Sources give us verified and sometimes interesting information about our ancestors.
Steps (website)
- While signed in to FamilySearch, navigate to the Person page of the individual with sources you wish to view.
Display the person's sources or their relationship sources:
- If the source is about a person, click the Sources tab or the Sources option in the Tools.
- If the source is about a couple relationship, click the Details tab. Scroll down to the Family Members section, and click the edit icon that is next to the couple's marriage information.
- If the source is about a parent-child relationship, click the Details tab. Scroll down to the Family Members section, and click the edit icon that is next to the child's name.
- If the source is about an other relationship, click the Details tab. Scroll down to the Other Relationships section, and click the edit icon that is next to the name.
- To see more information, click the title of the source.
Steps (mobile app)
- In the Family Tree mobile app, tap the name of the relative whose sources you want to view.
- Tap the Sources tab.
- To view more information, tap a source title.
Steps (Family Tree Lite)
The Sources feature is not available for Family Tree Lite.