by Larry Richman | Mar 7, 2022
FamilySearch now uses state-of-the-art handwriting recognition and artificial intelligence to index billions of historical records so you can find your ancestors. A volunteer experience called Get Involved lets you quickly verify that this technology has interpreted...
by Larry Richman | Mar 4, 2022
The Church History Library has merged its Pioneer Database and Missionary Database into a single, combined research tool called the Church History Biographical Database. This new, expanded website contains information about more than 100,000 pioneers and missionaries...
by Larry Richman | Mar 3, 2022
RootsTech 2022 begins today! During this free virtual conference, you can watch inspirational speakers on the main stage, enjoy great learning opportunities, and interact with vendors from around the globe. You can also chat with other attendees, discover the latest...
by Larry Richman | Mar 2, 2022
Experience Relatives at RootsTech to see if you are related to your friends. Relatives at RootsTech has been popular at the in-person RootsTech conferences in the past. When RootsTech became virtual worldwide in 2021, nearly 500,000 people used the app in just 4 days....
by Larry Richman | Feb 28, 2022
The RootsTech 2022 conference begins this Thursday. To take advantage of all that the conference will offer, what can you do to prepare for it? Here are some ideas: Create your FamilySearch account if you haven’t already done so. Make sure you are registered at...
by Larry Richman | Feb 23, 2022
Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Rosana, will be the featured keynote speakers on Saturday, March 5, during Family Discovery Day a free, all-virtual event held during RootsTech 2022. Register FREE at RootsTech.org to enjoy the...
by Larry Richman | Feb 17, 2022
The Church will offer instruction for leaders about temple and family history as part of RootsTech 2022 on March 3, 2022. The theme of this instruction is “Joyfully Bound to the Savior with Ordinances and Covenants: The Blessings of Power and Protection.” Messages...
by Larry Richman | Feb 16, 2022
Keeping a personal, handwritten journal may be difficult in this busy time of your life. Why not give online journaling a try? There are dozens of apps, websites, and social media platforms that offer online journaling options. What Is Online Journaling? Online...
by Larry Richman | Jan 18, 2022
When you search for names on FamilySearch, do you get more results than you know what to do with? FamilySearch is working hard to improve the search experience to make it more intuitive and straightforward for beginners as well as experts. The search boxes, filters,...
by Larry Richman | Jan 11, 2022
FamilySearch offers digital records on more than 11.5 billion people from over 200 countries and principalities in more than 100 languages. But how can people search and find the information they need in all these records? Although you can view images of these records...
by Larry Richman | Jan 4, 2022
The Search Historical Records page at FamilySearch.org was created with both beginner and advanced genealogists in mind. A previous article, “Getting the Most from Your Search: Understanding the Search Records Page,” looked at the page from a beginner’s...
by Larry Richman | Jan 3, 2022
FamilySearch experienced lots of changes in 2021. They hosted RootsTech completely virtually. It was the largest free, all-virtual genealogy conference, with over 1 million people participating from over 240 countries. FamilySearch also completed digitizing its...
by Larry Richman | Dec 2, 2021
Registration is now open for RootsTech 2022, the largest family history event in the world. The annual event, sponsored by FamilySearch, is being held online March 3–5, 2022. Register free at rootstech.org today. Learn more about RootsTech...
by Larry Richman | Nov 24, 2021
Why Start a Journal? Journaling, writing a diary, calendaring, and scrapbooking are ways to record your experiences and write a personal history of your life. Starting the habit of journaling can be life changing. The benefits of journaling have been studied and...
by Larry Richman | Nov 16, 2021
Personal temple ordinance reservation lists in FamilySearch now have a maximum of 300 rows of reservations per user. This update is to encourage members to not reserve more names than they can realistically get done. Read more in the Church News article...
