FamilySearch Partners With Joseph Smith Papers
Because of a collaborative effort between the Joseph Smith Papers Project and FamilySearch, you can log in to a website and see if your ancestors are mentioned in the Joseph Smith Papers. If you have an account on FamilySearch.org, you can see where your direct...
LDS Members Get Free Accounts to AmericanAncestors.org
Latter-day Saints can now receive free personal subscriptions to AmericanAncestors.org, the research website of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Personal access to this service is provided at no cost for Church members as part of an agreement between...
First Interactive Family Discovery Center Opens in Salt Lake City
The Church has opened its first interactive Family Discovery Center at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building on Temple Square. It uses huge screens, iPads, and innovative technology to help you learn about your ancestors in new and fun ways. Below is a video showing...
Watch RootsTech Family Discovery Day Streamed Live
Family Discovery Day is a free event that takes place on Saturday, February 14, 2015, as part of the annual RootsTech conference. Tickets to attend in person are no longer available. But you can still participate by watching it live on the LDS.org home page from...
RootsTech Family Discovery Day Streamed Live
The Family Discovery Day is a free event on Saturday, February 14, 2015, to help families discover, share, and connect their ancestor relationships. It is part of the RootsTech conference. Speakers and guests at this event include Elder Quentin L. Cook, Elder Neil L....
Relative Finder Makes Family Connections
Last week, I wrote about the App Gallery by FamilySearch to help you find websites and products to help you find your ancestors. One of the products in the App Gallery is the Relative Finder at relativefinder.org. This website developed by the BYU Family History...
FamilySearch Launches New App Gallery
FamilySearch.org has launched an App Gallery at familysearch.org/apps to help you find the websites and products you need to find your ancestors. Many companies and organizations have partnered with FamilySearch over the years to create applications and services that...
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...Follow on social media