Family History

You can learn a lot about your Australian ancestors from historical photos and depictions. Cassie Mercer and Craig Wilcox discuss how you can...

Learn how to use the FamilySearch homepage to quickly get started finding your ancestors. FamilySearch has over a billion people in our community's...

What an amazing conference! We could not have done this without you--so THANK YOU! We hope you made some great connections. Be sure to come back...

You are not alone. We are all connected, and always will be. As we look to the past and connect in the present, we build a better future. From the...

Gain an understanding of why you may not be a DNA match with your match's DNA matches. Learn how you can use triangulation to identify which...

Learn about some of the newest features on FamilySearch in 2021, and how to access the resources to help you find your family and record your...

In this episode of A New Leaf, Daisy Fuentes meets up with Nadia and Stephanie to help them uncover their African roots. After discovering some...

Ali Edwards, a designer, blogger, workshop instructor, and author of four books, teaches the importance of recording stories. She emphasizes the...

A demo intended for beginners that gives a brief tour of the types of data available to search at FamilySearch and brief tutorials on effective...

What happens when a DNA test reveals that your family is not what you believed? Libby Copeland, author of the award-winning book “The Lost Family,”...

Contemporary accounts from diaries, newspapers, poor law records and government inquiries captured the words of people from all walks of life. Many...

Learn from the perspectives of records custodians who have collaborated with FamilySearch International to digitize and preserve their precious...