by Larry Richman | Apr 23, 2024
Participate in the 10 Million Names Project, a collaboration with American Ancestors, FamilySearch, and others to compile pre-1870 documents and recover the identities of 10 million individuals of African descent who were enslaved in America between 1500 and 1865....
by Larry Richman | Apr 12, 2024
Scott and Angelle Anderson, who created The Family History Guide have created a Come Follow Me Companion for Family History. It includes questions and family activities for each week’s Come, Follow Me reading assignment. These family history activities can...
by Larry Richman | Apr 11, 2024
A new feature in Leader and Clerk Resources (LCR) allows Church leaders to assist members in gathering information on deceased family members to do proxy baptisms and confirmations in the temple. Family Name Assist requires no family history research, and it creates...
by Larry Richman | Mar 25, 2024
Transcribing BillionGraves records on a mobile phone makes it possible for you to serve while you are on the go! Transcribing used to be done only on computers but now you can also transcribe names and dates from gravestones on your iOS or Android phone. This is...
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 12, 2024
RootsTech 2024 will be held February 29–March 2, 2024. This is the Church’s annual family history conference and it will be both in person in Salt Lake City, Utah, and online so everyone may participate. Below are key invitations to attend: Family Discovery Day The...
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 | Oct 25, 2023
FamilySearch has arranged to provide free access to Church members for the following services: Ancestry®, MyHeritage, Findmypast, American Ancestors, Filae, and Geneanet. The vast records and services available can help you learn more about your ancestors and build...
by Larry Richman | Oct 10, 2023
The Ordinances Ready app in FamilySearch helps you take your family names to the temple and find reservations easily. Ordinances Ready searches the FamilySearch Family Tree, as well as temple reservations and shared lists, to find available ordinances for people to...
by Larry Richman | Jul 10, 2023
To perform a temple ordinance for a deceased family member, you print a family ordinance card at home and take it to the temple. Previously, these cards would be returned to you so you could use it to perform the next ordinance. In 2020, the Temple Department...
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...
