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Very useful!!
At first I was skeptical that this app would have any accurate information, but after using for a few months I have been able to track my tree all the way back to the 1500’s. Sometimes it takes typing a name a handful of different ways, or searching multiple dead relatives to find a lead. I had to really search for a well documented relative first, but once I found them it was amazing how much information there is on my family in this app.
It is neat that family members who have more knowledge about your family history may be adding to your tree as you speak. It is also cool that you can add your own knowledge and make connections that you know about, most times to people who are already documented but may not have been physically connected to your tree yet.
There are attached documents to many of the family members in the tree that show how they tie into the family. You can also add people that you know exist in your tree even if they are not documented in the app, and others who look up your tree will be able to see those added as well.
It is honestly a brilliant networking app for tracing your family tree.Show lesspeorvtvtp
The reason ‘apps’ exist is for this collaborative effort to connect everyone
All of my other apps are attempts at getting things done or finding distractions from getting things done - and this is the one thing that matters to ‘get done’: the linking of the whole human family in a way that helps us change from fear and worry to love and compassion when we understand our wholeness (and cast off the illusion of our separateness).
The app is THE place to save preserve memories that matter. It is THE place to be social and share meaningful memories. It is THE place to ponder/meditate/pray/think/rest and prepare for all of the interactions we are meant to have IRL.
So yeah, this app, without ads/subscriptions has levels without end (generations in all directions to explore) and consistent ‘newness’ and unique experiences.
It is easy to participate (all other wikis are practice for this ultimate wiki), allows for changes/updates, and there are many levels of people willing to help you learn.
Find what you are looking for, even if you don’t known what you are looking for, with the Family Tree App by FamilySearch.Show lessjensenej1
Better with Time
I remember when Family Tree began many years ago. Decades ago I had to write to countless government departments all over the world in order to obtain records of may ancestors. It was expensive and seemingly took forever. Not many people did family history then. They didn’t have the patience.
When Family Search began it was a Godsend. It wasn’t perfect, but it continually got better as kinks were worked out. Still today new advances and features are being introduced. My accomplishments through Family Search have kept my family even closer as with each visit there’s always lots of questions and discussions. Thanks to all that have been involved in creating Family Search and all the improvements.Show lessBuzz Patriot
Holly R. Olmstead review of family Search
I started doing my family Geneology due to Covid. I got diagnosed with Castlemans disease and had to stay away from people, due to no immune disorder. My parents never talked about their family either. So these are my reasons I started this journey. I have never felt so proud of my family lineage like I do now!.. it makes me feel complete. I had relatives on the mayflower, several Presidents like George Washington links us to the royals , our blood line to President John Adams links us to the mayflower and many other historical events . I found my paternal grandmother was a American Native Indian and her real name from her tribe. I’m struggling with my mums side Idiaquez side , due to translations Spanish to English. I found my Aunt Anita’s son who was adopted into the Adams family and we are now talking on FB . I was told of him when my Aunt was diagnosed with cancer , so in away he was always with family. My journey will not be complete till I finish my mums side though which I know I will get their eventually.Show lessolmstead family
Love this app
I’m so thankful for this app and especially that it’s free! I love that they’ve shortened the time that you can reserve a name for temple work. That’s been super helpful when trying to get temple work done. Two things that would make family tree better are 1) if there were more steps/pauses to encourage people to first look up the deceased person they’re trying to add to the system, before they create them. I am constantly merging duplicates because people keep creating accounts that already exist. It’s extremely frustrating especially when all their temple work is already completed. And 2) if there were a way to connect the living to each other. I think it’d be super cool and useful if we were able to connect living family members to our tree and vice versa.Show lessapina7
Best App Ever
I love this app to keep track of my family tree and ancestry. One of my favorite features is Relatives Around Me. If you have others near you that use this app, you can see how you are related. I am amazed at how so many people are my cousins. At least in my area I am cousins to more than half of the people I try this with. It does require that those people are connected into the public family tree of FamilySearch to do this. This doesn’t work with the private trees of like Ancestry, it only works with the single public tree of FamilySearch. This is truly amazing and you realize you have living family all around you. Pretty awesome.Show lessSmootar
Not responsive and disconnects you from family tree
I thought this would be cool to look at and get more information. I have a lot of records from my grandmother. When I started connecting to family I discovered they have my father listed as deceased by a person I don’t even know. My father is very much alive. I sent a message to have it changed asking what they needed from me to show that and asking who said he was dead. I didn’t hear anything. About 2 weeks later I sent in another notes stilled didn’t hear anything. Last night I check and all of my family members above me in the tree have been removed. So I went back out to find my parents and it still has him listed as deceased and it won’t let me add either of my parents to my tree. Makes one wonder why that happened and how you can get things changed. This was after over a month.Show lesslshum13
Family Search Allows Me to Leave Photos and Stories for my Childrens Children
I love learning the names of my ancestors and I love that anyone can post their pictures and stories to family search because that means all the cousins are sharing. I especially love the fact that it allows a safe place for me to put my most prized pictures and priceless stories of my family that I have gathered from parents grandparents and great grandparents. Luckily I had most of my information in family search when my external hard drive crashed and I lost my other source. But I feel like family search is a place that my children can go to locate this information anywhere anytime. Thank you so much for this heaven sent miracle.Show lessthe big grandma
Confusion
I have enjoyed FamilySearch for many years. However; after a second husband was added to my great grandmother’s biography, my own great grandfather’s information was cast into oblivion. Even though I choose my ancestor as the preferred spouse, the results I get when searching my family tree are for the second husband and have no relationship to my own history.
Also, recently I have noticed numerous instances where a subject or his father is listed as his own spouse or child.
Information that I entered, with documentation, has some times been altered by a non-related contributor. For instance, I know when my father died. I was there.
Perhaps our freedom to edit biographies has gone too far and needs to be left to responsible professionals.
FamilySearch has provided me and many others with countless pages of family history but, I can no longer trust that it is valid. What a shame.Show lessTruly 1 American
Should not let anyone just post
I encountered over two hours of mistakes on my family tree. And I’m not done yet. I had a man added to my moms siblings who is definitely not even a relative. My moms sister is listed as deceased since 2012 and she’s very much alive. A middle name was added to my grandfather who only had an initial because of the war draft. His first name was spelled wrong as well as my grandmothers first name. I can go on but this is the worst site I’ve ever been on and I do not appreciate just having anyone adding to my family tree. I as well as some of my relatives spent a lot of time and hard work creating out tree and then to find this site and it is a mess!! You clearly do not understand the importance of genealogy. We do this for future generations and can you imagine how confusing they would be if they saw your website? I’m very unhappy!!!Show lessellieelle64
