Our Mission & Vision
Connecting generations through family history discovery
Preserving Family Heritage for Future Generations
FamilySearch is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people discover, preserve, and share their family history. We believe that understanding our ancestors helps us better understand ourselves and strengthens family bonds across generations.
Our mission is to create inspiring experiences that bring people closer to their ancestors. By providing free access to historical records, family tree tools, and educational resources, we empower individuals to uncover their unique family stories.
With over 100 years of experience in genealogical research, we maintain the world's largest collection of freely available family history records. Our digital library continues to grow, with millions of new records added each month from archives around the world.
A Global Community of Family Historians
FamilySearch serves millions of users worldwide, creating a global community united by the shared goal of preserving family history. Our users contribute their knowledge, stories, and research to help others in their genealogical journeys.
Through partnerships with archives, libraries, and genealogical societies worldwide, we work to digitize and preserve historical records that might otherwise be lost to time. These partnerships ensure that valuable historical documents are accessible to everyone, everywhere.
Our volunteers play a crucial role in making historical records searchable. Through our indexing program, volunteers from around the world help transcribe digitized records, making them searchable by name and other key details.
