- are gentle reminders to return to people I've researched years ago and who now may have additional documents available on FamilySearch.
- give hints that new new-to-me information is available about people I'm currently researching.
- show ancestors who have been added to my tree by others who are working on the same ancestral lines (and remind me to review the documents and consider accuracy).
FamilySearch's campaigns change over time. Two years ago I posted a list of their 2018 campaigns. Some are no longer available. Get them while the getting is good, as the saying goes!
Below are the campaigns that are currently available. You'll need to be signed in to your free FamilySearch account to see the results.
Homelands offers records for specific ancestors from many different countries, including the United States. The link is https://www.familysearch.org/campaign/homelands/.
U.K. Record Hints may include parish registers, census records, births, christenings, and marriages, etc. The link is https://www.familysearch.org/campaign/hints-uk/.
Military Records may offer WWI Draft Registration, WWI Enrollment Cards, WWII Draft Registration, WWII Army Enlistment Records, U.S. Veterans Administration Registration Cards (including for the Civil War). There may be others, too, but they seem to be primarily from the United States. The direct link is https://www.familysearch.org/campaign/militaryrecords.
Calendar shows a monthly calendar which includes many individuals with dates of births, marriages, and deaths. You can click on any individual to see more. The link is https://www.familysearch.org/campaign/calendar.
Memorial shows gravestones, primarily from Find a Grave. This seems to change frequently and sometimes shows markers from earlier generations, sometimes from more recent ones. The link is https://www.familysearch.org/campaign/memorial/.
Female Ancestors (or as the header says, "Celebrate the Women in Your Family Tree") gives an overview time line of birth, marriage, and death dates and locations, and gives the number of years ago the ancestor was born. From this page you can click a link to see a more detailed timeline. The direct link is https://www.familysearch.org/campaign/femaleancestor.
Keepsakes offers you the opportunity to create visual family trees to use as wall art. There are four options. The link is https://www.familysearch.org/campaign/keepsakes.
Pioneers shows individuals who participated in the trek west with members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Below the fold it include a timeline from 1800 to 1870. I was surprised to learn that I have pioneer ancestors considering that I'm the first member of my known family. The direct link is https://www.familysearch.org/campaign/pioneers/.
125 Years shows ancestors who were born before 1894 when the Genealogical Society of Utah, forerunner of FamilySearch, was founded. It also shows how old they were in 1894 and has a link to show their timeline. The link is https://www.familysearch.org/campaign/125years/.
Women of Faith shows relatives who part of a legacy of faithful women, and may also include a few men, probably because of their mothers or wives. The direct link is https://www.familysearch.org/campaign/womenof-faith/.
Two other campaigns are Pioneer Child shows individuals in your family tree who made the trek west as children and Relief Society shows female ancestors/relatives who were members of the Church's women's organization.
Have you viewed any of these campaigns and have they helped you with your research or insights int he lives of your ancestors?
–Nancy.
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Thanks for the link to the UK campaign...very useful for me :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad it was helpful to you, Tess!
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