WATCH THE VIDEO SUMMARY OF ROOTSTECH 2023
Since 2011 RootsTech by FamilySearch has been a family gathering unlike any other. The annual conference, first held in Salt Lake City, Utah, has grown and changed since those early days. From in-person to the entirely virtual, world-wide conference held just last...RootsTech 2023 Will Start on March 2 and Registration Is Now Open
What Is RootsTech? The world’s largest family history gathering will start in a few days, on March 2, 2023, and registration for the event is open. RootsTech is scheduled for March 2–4, 2023, and will include an in-person event in Salt Lake City, Utah and an extensive...The Family History Library Is Now Called the FamilySearch Library
The Family History Library on Temple Square in Salt Lake City has become now the FamilySearch Library. Also, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ 5,700-plus family history centers around the world are now called FamilySearch centers. Have you ever wondered...Registration Now Open for RootsTech 2023 by FamilySearch
Global online conference adds in-person experience March 2–4, 2023 The world’s largest family history gathering, Rootstech, sponsored by FamilySearch, will return in 2023, and registration for the event is now open. RootsTech is scheduled for March 2–4, 2023, and this...1950 U.S. CENSUS: The Community Project is Underway!
Volunteers are busy ensuring that information about the 1950 U.S. Census indexed by computers is complete and accurate. By participating, you are helping people to discover details about their family that have been hidden for 72 years. What can I find in the 1950...Family Discovery Day at RootsTech 2022 (FamilySearch)
Elder Ulisses Soares of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Rosana, will be the featured keynote speakers on Saturday, March 5, during Family Discovery Day a free, all-virtual event held during RootsTech 2022. To enjoy the Soares’ message and the full...Registration Open for RootsTech 2022
Virtual event scheduled for March Registration is now open for RootsTech 2022, the largest family history event in the world. The annual event, sponsored by FamilySearch, is being held online March 3–5, 2022. RootsTech offers a forum where people of all ages across...FamilySearch Announces 300 Limit for Personal Temple Ordinance Reservations
Personal temple ordinance reservation lists in FamilySearch now have a maximum of 300 rows of reservations per user. This update is to encourage members to not reserve more names than they can realistically get done. As Latter-day Saints share family names, other...Computer-Assisted Indexing Is Unlocking Records on FamilySearch for People Worldwide
(Extracts from an article on The Church Newsroom) For decades, FamilySearch camera operators have been taking images of historical records from archives, museums and government buildings around the world. These images are published on FamilySearch.org and can be...FamilySearch Microfilms Are Now All Available Digitally
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has completed the project to digitize all 2.4 million rolls of microfilm with the records of more than 11.5 billion people from around the world. These are now available to the public online. For 83 years, the Church has...FamilySearch Community’s Improvements And New Look
The FamilySearch Community is an online resource that helps people interested in family history connect with each other worldwide. In the community, you can learn research strategies, view genealogy events, join various groups that have the similar interests, and...2021 RootsTech Connect: Elder Jeffrey R. and Sister Holland
Credit: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints More than 1 million family history enthusiasts participated in RootsTech Connect 2021, many for the very first time, making this the largest gathering in the event’s 10-year history. Participants from over...More Keynote Speakers Announced for FamilySearch RootsTech Connect
RootsTech Connect, hosted by FamilySearch, will be entirely online and completely free for the first time this year. Registration is open for what is considered the world’s largest family celebration event.
FamilySearch Genealogy Website Is Now Available in 30 Languages
The free genealogy website FamilySearch.org has added 20 new languages since August, becoming the world’s largest genealogical service available to anyone in 30 total languages.
My Experience Sharing Gratitude on Social Media for Seven Days
On November 20, 2020, President Russell M. Nelson offered a prayer of gratitude and also invited everyone, everywhere, to do two important things to help heal our fractured relationships and communities: Turn social media into your own gratitude journal for the next...Brazil to Hold First Ever FamilySearch Gerações (Generations) Virtual Event
Similar to RootsTech based in the United States and ExpoGenealogía based in Mexico, FamilySearch Gerações will include keynote speakers, family history classes and activities. Sessions will be streamed live on FamilySearch Brazil’s YouTube, Instagram and Facebook accounts.
All Spanish Speakers Invited to ExpoGenealogía — A Free, Virtual Family History Event
Those who speak Spanish or have Mexican heritage are invited to participate in ExpoGenealogía — a free, virtual family history event entirely in Spanish on October 30–31.
Family History at FamilySearch: Map Where Your Ancestors Are From
Find out where your ancestors are from—and ultimately where you are from—using FamilySearch’s new Where Am I From? activity.
FamilySearch RootsTech Connect Attracting Participants From 167 Countries
since registration opened for RootsTech Connect 2021 last month, more than 106,000 people from 167 countries have signed up for the virtual event. And 86% of them have never attended RootsTech before.
8 Billion Names Are Now Searchable on FamilySearch.org
FamilySearch, the world’s largest genealogical service, has published its 8 billionth searchable name from its historical records collection.
Digitized Records of Mayflower Descendants Now Available on FamilySearch and AmericanAncestors.org
More than 113,000 names of Mayflower descendants are freely accessible online for the public In September 1620, 102 passengers and some 30 crew members boarded the Mayflower and departed from England to the New World. They arrived in Plymouth in present-day...FamilySearch RootsTech Goes Virtual in 2021
FamilySearch has announced that RootsTech 2021 will be held in February as a free, virtual event.
3 Ways the Family History Library Is Bringing Resources to Your Home
FamilySearch is now offering sign-ups for free one-on-one online consultations with research specialists from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. The consultations join existing live webinars and the online Help Center as another way the Family History...FamilySearch Family History Blog Update – May 2020
A high-level recap of all of the fun, new content you might have missed on the FamilySearch blog in May 2020
Church News: How Brazil became a ‘pioneer’ for FamilySearch live social media events
Long before FamilySearch live social media events began in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, they were already successful in Brazil.
FamilySearch: Going Beyond Birth and Death Dates in Family Tree
Did you know there is a place on FamilySearch’s Family Tree to record these stories and other details so others can enjoy them as well?
DNA, Video, Facebook Coming to FamilySearch
Elder Kevin S. Hamilton Executive Director of FamilySearch sits down and talks about the future of genealogy on the popular free family history site.
Despite COVID-19, Displaced Church Service Missionaries and Employees Keep Busy with Family History Work
More than 1,500 employees and service missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints displaced due to COVID-19 associated safety precautions have been reassigned to work virtually from their homes on family history and other several other related assignments until they can return to their regular assignments.
Family History Activities from FamilySearch
FamilySearch provides a number of simple activities for all ages that are designed to bridge the distance between loved ones. These activities can be done with those closest to us at home or through social media. You can find activities to enjoy at FamilySearch.org/discovery.
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