What Was Life Like for My Ancestors?—Brad Westwood at RootsTech 2019
What was life like for our ancestors? Brad Westwood, senior public historian at the Utah Department of Heritage and Arts, attempted to…
Finnish Culture and Your Finnish Heritage
Finland is known for its many lakes, breathtaking scenery, northern lights, and reindeer. If you have Finnish ancestry, the culture and customs…
Editing Names on Indexed Records—FamilySearch Update
Everyone can agree that indexed records make life easier. Instead of having to scroll through image after image to find information about…
Family History and a Full Tree. What Now?
How do you tackle family history when it seems as though you have a full tree and all the work is done?…
Incorrect Merges on FamilySearch Family Tree
Have you accidentally merged two people together on FamilySearch Family Tree and then later realized you shouldn’t have? Or has an ambitious…
Merging People in FamilySearch’s Family Tree
It might be exciting to find your great-grandmother in FamilySearch Family Tree. But what about finding her four times—each record with a…
Discover Your Family History and United States History at the Sons of the American Revolution Genealogical Research Library
A young boy holds up a 200-year old first edition of a book about the American Revolution. Two complete strangers, one from…
New Records on FamilySearch from June 2019
FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in June of 2019 with over 15 million new indexed family history records from all over…
Record Searches Easier with New Tool!—Now You Can See Similar Historical Records
Learning more about your ancestors’ lives often requires searching for their names in historical records. This is where you might find where…
Join the FamilySearch Family Tree
You have decided to learn about your ancestors and contribute to the FamilySearch Family Tree. Congratulations! Discovering your ancestors can be filled…
Interesting facts you’ve never heard about the Revolutionary War
Few events shaped the course of history so significantly as the Revolutionary War. Colonial America’s struggle for independence affected the country and…
How to Use FamilySearch Person IDs
While exploring your family tree, you may have noticed a combination of letters and numbers below each family member’s name. These are…
