by Larry Richman | Sep 24, 2024
Watch videos from RootsTech on demand to learn the fundamentals of genealogy around the world! You can find classes covering a variety of countries or skills you need depending on your experience with family history.
by Larry Richman | Sep 3, 2024
Each month, the FamilySearch Library offers free classes and webinars on various subjects. The webinars in September 2024 will focus on U.S. immigration research. Classes will share strategies on how to discover missing individuals in your family tree, effectively...
by Larry Richman | Jul 29, 2024
The “Saints by Sea” database provides information about about all known Latter-day Saint immigrant voyages by sea, including names of passengers and first-hand accounts. Between 1840 and 1930, tens of thousands of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
by Larry Richman | Jun 4, 2024
Discover your celebrity soulmate with FamilySearch’s new Personality Match Quiz. Take a quick quiz, answer a few simple questions, and unveil which renowned personality matches you best.
by Larry Richman | May 26, 2024
FamilySearch lets you see the cemeteries where your relatives are buried. You can see information about their lives, like when they were born and died, and even click to see the headstone. This Memorial Day, as you visit a cemetery, go to...
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 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 | 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...
