Did you know that you can add an audio to one of your ancestors right from your phone? You could have your Mom or Father tell you about a deceased ancestor and record it right to that person with your FamilySearch App. Take a look at this 3 minute video to see how easy it is.
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How to Find Family History Activities in the FamilySearch App
FamilySearch.org has added many family history activities you can do with you children, family, and even grandchildren. Take a look at this short video to see how to find these on your mobile device.
See How Two People are Related in Your Ancestry Tree
Have you ever wondered how two people in your Ancestry Tree are related? Take a look at this short video to see how you can do this.
Similar Historical Records and Edit Indexed Names on FamilySearch
Have you see the new feature on FamilySearch called Similar Historical Records? Take a look at this video to see how this works. You will be glad you did.
How to Standardize a Place on FamilySearch
There is just a little trick to standardizing places on FamilySearch. Take a quick look at this short video to see how to do this
How to Standardize Dates on FamilySearch
Are you interested in standardizing your ancestors’ dates on FamilySearch, but are a little confused? Take a look at this short video to see how it works.
View and Attach Record Hints from the FamilySearch Timeline
Did you know that you can now view the record hints on the timeline for your ancestors on FamilySearch if they have any? Take a look at this video to see how it could be a better way to see if the record hint is really a match or not
NEW FamilySearch Country Pages
FamilySearch is beginning to add Country Pages to help you research your ancestors.

“FamilySearch’s country pages provide resources for those seeking to learn more about their heritage across the globe. Each page contains information that teaches where your family comes from, gives resources to help you start your research, and provides links to FamilySearch’s records collections for that country.”
Click here to learn all about this. I am sure they will be adding more countries in the future. I would love to hear how this has helped you in your research.
How to get back to yourself on FamilySearch
When you are on FamilySearch and can’t find your way back to yourself, watch these videos to see how easy it is depending if you are on the landscape view, fan chart, or person page. There is an easy way to go back to yourself.
This video is how to get back to yourself from the Landscape view in FamilySearch.
This video is how to get back to yourself from the Fan Chart in FamilySearch
This last video is how to get back to yourself from a Person Page on FamilySearch
How to Add a Sibling on FamilySearch but don’t have the Parents Info.
Do you have an ancestor on FamilySearch, and you just determined a sibling, but don’t have the parents information yet? Take a look at this video to see how to add that person as a sibling.