FamilySearch Genealogy Research Groups

The FamilySearch regional research groups in the Community and on Facebook were created to be collaborative environments where individuals researching the same general location could help one another reach their family history goals through asking and answering questions, sharing helpful resources and information.

International Research Pages and Groups

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Topic	FamilySearch Community	FamilySearch Facebook Groups	Misc Groups
Albania		Eastern Europe Genealogy Research Community
Algeria	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Angola	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Argentina	Investigación Genealógica	Investigación Genealógica en Argentina
Armenia	Russian Empire
Australia	Australian Genealogy	Asia, Africa & Pacific Genealogy Research Community	Fleurieu Peninsula Family History Group and Fleurieu Peninsula Family History Page Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Austria	Austro-Hungarian Empire	Central Europe Genealogy Research Community
Azerbaijan	Russian Empire
Belarus	Russian Empire	Eastern Europe Genealogy Research Community
Belgium	Belgium, Luxembourg, and The Netherlands	Central Europe Genealogy Research Community
Benin	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Austro-Hungarian Empire	Eastern Europe Genealogy Research Community
Botswana	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Brazil			Portuguese, Spanish and English. Genealogia na Prática - Fanpage Genealogia na Prática - Web Site Only in Portuguese. Genealogia na Prática - Group Support Institute of Genealogy of Santa Catarina - INGESC Brazilian Association of Genealogy - CBG Brazilian Association of History and Genealogy Researchers - ASBRAP
Burkina Faso	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Bulgaria		Eastern Europe Genealogy Research Community
Burundi	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Cabo Verde	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Cameroon	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Canada	Quebec	Canada Genealogy Research Community	Quebec Family History Society Halifax & District Genealogy
Caribbean Islands			Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica Genealogy St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands Caribbean Genealogy Library Family Research Inquiries Grenada's Endangered Archives Group Barbados Museum West Indies-Caribbean History & Genealogy Group National Archives of Trinidad and Tobago
Central African Republic (CAR)	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Chad	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Chile	Investigación Genealógica	Investigación Genealógica en Chile
China	Chinese Genealogy Research, Asia Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Comoros	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Congo	(see either Democratic Republic of the Congo OR Republic of the Congo listed below)
Cote d'Ivoire	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Croatia	Austro-Hungarian Empire
Cyprus		Southern Europe Genealogy Research Community
Czechoslovakia (Czechia)	Austro-Hungarian Empire	Central Europe Genealogy Research Community
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Denmark	Nordic Countries	Northern Europe Genealogy Research Community	Denmark Genealogy - Sorø, Sjælland, Danmark Slægtsforskning
Djibouti	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Ecuador	Investigación Genealógica	Investigación Genealógica en Ecuador
Egypt	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
England	British Isles	British Isles Genealogy Research Community	Great Harwood Family and Local History Group Lancashire Genealogy Yorkshire Genealogy
Equatorial Guinea	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Eritrea	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Estonia	Russian Empire
eSwatini (formerly Swaziland)	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Ethiopia	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Finland	Nordic Countries	Northern Europe Genealogy Research Community	Finnish Genealogy
France		Southern Europe Genealogy Research Community
Gabon	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Gambia	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Georgia (country)	Russian Empire
Germany/Prussia	Germany	Central Europe Genealogy Research Community	GermanGenealogist Black Sea German Research Ahnenforscher Stammtisch in Unna, Germany (mainly Westphalia and the Ruhr Valley)
Ghana	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Greece	Greece	Southern Europe Genealogy Research Community	Hellenic Genealogy Resources
Guatemala	Investigación Genealógica	Investigación Genealógica en Guatemala
Guinea	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Guinea-Bissau	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Honduras	Investigación Genealógica	Investigación Genealógica en Honduras
Hong Kong	Chinese Genealogy Research, Asia Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Hungary	Austro-Hungarian Empire	Central Europe Genealogy Research Community	Hungary Exchange - Hungarian Genealogy
India	Asia Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Ireland & Northern Ireland	British Isles, Ireland	British Isles Genealogy Research Community	Irish Genealogy Armagh Cavan Clare Cork Dublin Leitrim Limerick Longford Mayo Roscommon  Tipperary Wexford Wicklow
Italy	Italy, Austro-Hungarian Empire (for parts of Italy)	Southern Europe Genealogy Research Community	Southern Italian Genealogy Network Sicilian Genealogy
