Did you know that FamilySearch has its own YouTube channel? They recently updated it with new videos for genealogists to watch and learn from. FamilySearch has also been adding documents to the vast database that can be accessed through its website.
FamilySearch is the genealogy website that is sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It is one of the most popular genealogy websites, and it is completely free for everyone to use. New resources are added to this website frequently.
In August of 2011, FamilySearch has added many new and interesting things to its website. You can now order microfilms from their website. Sort through their Family History Library Catalog in order to make sure that they have a digital copy of the film that you want to order.
The are planning many updates to their search engine. Soon, you will be able to search for multiple relationships and connect those to a specific event. They are working on improving the search filters, and hoping to provide a way for people to do a search through multiple collections at the same time.
The newest release of FamilySearch will give genealogists access to 2.1 billion records. More are added every week. One of these collections of records is their Civil War Era Records. You can access them for free, just like everything else on the website. They would like help making more Civil War Era records available, and indexed. This is just one example of their many collections.
The website has started connecting itself to other forms of social media. You can follow FamilySearch on Twitter @FamilySearch. You can also check out their YouTube channel. It has been recently updated with new videos and playlists.
They have a series of videos called “Genealogy in 5 Minutes” all connected into one playlist. These videos, as you might have guessed, show new genealogist how much they can do with genealogy in just five minutes of time. These are great to watch if you don’t know how to get started with your genealogy research.
There is another playlist on their YouTube channel called “Woven Generations”. This series of videos showcases personal experiences of real genealogists who have found success, or inspiration, or both, through their family history research. This series is for both new and experienced genealogists to enjoy.
FamilySearch also recently sent some of their camera crews to go check out genealogical societies from across America. They visited Virginia, Ohio, California, Indiana, and more. You can check out this series of videos in a playlist on their YouTube page called “Genealogical Societies and Archives”.
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