FamilySearch Genealogy Research Groups

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What are FamilySearch Genealogy Research Groups?

FamilySearch Genealogy Research Groups are resources where individuals can post specific genealogical questions or translation requests regarding a country or region in the world. The community consists of individuals who wish to collaborate and help one another find answers.

To find a research group, you can go to one of two places:
1. FamilySearch Community: found on the FamilySearch website. You must log in using your FamilySearch account to view and post questions. Click here to read about how to use this tool.
2. FamilySearch Facebook Groups: found on Facebook and maintained by FamilySearch. You must have a Facebook account to view questions and "join" the group to post questions.

Quick Links

International Research Pages and Groups

Click on a letter to be directed to countries in that section of the alphabet:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z




A

Topic FamilySearch Community Misc Groups/Pages*
Afghanistan Asia Research
Albania
Albanian Genealogy
France and Mediterranean Genealogy
Algeria
Africa Research France aantiguand Mediterranean Genealogy
Our African Genealogy
Anguilla
Latin American Research St. Kitts-Nevis and Anguilla Genealogy Group
Caribbean Genealogy
Angola
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Antigua and Barbuda
Latin American Research Antigua Genealogy
Caribbean Genealogy
Argentina
Latin American Research Genealogia Argentina
Genealogía en Argentina
Genealogia Familiar
Armenia
Russian Empire, Asia Research Armenian Genealogy Հայկական Ծագումնաբանութիւն Haygagan Dzakumnapanutyun
Aruba
Latin American Research Caribbean Genealogy
Australia
Pacific Islands Research
Austria
Austro-Hungarian Empire Genealogy Austria
Austrian Genealogy Group
Our German and European Genealogy
Azerbaijan
Russian Empire, Asia Research Azerbaijan Journal of Genetic Genealogy



B

Topic FamilySearch Community Misc Groups/Pages*
Bahamas
Latin American Research Bahamas Genealogy
Caribbean Genealogy
Bahrain
Asia Research
Bangladesh
Asia Research
Barbados
Latin American Research Barbados Genealogy
The Barbados-Cuba Genealogy Connection
Caribbean Genealogy
Belarus
Russian Empire Belarus Genealogy
Belarus Jewish Genealogy and Ancestral Travel
Genealogy of Jews from Belarus
Belgium
Belgium, Luxembourg, and The Netherlands Dutch Genealogy
CBG Centrum voor familiegenschiedenis
Belize
Latin American Research Belizean Families (Genealogy & Family History)
Benin
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Bhutan
Asia Research
Bolivia
Latin American Research Genealogia en Bolivia
Bonaire
Latin American Research Caribbean Genealogy
CBG Centrum voor familiegenschiedenis
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austro-Hungarian Empire France and Mediterranean Genealogy
Botswana
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Brazil
Latin American Research Portuguese, Spanish and English.

Only in Portuguese.

British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
Latin American Research Caribbean Genealogy
Brunei
Asia Research
Burkina Faso
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Bulgaria
Genetic Genealogy Bulgarians
Българска генеалогична федерация / Bulgarian Genealogical Federation
Българска генеалогия/Bulgarian genealogy
Burundi
Africa Research Our African Genealogy



C

Topic FamilySearch Community Misc Groups/Pages
Cabo Verde
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Cape Verde Genealogical Society
Cambodia
Asia Research
Cameroon
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Canada
Canada Research Quebec Family History Society
Canada First Nations Genealogy
Cape Verde
Africa Research
Caribbean Islands
Latin American Research
Caroline Islands
Pacific Islands Research
Cayman Islands
Latin American Research Caribbean Genealogy
Central African Republic (CAR)
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Chad
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Chile
Latin American Research Genealogia Chile 1 (in Spanish)
China
Chinese Genealogy Research, Asia Genealogy Research
Christmas Island
Cocos Islands
Colombia
Latin American Research Amigos de la Academia Colombiana de Genealogia,
Comoros
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Congo
(see either Democratic Republic of the Congo OR
Republic of the Congo listed below)

Cook Islands
Pacific Islands Research
Costa Rica
Latin American Research
Cote d'Ivoire
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Croatia
Austro-Hungarian Empire France and Mediterranean Genealogy
Croatian Heritage and Genealogy
Cuba
Latin American Research Caribbean Genealogy
Curacao
Latin American Research Caribbean Genealogy
Cyprus
Asia Research France and Mediterranean Genealogy
Czechia (Czech Republic)
Czechia (Czech Republic) Austro-Hungarian Empire Czech Genealogy



