How to Get MyHeritage FREE Through FamilySearch (Find Ancestors Worldwide)

Send us Fan MailDid you know members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can access MyHeritage for FREE? In this Gathering Academy lesson, Colette Hokanson — an accredited genealogist — walks you through MyHeritage, the "hidden gem" of family history: how to unlock free access through FamilySearch's partner Solutions Gallery, and how to use it to find ancestors and relatives' family trees all over the world.Colette demonstrates a real Norway/Scandinavia example, showing how other people's trees can become a jumping-off point for your own research — plus how MyHeritage matches records across languages and spelling variations, and even lets you colorize and animate old black-and-white family photos.📌 Your homework this week: create your free MyHeritage account and explore your tree to see who else around the world has connected to your family. Send Colette your success stories!🎥 Listening on audio only? Come watch the video version on YouTube so you can follow along with the screen demonstrations.This is Part 1 of our MyHeritage series — next week we go deeper into everything you can find.Q: Is MyHeritage really free for Latter-day Saints?A: Yes. As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, you can access MyHeritage for free through FamilySearch's partner access. It includes a free premium family site, free access to billions of historical records, and free family tree builder software.Q: How do I get free MyHeritage access through FamilySearch?A: Sign in to FamilySearch, scroll to the bottom of the homepage, and open the Solutions Gallery (Partner Access). There you'll find MyHeritage — along with Ancestry, Findmypast, American Ancestors, and others — free to use. Click MyHeritage and "join for free" to set up your account.Q: How can MyHeritage help me find ancestors in other countries?A: MyHeritage is used worldwide, with a large European user base, so there's a strong chance a distant cousin has already built a tree that includes your ancestors. You can also import your FamilySearch tree, get automatic record matches, and search in one language to find records in another — a huge help for European and Scandinavian research.Q: What can I do with MyHeritage besides search records?A: You can colorize and even animate old black-and-white photos, build and store your tree, get record and Smart Matches, and message other members who've researched your family lines to share information and photos.👉 Watch the full episode: [PASTE FULL EPISODE LINK]▶️ WATCH & LISTEN🎬 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thinningoftheveil🌐 Website: https://www.thinningoftheveil.com🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thinning-of-the-veil/id1753511394🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jWCfMHkZXwnSwy2b98J4M🎵 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a0a45561-d4c2-46d3-af8d-a1e967a21a25📖 BOOKPatterns of Revelation — Spiritual Foundations for Hearing God's Voice: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BW36MG9B📱 CONNECTInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinning.of.the.veilFacebook Group (Gathering of the Gatherers): https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429562078443774Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/thinningoftheveil💛 SUPPORT THE SHOWVenmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/thinningoftheveilPayPal: https://paypal.me/thinningoftheveil✉️ Have you had a thinning of the veil experience? Email [email protected] — your testimony may be exactly what someone needs to hear.#GatheringAcademy #MyHeritage #FamilyHistory #FamilySearch #Genealogy #FamilyTree #LatterDaySaints #ScandinavianGenealogy #ThinningOfTheVeil #AncestorsSupport the show