There are hundreds, thousands, of people to whom you are related through him. You are their descendant. Their blood flows in yo...
The days of "lone ranger research" are over. Today's genealogist is making connections throughout the world; sharing informatio...
500 years of detailed family histories were in the archives of the Catholic Church of Pieve di Controne, waiting for an America...
Do you believe that you have made a legally binding declaration to your ancestors to find them and ensure their opportunity to ...
Love is the motivator that keeps us glued to the scanner as we digitize photos and documents that memorialize the lives of our ...
They met as volunteers at the Washington DC Family History Center -- two researchers, steeped in their own quest yet eager to a...
A quiet but significant evolution is occurring at FamilySearch.org. The FamilySearch FamilyTree is online and ready for you to ...
Prompted by a spirit of love, I began the hunt for Tessie, my mother's best friend. I started with just her name but ended up w...
Black and white photos cover the desk and spill onto the table in my project room. Decades ago, the faces of those I love had l...
What would you give to have a letter written by your grandmother specifically to you? At one point in my life, I was vaguely in...
The recently released 1940 U.S. Census brings this genealogist one step closer to her family. ...
It is tempting to speculate on how my parents and relatives will celebrate Easter in heaven. One thing I believe is that they w...
Thousands are joining the family history movement to discover their past and family roots. They truly want to know who they are...
If today's elementary student is not taught cursive, who will read the countless documents that are being preserved for the nex...
Getting your family connected to family history over the holidays....
It all started with a photo from my grandmother's album that no one could identify. ...
The death of the author's mother teaches her that she is now part of the oldest generation in her family....
If someone is trouble, we immediately form search and rescue teams to help them. Our ancestors need a similar urgency....
Thousands of people were milling at the fair. What were the chances that we’d find each other?...
It’s 9:00 a.m. on Monday morning, and already the Italians are gathering. ...
As I struggle to understand why the records for my husband’s family are available but not the records for mine, the Parable o...
LDS senior missionaries who are volunteering at the National Archives Digital Imaging Center are finding treasures....
Latter-day Saints can give a gift like no other...
LDS author Anne Bradshaw has collected miracle stories from those doing genealogy. ...
What would you give to have a written letter from your mother, father, or grandparent drafted personally to you? ...
Who will write my story? If I don’t, then someone else may reconstruct my years on earth based on their perspective....
Minutes lost to family history work are not wasted minutes. Rather, they are consecrated time....
“You are not just gathering names. Those you never met in life will become friends you love. Your heart will be bound to thei...
This new literary journal fosters creativity, connection among LDS women...
"You are not just gathering names. Those you never met in life will become friends you love. Your heart will be bound to theirs...
The first generation of my family who immigrated to America lived close to each other and were a tight community, but they are ...
A Civil War soldier’s letters home” reveal poignant life experiences that pierce my soul....
In the Czech Republic, we found a family history treasure in a castle....
" I believe that if we do our part, we will be able to find the names of all those of our ancestors who are ready to accept the...
After a lifetime of disinterest in the Church, a dying father receives a confirmation that the gospel is true....
"Looking at the same pedigree chart where I had made no progress, I was about to turn off the computer in frustration, when a d...
Standing on the bank of the Susquehanna River, we were thrilled beyond words as we felt history come alive. But this wasn't jus...
A woman loses sight of the temple in the fog, only to realize that there is a lesson to be learned here....
