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...
by Larry Richman | Jun 1, 2023
The world’s largest BillionGraves project in history is underway and you are invited to join in! The project is called Rescuing Our Roots and participants will be attempting to break an official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title on Sunday, June 25th for the most headstone...
by Larry Richman | May 30, 2023
How do you start your family tree? Here is a video that can help you. Watch the video “How to start your family tree in a few easy helpful steps” below. It provides step-by-step instructions on how to add family members to your tree. Read the article...
by Larry Richman | May 26, 2023
A new study from BYU shows that participating in family history research reduces students’ anxiety by 20% and increases self-esteem by 8%. At a time when anxiety is becoming increasingly prevalent among the rising generation, a common question that parents, teachers,...
by Larry Richman | May 9, 2023
Your stake could host a family history fair with material from RootsTech, the annual genealogy conference held in Salt Lake City and available online worldwide. The Family History Department provides a family history fair planning guide and a family history fair...
by Larry Richman | May 4, 2023
BillionGraves has written an article about hand symbolism on gravestones, explaining what the symbols mean and how it can reveal how our ancestors lived and what they believed. One of the most common gravestone symbols on tombstones is the hand. There are clasped...