D

Topic FamilySearch Community Misc Groups/Pages*
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Denmark
Nordic Countries Denmark Genealogy - Sorø, Sjælland
Danmark Slægtsforskning
Djibouti
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Dominica
Latin American Research Caribbean Genealogy
Dominican Republic
Latin American Research Caribbean Genealogy



E

Topic FamilySearch Community Misc Groups/Pages*
East Timor
Easter Island
Ecuador
Latin American Research
Egypt
Africa Research France and Mediterranean Genealogy
El Salvador
Latin American Research Genealogía Salvadoreña
England
England Research Great Harwood Family and Local History Group

Halifax & District Genealogy

Lancashire Genealogy
Yorkshire Genealogy

Equatorial Guinea
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Eritrea
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Estonia
Russian Empire
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Ethiopia
Africa Research Our African Genealogy



F

Topic FamilySearch Community Misc Groups/Pages*
Falkland Islands
Latin American Research
Fiji
Finland
Nordic Countries Finnish Genealogy
France
France Research France and Mediterranean Genealogy
French Guiana
Latin American Research
French Polynesia
Pacific Islands Research



G

Topic FamilySearch Community Misc Groups/Pages*
Gabon
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Gambia
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Georgia (country)
Russian Empire
Germany/Prussia
Germany Research
Ghana
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Greece
Greece Hellenic Genealogy Resources
France and Mediterranean Genealogy
Grenada
Latin American Research Caribbean Genealogy
Guadeloupe
Latin American Research Caribbean Genealogy
Guam
Pacific Islands Research
Guatemala
Latin American Research
Guinea
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Guinea-Bissau
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Guyana
Latin American Research



H

Topic FamilySearch Community Misc Groups/Pages*
Haiti
Latin American Research Caribbean Genealogy
Honduras
Latin American Research
Hong Kong
Chinese Genealogy Research, Asia Genealogy Research
Hungary
Austro-Hungarian Empire Hungary Exchange - Hungarian Genealogy
Hungarian Genealogy Group



I

Topic FamilySearch Community Misc Groups/Pages*
Iceland
Nordic Countries
India
Asia Research Family History India
Indian Diaspora Genealogy Grp /Grpe De Généalogie De La Diaspora Indienne
Indonesia
Asia Research
Iran
Asia Research
Iraq
Asia Research
Ireland & Northern Ireland
British Isles, Ireland
Israel
Asia Research France and Mediterranean Genealogy
Italy
Italy, Austro-Hungarian Empire (for parts of Italy) Southern Italian Genealogy Network,

Sicilian Genealogy, Genealogy in Acerra, France and Mediterranean Genealogy

Côte d'Ivoire
Africa Research



J

Topic FamilySearch Community Misc Groups/Pages*
Jamaica
Latin American Research Jamaican Genealogy Resources
Jamaican Genealogy & Diaspora
African Jamaica Genealogy
Caribbean Genealogy
Japan
Japanese, Asia Genealogy Research
Jordan
Asia Research



K

Topic FamilySearch Community Misc Groups/Pages*
Kazakhstan
Asia Research
Kenya
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Kiribati
Pacific Islands Research
Kosovo
Russian Empire
Kuwait
Asia Research
Kyrgyzstan
Asia Research



L

Topic FamilySearch Community Misc Groups/Pages*
Laos
Asia Research
Latvia
Russian Empire
Lebanon
Asia Research France and Mediterranean Genealogy
Lesotho
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Liberia
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Libya
Africa Research France and Mediterranean Genealogy
Our African Genealogy
Liechtenstein
Switzerland Swiss/Schweiz Genealogy + Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Russian Empire
Luxembourg
Belgium, Luxembourg, and The Netherlands Dutch Genealogy
CBG Centrum voor familiegenschiedenis



M

Topic FamilySearch Community Misc Groups/Pages*
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Malawi
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Malaysia
Asia Research
Maldives
Asia Research
Mali
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Malta
France and Mediterranean Genelaogy
MALTA DNA & Genealogy
Marshall Islands
Pacific Islands Research
Martinique
Latin American Research Caribbean Genealogy
Mauritania
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Mauritius
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Mayotte
Mexico
Latin American Research Guadalajara Dispensas

