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Helping people everywhere connect with their family—across generations.
FamilySearch International had its beginnings in 1894 as the Genealogical Society of Utah, with a benevolent mission to help people find and document their family histories. Today, we work with archives, institutions, societies, affiliate libraries, developers, and other family history platforms to preserve genealogical records across the globe, expand access to them, and help people discover and connect with their families and ancestors. FamilySearch operates the world's largest free genealogy platform, working with 10,000+ organizations across 100+ countries.
What we offer:
- 17 billion searchable names in historical records, and nearly 2 billion people in a global community Family Tree
- Record digitization and preservation partnerships
- APIs and developer tools for building on our records
- 26 million monthly global users in 40+ languages
- State-of-the-art technology to make historical records and images searchable and findable
- Free use of our online platform
- Free, personalized assistance at more than 6,500 FamilySearch Centers around the world for anyone trying to find their family history
Whether you're an archive, a tech platform, a research institution, or a community organization—let's make history discoverable together.
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