Family History Resources

The Church History Library has thousands of collections to assist you with your family history research. Access information from many digitized sources, including records, photographs, audiovisual material, and journals.
Research Guide

Family History Research Guide

This guide is a great place to start as it contains many resources for researching your family history within the Church History Library.
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Church History Biographical Database
Search biographical information on more than 100,000 early Latter-day Saints.
Church History Catalog
Search Church History Library collections for your ancestors’ names.
Church Historian’s Press
Search our database of people mentioned in the Church Historian’s Press publications.
Joseph Smith Papers
Search thousands of digitized documents for people named in the Joseph Smith Papers volumes.

FamilySearch

The Church provides FamilySearch resources free of charge to help millions of people around the world discover their heritage and connect with family members.
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How I Found My Family in Church History

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Accessing Our Records

The Church History Library collects, holds, and shares hundreds of thousands of historical records about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members.

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Submit research questions to our expert staff members via Ask Us, our online consultation service.