Genealogía Del Valle de México

Micronesia
Pacific Islands Research
Moldova
Russian Empire
Monaco
France and Mediterranean Genealogy
Mongolia
Asia Research
Montenegro
Austro-Hungarian Empire France and Mediterranean Genealogy
Montserrat
Latin American Research
Morocco
Africa Research France and Mediterranean Genealogy
Our African Genealogy
Mozambique
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Myanmar
Asia Research



N

Topic FamilySearch Community Misc Groups/Pages*
Namibia
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Nauru
Pacific Islands Research
Nepal
Asia Research
Netherlands
Belgium, Luxembourg, and The Netherlands Dutch:
Genealogie Nederland
Genealogie/Stamboom onderzoek

Genealogievrienden

English:

Dutch Genealogy

New Caldonia
New Zealand
Pacific Islands Research
Nicaragua
Latin American Research
Niger
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Nigeria
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Nigeria: The Genealogy of Africa
Niue
Pacific Islands Research
Norfolk Island
Northern Ireland and Ireland
Ireland

Northern Mariana Islands
North Korea
Asia Research
Norway Northern Europe Genealogy Research Community

Norwegian Society of Texas
Hovedstad Chapter
Midnattsolen Chapter
Snorre Chapter
Viking Chapter

Oman
Asia Research



P

Topic FamilySearch Community Misc Groups/Pages*
Pakistan
Asia Research
Palau
Pacific Islands Research
Palestine
Asia Genealogy Research France and Mediterranean Genealogy
Panama
Latin American Research
Papua New Guinea
Pacific Islands Research
Paraguay
Latin American Research
Perú
Latin American Research
Philippines
Asia Research
Pitcairn Islands
Pacific Islands Research
Poland
Poland Polish Genealogy Facebook Group
Portugal
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Latin American Research Caribbean Genealogy
Qatar
Asia Research



R

Topic FamilySearch Community Misc Groups/Pages*
Republic of the Congo
Africa Research
Réunion Island
Africa Research GENEALOGIE FAMILLES REUNIONNAISES
Romania
FamilySearch Romania
Rwanda
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Russia
Russian Empire



S

Topic FamilySearch Community Misc Groups/Pages*
Saba
Latin American Research Caribbean Genealogy
Saint Barthelemy
Latin American Research Caribbean Genealogy
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Investigación Genealógica, Latin America Genealogy Research St. Kitts-Nevis and Anguilla Genealogy Group
Caribbean Genealogy
Saint Lucia
Latin American Research Caribbean Genealogy
Saint Martin/Sint Maarten
Investigación Genealógica, Latin America Genealogy Research Caribbean Genealogy
Samoa (American)
Pacific Islands Research
Samoa (Western)
Pacific Islands Research
San Marino
Italy Genealogy Research
Sao Tome and Principe
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Saudi Arabia
Asia Research
Scotland
Scotland
Senegal
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Serbia
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Seychelles
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Sierra Leone
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Singapore
Asia Research
Sint Eustatius
Investigación Genealógica, Latin America Genealogy Research Caribbean Genealogy
Slovakia and Czechita
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Slovenia
Austro-Hungarian Empire France and Mediterranean Genealogy
Solomon Islands
Pacific Islands Research
Somalia
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
South Africa
Africa Research German Genealogy in South Africa
Our African Genealogy
South African Genealogy
Genealogy in South Africa & Friends Search

FamilySearch South African Users Group

South Korea
Asia Research
South Sudan
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Spain
FamilySearch - España France and Mediterranean Genealogy
Sri Lanka
Asia Research Family History Sri Lanka
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Latin American Research Caribbean Genealogy
Sudan
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Suriname
Latin American Research
Sweden
Nordic Countries Släktforskning om Sverige(Swedish/Svenska)
Swaziland (see Eswatini listed above)
Africa Research
Switzerland
Switzerland Swiss/Schweiz Genealogy + Liechtenstein
Syria
Asia Research France and Mediterranean genealogy



