In February 2007 the entered Beta 2 testing. However, due to the time necessary to resolve all the bugs found and to assess and incorporate the results of extensive user feedback and suggestions, it took longer than expected to release the second beta. In November 2005 the entered its first Beta test. In 2001 work began on a second website backed by a consolidated database, giving LDS users the ability to edit data. Then, in November 1999 240 million names were added, bringing the total number of entries to 640 million. In October 1999, it surpassed 1.5 billion hits. It almost immediately went off-line, overloaded because of extreme popularity. In May 1999 the website first opened to the public. In 1998 the GSU began digital imaging of records and in about August 1998 the decision was made by LDS Church leaders to build a genealogical website. In 1963, the microfilm collection was moved to the newly completed Granite Mountain Records Vault for long-term preservation. Historyįounded in 1894, the GSU began microfilming records of genealogical importance in 1938. The resource is maintained to support the process of obtaining names and other genealogical information so that Latter-day Saints can perform temple ordinances for their kindred dead. The Family Tree section allows users to collaborate on a single, shared, worldwide family tree (currently with about a billion names in it). Use of the Family Tree section requires a (free) registered account.
In the search section of anyone can search for records of an ancestor. In addition, FamilySearch offers personal assistance at more than 4,500 family history centers in 70 countries, including the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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It offers free access to its resources and service online at, one of the most heavily used genealogy sites on the Internet. FamilySearch gathers, preserves, and shares genealogical records worldwide. FamilySearch maintains a collection of records, resources, and services designed to help people learn more about their family history. It was previously known as the Genealogical Society of Utah (or "GSU") and is the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch is a genealogy organization operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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