If you’re a family history enthusiast who has hesitated to use the FamilySearch Family Tree mobile app because it doesn’t have the same features as the website, think again! App usage has increased 150% over the past year as the app has grown in capability. Full Story
The Significance of Poppies in WWI
June 19, 2018 By
by Amie Tennant Countries in the British Commonwealth observe Remembrance Day every November 11 by wearing Remembrance Day poppies and honoring those who fought in World War I. Learn how this tradition began, and research your own World War I ancestors.
How to Use War of 1812 Pension Files
June 13, 2018 By
Do you have an ancestor who participated in the War of 1812? If so, the War of 1812 pension files may hold a treasure trove of genealogical information for you. These records have previously been difficult to access until, led by the Federation of Genealogical Societies and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the genealogical community began digitizing them in 2015 to make them available for the bicentennial of this important war. Full Story
New Records on FamilySearch: Week of June 4, 2018
June 11, 2018 By
FamilySearch added over 700,000 New York naturalization records and one million more historical records and images from Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Ohio, and New Jersey. The BillionGraves Index has added over 600,000 indexed records and images to their database. Find your Italian ancestors from Naples with nearly 85,000 new records, and Jewish Records from Hungary. Other countries represented are Australia, Denmark, Honduras, India, Liberia, Peru, Portugal, and Sweden. Full Story
The Greatest Reward of Relative Race Season Three Wasn’t the Prize Money (Spoiler Alert)
June 11, 2018 By
by Jan Mayer Heart-touching scenes and shocking surprises were the norm for Relative Race Season Three, which began filming in Washington, DC. Producers BYUtv and Lenzworks had promised to change things up this season, and indeed they did.
FamilySearch’s 2 Billion Digitized Records
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FamilySearch recently published its 2 billionth digital image of historical records. Yes, that’s billion with a “B.” Full Story
New Records on FamilySearch: Week of May 21, 2018
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Find your German ancestors on FamilySearch with 2 million new Baden, Germany Catholic Church records. You can also find ancestors from around the world by searching the new genealogical records added this week from Argentina, Benin, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, England, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Ukraine, United States (Iowa, Louisiana, and Rhode Island) and Venezuela. Full Story
New Records on FamilySearch: Week of May 14, 2018
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Discover your ancestors on FamilySearch this week records, including birth, marriage, death, and immigration records, from Australia, Brazil, Kentucky, Luxembourg, Oklahoma, and Peru. Research these new free records by clicking on the collection links below or go to FamilySearch to search over 8 billion free names and record images. Full Story
New Records on FamilySearch: Week of May 7, 2018
May 8, 2018 By
New archived records from around the world are published on FamilySearch every week to help you find your ancestors. This week, the new additions include over 140,000 records from Panama, over 130,000 records from Brazil, plus more from Cape Verde, Guatemala, Denmark, Slovakia, Portugal, Germany, and Peru. Nearly 300,000 images and indexed records from BillionGraves Index were also added this week. Full Story