Step 2: Using Ancestry.com

As a member of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, you get a FREE membership to several search sites that allow you to hunt down names of your ancestors.  The one I use the most is Ancestry.com because I find it the most user-friendly and it's a good place to start.   From the familysearch website:  "Church members with free Ancestry accounts can access 99 percent of Ancestry’s databases." (A few premium features can also be accessed by walking into a family history center and using their computers.  Or you can pay for a subscription.)

Step 1:  Go to familysearch.org/partneraccess

Step 2:  Click on "Join for Free" under the ancestry.com logo.

Step 3:  Click on "Create a Free Account"

Step 4:   Sign in to FamilySearch using your LDS account username and password.

Step 5:   Click on the red button that says "Create Your Free Ancestry Account"

Step 6:   Click on "Accept" if you accept the user terms.

Step 7:   Choose your preferred language.

Step 8:   A Welcome to Ancestry screen will open and you can enter a username and password for your new ancestry account.



Step 9:   Click on the box to say you understand the terms of use and click "Start your membership."


You are now ready to use this search engine to find deceased family members.  See blog post #4 for specifics on how to do a search for a specific person.


If you run into snags or have questions about anything, please contact me.