David Rencher, FamilySearch International’s chief genealogical officer, recently received the Italian Heraldic Genealogical Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the 36th International Congress of ...

FamilySearch has made more than 2.6 billion historical resources available to the public, and according to John Alexander who is a senior product manager there, there’s a lot more on the way. It’s ...

Earlier this month, genealogy website FamilySearch announced that hackers had broken into its systems and stolen personal data about its users. The site, which is run by the Church of Jesus Christ of ...

Lynn Turner, the assistant director of the Family History Library, has been named the new director of the FamilySearch Family History Library in Salt Lake City, FamilySearch announced Monday, April 11 ...

A reader, who has a premium Ancestry.com subscription, recently asked me this: Is there any point in also searching for information on FamilySearch.org? Or can researchers assume Ancestry will give ...

The official FamilySearch GEDCOM specification for exchanging genealogical data. This repository is for the collaborative development of the FamilySearch GEDCOM specification. If you are looking for ...

When it comes to family history, many people enjoy the thrill of discovering long lost ancestral lines. But what about your group of friends? Or your coworkers at the office? Have you ever been with a ...