Do you need help with your family history calling? Whether you are a newly called consultant or a longtime family history helper, you may feel like there is a lot to know and many new tools to explore. To help, the Family History Department has introduced the Resources page in the Consultant Planner area of […]
FamilySearch Memories: How to Add Important Details to Family Photos
April 27, 2018 By
Who doesn’t love looking at family photos? There’s nothing quite like ’em for connecting with generations past and present. FamilySearch Memories offers a free and simple way to preserve and share these important photos with family now and for future generations. But, in the rush to upload photos, it is easy to forget to add […]
Don’t Label Me—But Do Label Your Ancestors
March 16, 2018 By
FamilySearch Family Tree is seriously huge. With over a billion unique names, it is the largest family tree in the world. Navigating such a large tree to connect with your ancestors can be tricky. We recently added a new feature called “Labels” that will, as it continues to develop, provide a new way to place […]
Use Google Photos to Create a “Best of” Photo Album on FamilySearch
February 27, 2018 By
I love Google Photos. I bet you do too. Did you know that you can import photos directly from Google Photos to FamilySearch to create a “best of” photo album? This is a great way to preserve and share a curated collection of classic photos that span a person’s lifetime or center on important life […]
Relatives Around Me
January 5, 2018 By
Have you ever sat in a room full of people and wondered if or how you might be related to those around you? If not, you will now . . . Sorry. But, there is good news! Relatives Around Me, a new feature in the FamilySearch Family Tree app, can tell you the answer. How It Works To try […]
Training, Inspiration Available at RootsTech 2018
September 19, 2017 By
Are you getting ready for RootsTech? Each year tens of thousands of family history fans descend on the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, for the world’s largest family history conference. Hosted annually by the Family History Department (aka FamilySearch), RootsTech has become the premiere family history event for both the general […]
New FamilySearch Design: Log In to Try It Out
September 29, 2016 By
Regular users of FamilySearch may notice something different when they log in: we’ve changed things up a bit. A new logged-in design makes your time on FamilySearch more about you. You’ll see a history of what you have done lately, you’ll find hints about your ancestors we may have found in historical records, and you’ll […]
141 Million New Ancestor Hints Added to FamilySearch Family Tree
September 28, 2016 By
141 million new ancestor hints will be released on FamilySearch Family Tree this week. That’s a big number. But what does it really mean to you, as a FamilySearch.org user? Here’s some context. Why Hints Are Important Hints matter because they can make it easier for you to discover your ancestors in historical records. Finding […]
Bring a Family Story to Life with Oral Histories
April 25, 2016 By
Do you have a family member that tells the funniest family stories? I do. My Aunt Peg remembers important details about the lives of my grandparents—and more importantly about my deceased mother—that really bring me back to a formative time in my family’s history. Without my mom, Aunt Peg is my connection to the past. […]
Tres formas sencillas de mantener el espíritu del templo en tu vida
January 4, 2016 By
Las carpas están guardadas, las filas serpenteantes de personas se han ido y los cobertores de zapatos han sido enviados a, bueno, dondequiera que envían esos cobertores. Pero, sólo porque ya pasó la dedicación del templo, no significa que la emoción tiene que desaparecer. Aquí hay 3 sencillas actividades para ayudarte a conservar tus […]