Did you know that calendar systems have been evolving throughout history? The calendar most people use today isn’t the same as the one used …

FamilySearch offers different types of ways to view your family tree, and each one has its own unique benefits.

FamilySearch is excited to provide its annual glimpse into plans for the coming year to help individuals worldwide make fun personal and fam…

While many may think of the Eiffel Tower or Notre Dame when talking about France, there is so much more history and heritage that is unique …

As RootsTech 2023 is fast approaching, the RootsTech and FamilySearch team is in the midst of preparing top quality learning experiences for…

On 19 May 2021, FamilySearch released FamilySearch GEDCOM 7.0, the universal file specifications for uploading and downloading family tree data. Like the previous GEDCOM, FamilySearch GEDCOM 7.0 makes it possible to transfer family tree data from one application or website to another. This data transfer can be done without changing the original file or any of its contents.

The updated GEDCOM comes with several new enhancements that software developers have been asking for and that experienced genealogists will be excited to learn about.

“Our ancestors . . . need of the ordinances of salvation and exaltation. . . . We need each other, and we can bring each other to the Savior…

Elder Gerrit W. Gong outlined some promises and blessings related to family history as he said, “Connecting with our ancestors can change ou…

As you are preparing to search the 1950 U. S. Census after its release on 1 April 2022, one of the things you can do is find out which of yo…

Biographies of more than 1,500 African Americans who held political office in the south have been compiled into a book, Freedom’s Lawmakers:…