If you use the First Ancestor view, we recommend that you add your first ancestor as one of the first things you do. If you have more than first ancestor, you can enter them all and switch between them as needed.

You can easily change the person of focus on Family Tree’s First Ancestor view from a person’s pop-up menu.

How does a person of Chinese descent who doesn’t speak the ancestral language do Chinese genealogy research? Historically, keeping track of …

This is the introductory video that will teach you how to discover your own Mayflower ancestors. During this series, we will follow Brandon as Lyn helps him discover his Mayflower connection. There are multiple tools that you can use to discover your own Mayflower connection. To learn how to use the available tools click on the following links: Relative Finder – A free tool that connects to FamilySearch Family Tree. It already has a connection to the Mayflower passengers. Click here to learn how to use this tool.FamilySearch Research Wiki – A free tool that is used to teach people how to do family history research. This tool has a list of the Mayflower passengers with descendants. Click here to learn how to use this tool.

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