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

— Memories, Your Story —

Voices of the Past – Reflect and Record

January 24, 2025

My grandmother was born in 1906 and passed away in 1993. Needless to say, my opportunities to visit with her were taken away from me many years ago. Imagine my delight when I found an oral history she had shared with my cousin when she was 82 years old. In 1988 she shared her fondest childhood memories… Read More Voices of the Past – Reflect and Record

— New Years FamilySearch Goals —

2025 – Be Patient, Persistent, Prayerful

January 4, 2025

If you are setting goals or resolutions for the new year, President Russell M. Nelson offered some advice back in 2023 that may guide you during your 2025 goals. In a social media post back in 2023, President Nelson offered three requisites to deep-sea fishing that he finds can also help us achieve our goals in 2025:… Read More 2025 – Be Patient, Persistent, Prayerful

— FamilySearch —

What Will Be Your Best in 2025

December 28, 2024

I always have mixed feelings as I see another year come to an end. There is a part of me that is reflective of the past year and all the experiences that the year has brought. Certainly, there have been challenges for us all, but hopefully, we can all recall times that we felt incredibly… Read More What Will Be Your Best in 2025

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Seven Million New Historical Records Added on FamilySearch

October 4, 2024

By FamilySearch September 30, 2024 On September 30, 2024, FamilySearch published a blog article wherein they added 7 million new records to its free online archives. Some exciting additions include 3.8 million parish and civil registration records from France, 1 million cemetery records from Chile, and over 500,000 civil registration records from Sri Lanka. Other… Read More Seven Million New Historical Records Added on FamilySearch

— RootsTech —

Spread the Word, RootsTech Registration 2025 Is Almost Here

September 21, 2024

Set a Reminder for RootsTech 2025 RootsTech 2025, the largest family history conference of the year, will be here before you know it. In fact, early bird registration opens on September 25, 2024. Set a reminder because you won’t want to miss this opportunity! Registration will open at the same time for both in-person and… Read More Spread the Word, RootsTech Registration 2025 Is Almost Here

— FamilySearch, Record of Members Collection —

The Church Record of Members Collection: A Treasure Trove of Information

August 31, 2024

Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have the opportunity to research the lives and ordinances of their ancestors by accessing FamilySearch’s Record of Members collection. (See Link) This collection contains a variety of documents from ward, branch and mission records which were created between 1836 and 1970. FamilySearch is currently indexing… Read More The Church Record of Members Collection: A Treasure Trove of Information

— New Records on Family Search, The Spirit of Elijah —

Lost and Found

August 3, 2024

Elder Brent H. Nielson stated in his talk at General Conference this past April 2024: “My friends at FamilySearch have taught me that over one million new names are added to FamilySearch each day. If you didn’t find your ancestor yesterday, I invite you to look again tomorrow.” (See Link) A month ago, I was… Read More Lost and Found

— Relative Finder —

What’s My Line?

July 20, 2024

Have you ever been in a gathering of people and brought out your cell phone and used the “Relatives around Me” feature of Family Tree? (See link) I love finding that many of my neighbors and friends are actually cousins as well! That knowledge brings a whole new level of connection. While attending RootsTech six… Read More What’s My Line?

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