Keep the Sabbath with Family History Work
Having trouble finding appropriate activities for the Sabbath day? Family history is a great Sunday activity to get the family engaged. Here are three simple ideas you can use with your family: Find a name and take it to the temple. See a simple way to find your...
FamilySearch Celebrates 120 Years
FamilySearch International recently observed the 120th anniversary of the formation of its forerunner, the Genealogical Society of Utah. FamilySearch is the largest worldwide Internet genealogy service in the world. The Genealogical Society of Utah was formed in 1894...
Register Now for RootsTech 2015 & Family Discovery Day
Registration is open for RootsTech, February 11–14, 2015, the world’s largest family history conference with tens of thousands of participants worldwide. The Family Discovery Day is on Saturday, February 14, 2015. It is a free, fun, and informative day to help...
New Way to Find Cousins for Temple Work
Finding names for the temple is now easier than ever by viewing your family tree from a different angle. Visit the Descendancy view of Family Tree to see which of your cousins are ready for temple work. Then reserve names today. With the new “descendancy...
LDS Granite Mountain Records Vault
The Granite Mountain Records Vault contains the world’s largest collection of genealogical records. Located in Little Cottonwood Canyon, near Salt Lake City, the vault houses billions of images on microfiche, microfilm, and digital media. The vault also protects...
Free Member Access to Family History Sites
Latter-day Saints who haven’t yet received their email invitation for free access to Ancestry.com, FindMyPast, and MyHeritage can now get access at FamilySearch.org/partneraccess. In April, FamilySearch.org announced that Latter-day Saint users would be able to...
FamilySearch Tree Mobile App
FamilySearch has just released a new mobile app called Family Tree to view the details of your family trees from your FamilySearch.org Family Tree. It helps you see connections with your ancestors by looking through the stories and photos. It also lets you add more...
Volunteers Set Historic Record for Indexing
July 20-21, 2014, volunteers from around the world joined together in a worldwide indexing event to set an international record for the largest number of indexing participants in a single day. The goal was to have 50,000 contributors in a 24 hour period, but 66,511...
FamilySearch Memories Mobile App
FamilySearch has just released a new mobile app called FamilySearch Memories that gives you a way to preserve your memories so they are never forgotten and are shared from generation to generation. FamilySearch Memories makes it easy to collect, preserve, and share...
Scan Your Old Family Photos, Letters, Documents
See a comprehensive guide in the article “How to Digitize Old Photographs, Movies, Videos, Family Records.” FamilySearch has announced a new, free service to digitally scan, save, and share your photos and documents. The scanning machines are available in...
Worldwide Indexing Event
Update from FamilySearch on July 23, 2014: Thank you to everyone who joined in the worldwide indexing event! You set a record for the greatest number of indexing participants in a single day. A total of 66,511 volunteers participated and more than 5.7 million records...
FamilySearch.org Publishes 1 Billion Digital Images
This month, FamilySearch published its one billionth digital image of a historic record online at FamilySearch.org. The feat was accomplished in just seven years. The next billion should take 3-5 years. Having access to these high-definition images can help you...
Stories of Inspiring Fathers: Remember Dad Video
The video below “Remember Dad” reminds us that a strong, caring father can make all the difference. Celebrate the father in your life by sharing your memories of him. Remember to add your stories to your Family Tree on FamilySearch.org. You can discover...
Free Access to Family History Sites
In April, FamilySearch announced that Latter-day Saint users of FamilySearch.org will be able to receive free access to Ancestry.com, findmypast, and MyHeritage. Invitations to sign up for these three sites will be sent by email to members of the Church in stages...Follow on social media