Category: FamilySearch

How to Share Family History Stories on the Big Genealogy Websites

These automated storytelling tools at your favorite genealogy websites—Ancestry.com, FamilySearch and MyHeritage—make it easy to share family stories online.

A Tour of the FamilySearch Research Wiki

FamilySearch is the world’s largest free genealogy website, and its Research Wiki is a hefty how-to portal. In this video, Sunny Morton provides a quick tour of this helpful genealogy tool.

How FamilySearch Obtains and Digitizes Genealogy Records Premium

Learn the steps FamilySearch takes to add new records to its free website, from identifying at-risk documents to creating and indexing digital images.

Genealogy Websites Comparison: Ancestry.com, FamilySearch, Findmypast and MyHeritage Premium

Ancestry or MyHeritage? FamilySearch or Findmypast? Our expert compares the records, family trees and DNA tests of the "Big Four" genealogy websites.

How to Register for RootsTech Virtual Sessions, Plus Our Top Picks

RootsTech is back and bigger than ever! Here's how to register for the virtual portion of the event and add sessions to your playlist.

Free World War I Records on FamilySearch Premium

FamilySearch has updated the valuable Veterans Administration Index and published several new WWI records collections for individual U.S. states. Here’s what you’ll want to know about these collections.

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Finding Solutions With FamilySearch’s Community Premium

If you have a genealogy research question that you're having trouble solving on your own, look no further than FamilySearch's Community! Ask other researchers questions on your biggest road blocks, see what others are asking, and join groups that allow you to collaborate with other genealogists.