New Free Historical Records from 37 Countries | May 2025 Update

May 16, 2025

By FamilySearch May 2025 Recently, FamilySearch expanded its free online archives with over 118 million new records from 37 countries. Some exciting additions include 33 million civil registrations from Italy, 7 million general archive and church records from Colombia, and almost 5 million civil registrations from Guatemala. Other countries with significant record additions include the… Read More New Free Historical Records from 37 Countries | May 2025 Update

— The Spirit of Elijah —

Leaving a Legacy – “Charity Never Faileth”

May 10, 2025

In honor of Mother’s Day celebrations around the world, several Apostles and General Officers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have shared social media messages celebrating women and their divine roles and contributions. President Henry B. Eyring, Second Counselor in the First Presidency, recounted the legacies of his mother, Mildred, and wife,… Read More Leaving a Legacy – “Charity Never Faileth”

— Artificial Intelligence, Indexing —

New at FamilySearch: “Get Involved” Replaces User Indexing

May 1, 2025

Note: On April 27, 2025, this article was previously published on The Family History Guide Blog by Bob Taylor. You could say it’s the end of an era and the beginning of a new one – volunteer indexing of FamilySearch records came to a close on April 21, which means that record batches can no… Read More New at FamilySearch: “Get Involved” Replaces User Indexing

— Jesus Christ —

Sunday Will Come

April 25, 2025

While I know Easter is a week behind us on the calendar, the message of Easter should remain constant in our hearts. In October 2006 General Conference, Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin gave one of my favorite talks, “Sunday Will Come.” He said: “I think of how dark that Friday was when Christ was lifted up on… Read More Sunday Will Come

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The Genealogy Paper Fell Out of The Book

April 18, 2025

In 1941, my mother Irene Hawke Burnett Benson lived in Plymouth, England with her husband Charles Reginal Henry Burnett and my 6-month-old brother Robert Charles Burnett. When World War II broke out, Reginald went into the military service with the British Navy and served on the ship HMS Raleigh. Soon after, he sustained a back… Read More The Genealogy Paper Fell Out of The Book

— Cemetery —

Cemetery- Unexpected Encounter

April 11, 2025

Learning about how to find our ancestors cemeteries a few weeks ago reminded me of a couple of experiences I have had with my ancestor’s graves. In 1990, I did a lot of research on my husband’s family. I found a lot of information about the McDonalds and Andrus’ and found that James Andrus married Laura… Read More Cemetery- Unexpected Encounter

— Family History, Family Search —

Journey Your Learning with Patience

March 28, 2025

I recently read a talk by Elder Marvin J. Ashton in 1987 (See Link). After reading it, I couldn’t help but reflect on what I have heard from so many in recent months. It seems so many of us wish we were more knowledgeable when it comes to researching our own family history. And yet, what… Read More Journey Your Learning with Patience

— Artificial Intelligence —

Full-Text Search: Find Records Faster with the Help of AI

March 21, 2025

Note: This article was published previously on the FamilySearch Blog site. While FamilySearch has billions of digitized historical records available to browse, only a small portion of them is indexed and searchable. However, with the aid of artificial intelligence and handwriting recognition technology, now over 1 billion more historical records can be searched. Full-Text Search is… Read More Full-Text Search: Find Records Faster with the Help of AI

— RootsTech 2025 —

Until Next Year—RootsTech 2025

March 15, 2025

This is a condensed article of the article previously posted on the FamilySearch Blog site (See Link) As the sun set on the final day of RootsTech 2025, Family Discovery Day is always an eagerly anticipated event at RootsTech! The Expo Hall had several special activities, including RootsTech sponsors hosting green-light specials throughout the day.… Read More Until Next Year—RootsTech 2025

— RootsTech 2025 —

The Family History Guide Booth at RootsTech

February 28, 2025

RootsTech is quickly approaching and there is still time to attend online for free or join us in person at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, March 6–8, 2025. As recently shared on the Family History Guide Blog by Bob Taylor, the Family History Guide Association will have a large booth space in… Read More The Family History Guide Booth at RootsTech

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