Legacy Family Tree Genealogy Software - Legacy and FamilySearch

Legacy Family Tree - FamilySearch Made Easy

Legacy's FamilySearch integration features are available in both the Standard (free) and Deluxe editions. NOTE: FamilySearch currently restricts access to this one FamilySearch database to those with an LDS account while they conclude the beta testing. Other FamilySearch databases are available for the public to search at www.FamilySearch.org.

Version 7.5 is certified in Access, Helper, Ordinance Status, Ordinance Reservation, Ordinance Request, PAF Import, Print, Sync, and Update. This will allow you to:

Match your Legacy individuals with FamilySearch individuals
Combine potential duplicates that exist at FamilySearch
View the real-time ordinance status of individuals (LDS)
Reserve and print Family Ordinance Requests (LDS)
Assign your ordinance cards to others and track their progress (LDS)
Share information back and forth (optional) between Legacy and FamilySearch
Much more...

View the Videos section on the right great training.

Download Legacy 7.5

If you have not yet downloaded / installed Legacy 7.5, click here.
If you have installed an earlier version of Legacy, click here to install the latest version.

Preparing for Family File for use with FamilySearch

Are you prepared for the FamilySearch collaboration tools? These articles will help you prepare your family file for better use with Legacy 7.5 and its interface with FamilySearch.

Video Tutorials

	Getting Started in Legacy Family Tree for the brand new LDS genealogist. Watch this video if you have not yet entered your family information into a genealogy computer program. 4 minutes.
	How to easily import your information from Personal Ancestral File (PAF) or another genealogy computer program. This video will demonstrate how to import your existing genealogy data (from PAF or other software) into Legacy. 3 minutes.
	Getting Started with Legacy 7.5: Matching / Combining / Ordinances. This provides an overview to working with the FamilySearch features in Legacy 7.5. 9 minutes.
	An Overview of Legacy Family Tree and its New FamilySearch Tools. This seminar was presented live to the Mesa, Arizona Family History Center on March 11, 2010. 73 minutes.
	FamilySearch Data Cleanup Strategies. This seminar was presented live at the Arizona Family History Expo on January 21, 2011. 59 minutes. Download the handouts here.
	New FamilySearch Made Easy with Legacy Family Tree. This is an overview to working with Legacy's FamilySearch tools - linking, duplicates, sharing, ordinance reserving and tracking, etc. This seminar was presented live at the Arizona Family History Expo on January 22, 2011. 1 hour. Download the handouts here.

LegacyFS Mailing List

LegacyFS is a mailing list for all of our Legacy users to share ideas and to help each other with items related to Legacy's FamilySearch features. Click here to subscribe or for more information.