There's a Genealogy App for That!

What are your favorite genealogy or family history websites? Do you find yourself wishing you could access those websites while you are out and about? There’s a genealogy app for that! Here is a brief look at some of the genealogy apps that connect to specific genealogy and family history websites.

MyHeritage App
The MyHeritage app is useful for people who use the MyHeritage website. This app is available on the App Store and on Google Play.

The MyHeritage app lets you store all your information into a private online family tree that will sync across devices. Use the app to update your family tree on-the-go at family reunions. You can invite family members to contribute to your family tree.

FamilySearch Tree
FamilySearch Tree is an app that is a mobile companion to your Family Tree that is on Family Search. The app is available on the App Store and on Google Play.

This app makes it easy to attach photos, stories, and documents to your FamilySearch Family Tree. You can share that information on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest. The app archives the life stories of your ancestors, and preserves them forever for free within the FamilySearch vaults.

Ancestry App
Ancestry App is for people who use Ancestry.com. The app is available on the App Store, Google Play, and Amazon. It is a companion app to the Ancestry.com website.

The app allows you to access your Ancestry.com family tree, add new family members to it, upload photos, and share stories. The app will highlight the most important hints or comments that appeared since the last time you opened the app. You can get all the latest information in a glance.

Find a Grave
The Find A Grave app makes it incredibly easy for genealogists to photograph headstones and share them online. The Find A Grave app is available on the App Store and on Google Play.

Use the Find A Grave app to find family graves – with just a simple search. Upload the photos you have taken of gravestones to the Find A Grave app. You can use the app to ask someone else to photograph the grave site of your loved one – or to fulfill someone else’s request. It is also possible to create memorials through the Find A Grave app.

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