FamilySearch Blog Spotlights

June 18, 2025
FamilySearch recently collaborated with Wish of a Lifetime from AARP, an organization that supports individuals ages 65 and over, to grant t…
April 29, 2025
For years, FamilySearch has sought the most effective opportunities to inspire audiences from ages 18 to 30 to get involved in personal fami…
January 12, 2025
Standing a head taller in a crowd than the next person, he is hard to miss! Perhaps you already know Thom Reed, a program manager with Famil…
January 10, 2025
An innovating pioneer in both electrical engineering and genealogical research, Stephen P. Morse is the father of the 8086 Intel processor a…
December 18, 2024
The public libraries in and around St. Louis aren't a bunch of buildings with collections of books, magazines, and newspapers made available…
October 22, 2024
On September 27, the International Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences (ICGHS) awarded well-known Chief Genealogical Officer of F…
October 4, 2024
No matter what you want to read, what information you need, what new skill you want to gain or new people you want to meet, libraries are th…
June 7, 2024
LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson retired as an attorney more than 10 years ago. But that doesn't mean she stopped working. Anything but! Retiring mea…
April 27, 2024
In a statewide project, counties in Indiana are engaged in an initiative to digitize important archived records that have been stored for decades in offices, basements, and various other types of storage units...
April 21, 2024
Family history can grow on you unexpectedly. Many an excellent genealogist can attest to that. Take Ari Wilkins, who began her career in int…
October 29, 2023
Amy is well-occupied moderating the FamilySearch blog and newsroom, commenting in online forums, and contributing to several Facebook groups!
August 20, 2023
A visitor to the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah might be surprised when a woman of Japanese descent comes to assist them with …
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