Jamaica			Jamaica Genealogy Research Community
Japan	Asia Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Kenya	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Kosovo		Eastern Europe Genealogy Research Community
Latvia	Russian Empire	Eastern Europe Genealogy Research Community
Lesotho	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Liberia	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Libya	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Liechtenstein	Switzerland	Central Europe Genealogy Research Community
Lithuania	Russian Empire	Eastern Europe Genealogy Research Community
Luxembourg	Belgium, Luxembourg, and The Netherlands	Central Europe Genealogy Research Community
Macedonia		Eastern Europe Genealogy Research Community
Madagascar	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Malawi	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Mali	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Malta		Southern Europe Genealogy Research Community
Mauritania	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Mauritius	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Mexico	Investigación Genealógica	Mexico Genealogy Research	Guadalajara Dispensas Genealogía Del Valle de México
Moldova	Russian Empire
Monaco	Southern Europe Genealogy Research Community
Montenegro	Austro-Hungarian Empire	Eastern Europe Genealogy Research Community
Morocco	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Mozambique	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Namibia	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Netherlands	Belgium, Luxembourg, and The Netherlands	Central Europe Genealogy Research Community	Dutch: Genealogie Nederland Genealogie/Stamboom onderzoek Genealogievrienden English: Dutch Genealogy
New Zealand		Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Niger	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Nigeria	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Northern Ireland and Ireland	See entry above- Ireland and Northern Ireland
Norway	Nordic Countries	Northern Europe Genealogy Research Community	Norwegian Genealogy Minnesota Norwegians - genealogy Official Sons of Norway North and South Dakota Norwegians - Genealogy Wisconsin Norwegians - Genealogy Valdres, Norway Genealogy NorwayList Norwegian Society of Texas Hovedstad Chapter Midnattsolen Chapter Snorre Chapter Viking Chapter
Panama	Investigación Genealógica	Panama Genealogy
Paraguay	Investigación Genealógica	Paraguay Genealogy
Perú	Investigación Genealógica	Perú Genealogy (Español)
Poland		Central Europe Genealogy Research Community
Portugal	Portugal
Puerto Rico	Investigación Genealógica	' Puerto Rico Genealogy
Republic of the Congo	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Romania	Austro-Hungarian Empire	Eastern Europe Genealogy Research Community
Rwanda	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Russia	Russian Empire	Eastern Europe Genealogy Research Community (English) Исследования русской генеалогии (Russian)
Samoa (American)		Asia, Africa & Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Samoa (Western)		Asia, Africa & Pacific Genealogy Research Community
San Marino		Southern Europe Genealogy Research Community
Sao Tome and Principe	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Scotland	British Isles	Northern Europe Genealogy Research Community
Senegal	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Serbia	Austro-Hungarian Empire
Seychelles	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Sierra Leone	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Slovakia and Czechia	Austro-Hungarian Empire	Central Europe Genealogy Research Community
Slovenia	Austro-Hungarian Empire	Central Europe Genealogy Research Community
Somalia	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
South Africa	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa & Pacific Genealogy Research Community
South Sudan	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Spain		Southern Europe Genealogy Research Community
Sudan	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Sweden	Nordic Countries	Northern Europe Genealogy Research Community (English)	Släktforskning om Sverige(Swedish/Svenska)
Swaziland (see eSwatini listed above)
Switzerland	Switzerland	Central Europe Genealogy Research Community
Taiwan	Chinese Genealogy Research, Asia Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa & Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Tanzania	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Thailand	Asia Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa & Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Togo	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Tonga		Asia, Africa & Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Tunisia	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Uganda	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Ukraine	Russian Empire	Eastern Europe Genealogy Research Community	Ukrainian genealogy
United Kingdom	(See also individual entries for England, Scotland, and Wales)	British Isles Genealogy Research Community	UK Genealogy
Venezuela	Investigación Genealógica	Investigación Genealógica en Venezuela(Español)	Venezuela Genealogía en Facebook(Español)
Wales	British Isles, Welsh Family History	British Isles Genealogy Research Community	Monmouthshire Family Tree
Zambia	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community
Zimbabwe	Africa Genealogy Research	Asia, Africa, Pacific Genealogy Research Community

