Welcome to FamilySearch Labs

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Record Search

Record Search is a quick and easy way to search millions of historical records for clues about your ancestors. Click on a map to see what records exist for a geographic area or enter what you know about an ancestor, click search, and see matching records - all online. We're adding millions of new records so be sure to check back often.
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Updated 5 Aug 2008 to version 1.4. Read more about Record Search on the Labs blog.

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Family Tree

The FamilySearch Family Tree allows you to navigate from yourself, to your ancestors, and beyond. Users of the Family Tree collectively and collaboratively organize information into its appropriate node on this shared tree. Ultimately, each node will be a folder containing or linking to all known information for an individual.

Navigate the tree.  Open the Folders to discover additional information about individuals. Search for records not found on your part of the tree.
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• Family Tree for those who already have a login for new FamilySearch

Updated 18 August 2008. Read more about the Family Tree on the Labs blog.

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Standard Finder

With Standard Finder you can search for a standardized name, date or place based on your input. The Standard Finder will present the standards that will be used in future releases of new FamilySearch. Come and try out your historical and current entries and understand how the system will interpret your input. Use filtered results to see what we think the best match would be or uncheck filtered results to see all the possible standards. Then send us feedback on how the system can do better.

Added 27 Nov 2007. Find out more on the Labs blog

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Research Wiki

The FamilySearch Research Wiki forms a community of research experts and interested genealogists that share up to date information on how to research sources for information about your ancestors.  The larger the community the more useful the data is, so come and be a part.

Updated 29 Feb 2008. Read more about the Family Tree on the Labs blog

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FamilySearch Indexing

Extract family history information from digital images of historical documents to create indexes that assist everyone in finding their ancestors.

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Life Browser Prototype

With the Life Browser we are exploring possible ways to get to know ancestors through pictures, records, stories, maps, timelines and collaboration.
Try dragging and dropping records to attach them as evidence. Zoom in on records and photos. Annotate artifacts. Not everything works, but we are interested in your feedback on the concepts.
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Updated 24 Aug 2007 to version 0.4.

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Pedigree Viewer

See and interact with a large pedigree or descendancy.
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Updated 30 Mar 2007 to version 0.3.4.