal Ancestral File (PAF) Discontinued
Beginning July 15, 2013, the Personal Ancestral File (PAF) software will be retired and will no longer be available for download or support. Editor’s Note (December 10, 2025): See the article “Can You Still Use Personal Ancestral File (PAF) for Family...Family History Brings Power to the Living
The blessings of family history aren’t reserved for after death. You and your family can be blessed now. Participating in family history can strengthen families much like regular prayer, scripture study, and service do. And it brings with it its own unique promises of...
What is FamilySearch Indexing?
Editor’s Note (April 2025): FamilySearch Indexing has been replaced by new technology. Learn about new opportunities to help improve historical records. We recently told you that volunteers had reached the milestone of indexing 1 billion family history records....
10 Ways to Make Family History Fun
Family history is much more than dates, records, and research. Learn how new online resources make it easy for anyone—young or old—to be blessed by participating in family history. Read the article “Family History Is for Everyone: 10 Fun Ways to...
Connect with Your Family
The LDS.org Gospel Topic for Family History was just updated with a simple page to help you learn how to connect with your family: Step 1: Share your stories and photos step 2: View yourself in the Family Tree Step 3: Find an ancestor and go to the temple Pictures,...
FamilySearch Volunteers Index 1 Billion Records
In a recent post about FamilySearch indexing, I mentioned that volunteers were nearing the 1 billion record mark. On Friday, April 19th, FamilySearch announced that over 1 billion family history records had been indexed. Thanks to everyone who made this happen. And if...
Top 15 Articles on LDS365.com
Here is a list of the top 15 most-read articles on this blog, listed in order of the number of page views for each: 19,072 views: LDS Church Websites 17,325 views: New Meetinghouse Locator on LDS.org – Beta Release 13,103 views: LDS General Conference Memes April 2013...
FamilySearch Just Got Friendlier
FamilySearch.org just got more friendly. Today, FamilySearch released updates to make it easier to connect with past generations, share memories with loved ones in the present, and preserve your legacy for the future. Every person who has ever lived has a right to be...
Family History Research Help Online
Where do you go for help with family history? The best one-on-one help is from your ward and stake family history consultants or go to a FamilySearch Center. But there are resources online to help you with your family history work as well. FamilySearch...Help Index the 1 Billionth FamilySearch Record
Watch this video to learn how FamilySearch Indexing works and why it is important. Sign up to be a volunteer FamilySearch indexer today at FamilySearch.org/indexing Since the launch of FamilySearch indexing in September of 2006, over 984 million records have been...Follow on social media