North America Research Pages and Groups

Topic	FamilySearch Community	FamilySearch Facebook Groups	Misc Groups
African American Research	Africa Genealogy Research, U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research		African American African American Genealogy Friends
Alabama	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. South Genealogy Research Community	Alabama Genealogy Network
Alaska	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. West Genealogy Research Community
American Indian	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research		American Indian
Arizona	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. West Genealogy Research Community	Arizona Genealogy Network
Arkansas	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. South Genealogy Research Community	Arkansas Genealogy Network
California	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. West Genealogy Research Community	California Genealogy Network
Canada	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	Canada Genealogy Research Community	Genealogy Network & Look Ups - Atlantic Canada French Canadian Genealogy
Canada First Nations	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research		Canada First Nations
Colorado	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. West Genealogy Research Community	Colorado Genealogy Network
Connecticut	New England, U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. Northeast Genealogy Research Community	Connecticut Genealogy Network
Delaware	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. South Genealogy Research Community	Delaware Genealogy Network
Florida	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. South Genealogy Research Community
Georgia	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. South Genealogy Research Community	Georgia Genealogy Network
Hawaii	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. West Genealogy Research Community
Hispanic	Investigación Genealógica, U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	Hispanic Genealogy Research	Hispanic (Americas)
Idaho	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. West Genealogy Research Community	Idaho Genealogy Network
Illinois	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. Midwest Genealogy Research Community	Illinois Genealogy Network
Indiana	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. Midwest Genealogy Research Community	Indiana Indiana Genealogy Network
Iowa	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. Midwest Genealogy Research Community	Iowa Genealogy Network
Kansas	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. Midwest Genealogy Research Community	Kansas Genealogy Network
Kentucky	Kentucky Genealogy, U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. South Genealogy Research Community	Kentucky Genealogy Research, The Original KY History and Genealogy (Network of Interest Groups) Kentucky Genealogy Network
Louisiana	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. South Genealogy Research Community	Louisiana Genealogy Network
Maine	New England, U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. Northeast Genealogy Research Community
Maryland	Maryland Genealogy, U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. Northeast Genealogy Research Community	FamilyHart's Maryland Genealogy Maryland Genealogy Network
Massachusetts	New England, U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. Northeast Genealogy Research Community	Massachusetts Massachusetts Genealogy Network
Michigan	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. Midwest Genealogy Research Community	Michigan Genealogy Network Michigan Genealogical Council
Minnesota	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. Midwest Genealogy Research Community	Minnesota Genealogy Network Minnesota Norwegians - genealogy
Mississippi	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. South Genealogy Research Community	Mississippi Genealogy "Family Tree" and history Magnolia Roots: a Mississippi genealogy network Mississippi Genealogy Network
Missouri	Missouri, U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. South Genealogy Research Community	Missouri Genealogy Network
Montana	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. West Genealogy Research Community	Montana Genealogy Network
Nebraska	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. Midwest Genealogy Research Community	Nebraska Genealogy Network
Nevada	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. West Genealogy Research Community	Nevada Genealogy Network
New Hampshire	New England, U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. Northeast Genealogy Research Community	New Hampshire Genealogy Network
New Jersey	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. Northeast Genealogy Research Community	FamilyHart's New Jersey Genealogy New Jersey Genealogy Network
New Mexico	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. West Genealogy Research Community
New York	New York, U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. Northeast Genealogy Research Community	New York New York Genealogy Network Colonial Families of Tryon and Montgomery Counties Get Help With New York Family History
North Carolina	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. South Genealogy Research Community	North Carolina Genealogy Network McDowell County Family Genealogy Haywood County Family Genealogy
North Dakota	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. Midwest Genealogy Research Community	North Dakota Genealogy Network North and South Dakota Norwegians - Genealogy
Ohio	Ohio Ancestors, U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. Midwest Genealogy Research Community	Ohio Medina County Ohio History and Genealogy Southeast Ohio Coal Mining - Family History SE Ohio Coal Mining -Family History Ohio Genealogy Network
Oklahoma	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. South Genealogy Research Community	Oklahoma Genealogy Network
Oregon	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. West Genealogy Research Community	Oregon Genealogy Network
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania, U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. Northeast Genealogy Research Community	Pennsylvania FamilyHart's Pennsylvania Genealogy FamilyHart's Pennsylvania Dutch Genealogy Pennsylvania Genealogy Network
Rhode Island	New England, U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. Northeast Genealogy Research Community	Rhode Island Genealogy Network
South Carolina	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. South Genealogy Research Community	South Carolina Genealogy Network South Carolina Genealogy Families
South Dakota	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. Midwest Genealogy Research Community	South Dakota Genealogy Network North and South Dakota Norwegians - Genealogy
Tennessee	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. South Genealogy Research Community	Tennessee Genealogy Network Overton County Tennessee Genealogy Network Madison/Gibson/ Carroll and Henderson County Genealogy Pickett County Family History Page
Texas	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. South Genealogy Research Community	Texas Texas Genealogy Network
Utah	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. West Genealogy Research Community	Utah Genealogy Network Cache Valley History Society
Vermont	New England, U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. Northeast Genealogy Research Community	Vermont Genealogy Network
Virginia	Virginia Genealogy, U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. South Genealogy Research Community	Virginia Genealogy Network
Washington	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. West Genealogy Research Community	Washington State Genealogy Network
District of Columbia	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. Northeast Genealogy Research Community	Washington, District of Columbia Washington DC Genealogy
West Virginia	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. South Genealogy Research Community	West Virginia Genealogy Network
Wisconsin	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. Midwest Genealogy Research Community	Wisconsin Genealogy Network Wisconsin Norwegians - Genealogy
Wyoming	U.S. and Canada Genealogy Research	U.S. West Genealogy Research Community	Wyoming Genealogy Network

