Friends of the Mansfield, Ohio FamilySearch Center

03/14/2026

Millions gathered from nearly 200 countries over three days to share experiences and best practices in connecting families together on both sides of the veil.

03/13/2026

RootsTech 2026 presenter discussed how BYU–Pathway offers affordable, flexible education in family history research to both amateur and career-driven enthusiasts.

02/13/2026

Big news: For the first time ever, you can stream our virtual keynotes before the RootsTech event! Click the link below, and be one of the first to hear inspirational stories from:

-Former NASA astronaut José Hernández
-Irish dancing internet sensations the Gardiner Brothers
-Award-winning broadcast journalist Jessica Soho
-Brazilian football legend Zico

Watch here: https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/events/meet-our-keynotes?cid=SO-00056118

02/07/2026

A step-by-step guide to finding the best results on FamilySearch. Where to start, a demonstration of the options for filtering your results, and how the results...

02/04/2026

Look what we built together in 2025! 🌳✨

Every name added, story shared, and memory preserved helped grow the worldwide Family Tree, and none of it would be possible without you.

Thanks for being part of something bigger. Here’s to even more discoveries in 2026!

Click the link in the first comment to see all that was added to the Tree last year!

01/24/2026

Recently, FamilySearch expanded its free online archives with over 138 million new records from 38 different countries ⤵️
https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/new-records-december-2025?cid=SO-00055143

Some exciting additions include 18 million civil registrations from Italy, 1.6 million church records from Ukraine, and 1.5 million Household Examination records from Sweden. Other countries with significant record additions include the following:
Belgium 🇧🇪
Chile 🇨🇱
Honduras 🇭🇳
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Philippines 🇵🇭
United States 🇺🇸
Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

01/06/2026

12/18/2025

Two million African-Americans who were enslaved are now searchable by name for the first time in history.

For generations, families were separated from their ancestors by slavery and missing records. Now, those names are being restored, in part thanks to this groundbreaking collaboration between Michigan State University and FamilySearch.

Visit the link in the first comment to start discovering their stories.

Are you searching for ancestors who were enslaved? Let us know how we can help below.

12/18/2025

The 3-day global family history conference will focus on the theme ‘Together’ and feature 10 global emcees

11/14/2025

You can now find your ancestors in more African countries!

The FamilySearch Africa app has expanded to include Nigeria, Togo, and Côte d'Ivoire! It’s now easier than ever to discover your roots and connect with your ancestors.

If you do not have a FamilySearch Africa account yet, open one by downloading FamilySearch Africa on the Google Play store or visit https://familysearch.me/4msYHrf.

08/17/2025

Below is a link to a campaign on FamilySearch that makes it easy to see which of your ancestors have descendants who need temple work . When you click on one of the couples on your tree with a green circle, the user interface for seeing which of their descendants needs temple -- and which ordinances they need -- is amazing. This can also help point you to places on the Family Tree where you can have a huge impact.

familysearch.org/en/campaign/family-ordinance-opportunities

08/14/2025

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Collin County NAACP joined forces in Plano, Texas, to host the second annual Freedom School, which teaches middle schoolers about Black history.