FamilySearch Blog Spotlights

May 14, 2022
Curt Witcher is truly passionate about local history and helping people find their stories. Currently the manager of the Genealogy Center of…
February 10, 2022
Jewish traditions include strong family heritage connections. Chronicling Jewish genealogy is challenging since their records were distribut…
January 20, 2022
“Even if I tried … I could never have planned the life I’ve led or encountered the incredible experiences I have had in my life to this poin…
January 13, 2022
Records—those bits of paper, parchment, even papyrus—are where the vital facts of people’s lives are preserved. Birth dates, parents, marria…
December 8, 2021
Courtney Connolly has loved learning about family history since she was a young girl. Her grandfather would tell her stories about her ances…
November 12, 2021
If you should run into Scott Fisher and hear him tell folks that he is more comfortable with the dead than with the living, don’t be concern…
October 19, 2021
If you are fortunate enough to spend a little time with Elaine Hasleton, you’ll come away richer for the experience. Elaine is a deputy chie…
October 8, 2021
Arising in the pre-dawn hours, Thomas MacEntee begins his day by checking in with MyHeritage in Israel. He enjoys the peace and solitude of …
September 20, 2021
When renowned genealogist David Allen Lambert was a child, his grandmother gave him a gift that kept on giving—tales about his ancestors. Th…
July 30, 2021
While Derek Dobson served a proselyting mission in Hong Kong from 1985 to 1986, he posed for a photo on a hillside overlooking the border be…
By  Jan Mayer
July 9, 2021
Christine Chiang didn’t grow up knowing her extended family. Her parents, who were each single children, left all family records behind when…
June 4, 2021
Standing a head taller in a crowd than the next person, you can’t miss him! Perhaps you already know Thom Reed, one of FamilySearch’s Deputy…
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