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• 13 May, 2017
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In recent years, FamilySearch has added a variety of tools that can both enrich your tree and make your research experience faster and more productive. You can attach photos, list sources—and attach or link to them—submit names directly to the temple,

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• 05 May, 2017
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by Ben Robison Photographs play an important role in preserving family stories. Where are you keeping yours? So many cloud-based photo storage options are available today that picking one can be a daunting task. Determining the best one depends on individ

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• 05 May, 2017
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by Logan Metcalfe Organizing and digitizing old boxes of photos is one of those jobs that most of us can do but that we seem never to get around to. Kind of like cleaning out our closets, it’s always something for another day. The key to digitizing

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• 05 May, 2017
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by Logan Metcalfe If you have boxes full of old photos, you’re not alone—billions of lonely family photos gather dust in closets and attics around the world. Even those of us too young to remember when a “camera roll” meant around 30 s

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• 28 Apr, 2017
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Did you know that FamilySearch has been indexing records for nearly 100 years? What began on handwritten and typed index cards by LDS Church employees in 1921 has become a global effort that is now producing over a half-million indexed names daily! And no

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• 28 Apr, 2017
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If you have French heritage, you may be interested in six new census collections that were recently added to FamilySearch. France, Hérault, Census, 1906 France, Hérault, Census, 1876 France, Hérault, Census, 1891 France, Nord, Census, 1906 France, Côt

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• 27 Apr, 2017
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by John de Jong I stood on a dike in the small village of Andijk, my ancestors’ home, looking out at the rough sea. It was easy to imagine my ancestors, hundreds of years earlier, preparing for an approaching gale. I was standing on a strong, modern dik