Specialty Pages and Groups Related to Genealogy

Page or Group Name	Description
23andMe Newbies	This is a closed group for those who are beginning genetic testing with 23andMe and discussing genealogy and health.
Ancestry Paths	Site statement: "AncestryPaths is a free service designed to get you started on the road to discovering your ancestral roots."
Autosomal DNA	This group talks about geographical and historical origins of your genetic markers.
The Brickwall Club group	The group works together with the page by the same name.
The Brickwall Club page	Based in the UK, this Brickwall Club works to help each other in solving their brick walls in research. Also see their website The Brickwall Club
FamilySearch Webinar Followers	Unofficial group for Familysearch webinars. Follow it to get the latest news and schedule for webinar events hosted by Familysearch
Genealogists.com	Professional genealogists and research group who also provide a forum for help, tips, and free links
Genealogy 101	New Open Facebook Group for MyGenTools- instruction and tools for genealogy research. Come watch us grow as we add new content every week.
Genealogy and Newspapers	A group for anyone who uses newspapers in their family history work.
Genealogy Research	Members of this group help each other with their research.
Genealogy webinar followers	Follow this group for the latest news and schedule for webinars happening around the web
Hispanic Genealogy Research	This FamilySearch page is dedicated to Hispanic Genealogy Research Support
International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG)	The mission for this group is to be an "advocate for and educate about the use of genetics as a tool for genealogical research, and promote a supportive network for genetic genealogists."
Jewish Genealogy Portal	Get help and collaborate with others on Jewish genealogy.
The NextGen Genealogy Network	This group fosters the next generations' interest in genealogy.
Scandinavian Genealogical Research Center Professional Research	From the group page "Purpose of this group is to provide a forum for links, tips and tricks that can be helpful or of interest for anyone interested in Scandinavian genealogy and research." Not for individual inquires.

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