by Larry Richman | Mar 7, 2018
If you weren’t able to attend RootsTech 2018, some of it is available to experience online. Watch online sessions of RootsTech 2018.
by Larry Richman | Mar 1, 2018
Find inspiration and help to get started with family history at the Family Discovery Day at RootsTech 2018. Attend in person or watch it streamed live on LDS.org on Saturday, March 3, 2018. President Dallin H. Oaks and his wife, Sister Kristen M. Oaks, will be the...
by Larry Richman | Feb 26, 2018
RootsTech 2018 begins this Wednesday, February 28, 2018 with over 300 classes, keynote speakers, family events, and fun. Here are a 6 ways you can participate, be inspired, and get help with family history. If you’re attending in person: Register. Go to rootstech.org....
by Larry Richman | Feb 15, 2018
Although there are a number of things you can do at FamilySearch.org without signing in, there is a lot more you can do if you sign in with a free account. (You can use your LDS Account username and password.) Without signing in, you can still search...
by Larry Richman | Feb 8, 2018
RootsTech Family Discovery Day is a 1-day free event on Saturday, March 3, 2018, designed to help LDS individuals and families discover and celebrate their family heritage—past, present, and future. Family Discovery Day originates at the RootsTech family history...
by Larry Richman | Feb 3, 2018
The Family History Library in Salt Lake City, has announced FREE family history classes and webinars for February 2018. You can can attend in person or online. This article was adapted from a Church News article. The February schedule includes a three-session series...
by Larry Richman | Jan 30, 2018
RootsTech 2018 is February 28 to March 3, 2018. What is RootsTech? Learn more about RootsTech. See a schedule of events and celebrations.
by Larry Richman | Jan 25, 2018
From the FamilySearch Newsroom: FamilySearch is a global leader in fun, online family history services with over 9 million users in 2017. In 2018 FamilySearch will be expanding its free site and services by adding new family discoveries, more online connections,...
by Larry Richman | Jan 18, 2018
In his April 2017 conference talk, “Gathering the Family of God,” President Henry B. Eyring observed, “The youth of the Church have responded to the spirit of Elijah in an inspiring way. Many now hold their own limited-use temple recommend and use it often. Temple...
by Larry Richman | Jan 3, 2018
Scott Hamilton, American champion figure skater, Olympic gold medalist, motivational speaker, author, philanthropist, cancer survivor, TV broadcaster, and husband and father will be the RootsTech 2018 keynote speaker on Friday, March 2, 2018, in Salt Lake City, Utah....
by Larry Richman | Dec 1, 2017
The Light the World Christmas celebration encourages us to follow the example of the Savior. Each day in December, Mormon.org will feature one of the Savior’s teachings along with ideas to help you put that teaching into practice. The service that you do can bring...
by Larry Richman | Nov 20, 2017
FamilySearch makes it easy to import photos from Facebook, Instagram, and Google Photos to your Family Tree Memories page on FamilySearch. You may have posted photos to Facebook or Instagram and now want to add them to the Memories page of a person on FamilySearch....
by Larry Richman | Nov 17, 2017
Editor’s Note (April 2025): FamilySearch Indexing has been replaced by new technology. Learn about new opportunities to help improve historical records. With the new web-based indexing tool from FamilySearch, volunteers will now be able to work on tablets,...
by Larry Richman | Nov 1, 2017
7,275,546 records were indexed in 72 hours during FamilySearch’s Worldwide Indexing Event held October 20–22, 2017. Thanks to the nearly 80,000 volunteers around the world who transcribed historical documents to make them searchable online. These 80,000...
by Larry Richman | Oct 16, 2017
FamilySearch invites you to participate in the annual Worldwide Indexing Event, October 20–22, 2017. Indexing is the process of viewing historical documents that FamilySearch has scanned and entering text information into a searchable database. People around the world...