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Apps and Sites for Family History
Discover a variety of useful, free apps and websites for your family history.
The Family History Guide
Note: There is no separate app for The Family History Guide. The menu across the top converts to a side menu when the site is viewed on a tablet or phone.
- Check out the Tour button on the Home page. It displays a panel with handy links to places of interest in The Family History Guide.
- Explore Get Started, also a button on the Home page. It shows you where to find answers to many typical questions about family history.
- Check out the social media pages for The Family History Guide: YouTube Channel, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc.
- There are instructions for using the mobile apps for these Partners: FamilySearch Family Tree, FamilySearch Memories, Ancestry, and My Heritage.
BYU Family History Technology Lab
Below are some great family history tools and games. You can find more of them on the BYU Family History Technology Lab site.
FamilySearch Solutions Gallery
Below are some fun and useful apps and sites for your family history. You can find more apps and sites in the Solutions Gallery.
- Ancestry (Android)
- Ancestry (iOS)
- BillionGraves (Android)
- BillionGraves (iOS)
- FamilySearch Family Tree (Android, includes Relatives Around Me)
- FamilySearch Family Tree (iOS, includes Relatives Around Me)
- FamilySearch Memories (Android)
- FamilySearch Memories (iOS)
- Joyflips (create photo and video albums)
- Kinpoint (customized family tree)
- MyHeritage (Android)
- MyHeritage (iOS)
- Puzzilla (view descendants and ancestors)
- RootsMagic Essentials (family tree database, Windows)
- The Family History Guide
- Traditions of the Ancestors
American Ancestors
American Ancestors has a Family History Curriculum available on its website. The curriculum is free to access. Lessons target grades 4 through 6, but the curriculum offers teaching strategies that can be used to enhance genealogy lessons for any grade. The goal is to make genealogy accessible for all students, regardless of their background and family configuration.