T

Topic FamilySearch Community Misc Groups/Pages*
Taiwan
Chinese Genealogy Research, Asia Research
Tajikistan
Asia Research
Tanzania
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Thailand
Asia Research
Timor-Leste
Pacific Islands Research
Togo
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Tokelau
Tonga
Pacific Islands Research
Trinidad and Tobago
Latin American Research Caribbean Genealogy
Tunisia
Africa Research France and Mediterranean Genealogy
Our African Genealogy
Türkiye
Asia Research France and Mediterranean genealogy
Tuvalu
Pacific Islands Research
Trinidad and Tobago
Investigación Genealógica, Latin America Genealogy Research Caribbean Genealogy
Turkmenistan
Asia Research
Turks and Caicos Islands
Latin American Research Caribbean Genealogy



U

Topic FamilySearch Community Misc Groups/Pages*
Uganda
Africa Genealogy Research Our African Genealogy
Ukraine
Russian Empire Genealogy in Ukraine
Ukrainian Genealogy: Nashi Predky
United Arab Emirates
Asia Research
United Kingdom

(See individual entries for England, Scotland, and Wales)

UK Genealogy


Uruguay
Latin American Research
U.S. Virgin Islands
Latin American Research Caribbean Genealogy
Uzbekistan
Asia Research



V

Topic FamilySearch Community Misc Groups/Pages*
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Latin American Research Venezuela Genealogía en Facebook
Vietnam
Asia Research



W

Topic FamilySearch Community Misc Groups/Pages*
Wake Island
Wales
Wales Research Monmouthshire Family Tree
Wallis & Futuna
Pacific Islands Research
Western Sahara
Africa Research
Yeman
Asia Research



Z

Topic FamilySearch Community Misc Groups/Pages*
Zambia
Africa Research Our African Genealogy
Zimbabwe
Africa Research Our African Genealogy



North America Research Pages and Groups

Topic FamilySearch Community Misc Groups/Pages*
African American Research
African American Research African American

African American Genealogy Friends

Alabama
Southern States Research

Alabama Genealogy Network

Alaska
Western United States Research
American Indian
First Nations of North America American Indian
Arizona
Western United States Research

Arizona Genealogy Network

Arkansas
Southern States Research

Arkansas Genealogy Network

California
Western United States Research California Genealogy Network
Canada
Canada Research

Genealogy Network & Look Ups - Atlantic Canada

French Canadian Genealogy

Canada First Nations
First Nations of North America, Canada Research Canada First Nations
Colorado
Western United States Research

Colorado Genealogy Network

Connecticut
New England Research

Connecticut Genealogy Network

Delaware
Atlantic States Research

Delaware Genealogy Network

Florida
Southern States Research
Georgia
Southern States Research

Georgia Genealogy Network

Hawaii
Pacific Islands Research
Hispanic
Latin American Research Hispanic (Americas)
Idaho
Western United States Research Idaho Genealogy Network
Illinois
Mid-west Research

Illinois Genealogy Network

Indiana
Mid-west Research Indiana

Indiana Genealogy Network

Iowa
Mid-west Research

Iowa Genealogy Network

Kansas
Mid-west Research

Kansas Genealogy Network

Kentucky
Southern States Research Kentucky Genealogy Research, The Original

KY History and Genealogy (Network of Interest Groups)
Kentucky Genealogy Network

Louisiana
Southern States Research

Louisiana Genealogy Network

Maine
New England Research
Maryland
Atlantic States Research

FamilyHart's Maryland Genealogy
Maryland Genealogy Network

Massachusetts
New England Research Massachusetts

Massachusetts Genealogy Network

Michigan
Mid-west Research

Michigan Genealogy Network
Michigan Genealogical Council

Minnesota
Mid-west Research

Minnesota Genealogy Network
Minnesota Norwegians - genealogy

Mississippi
Southern States Research

Mississippi Genealogy "Family Tree" and history
Magnolia Roots: a Mississippi genealogy network
Mississippi Genealogy Network

Missouri
Mid-west Research

Missouri Genealogy Network

Montana
Western United States Research

Montana Genealogy Network

Nebraska
Mid-west Research

Nebraska Genealogy Network

Nevada
Western United States Research Nevada Genealogy Network
New Hampshire
New England Research

New Hampshire Genealogy Network

New Jersey
Atlantic States Research

FamilyHart's New Jersey Genealogy
New Jersey Genealogy Network

New Mexico
Western United States Research
New York
Atlantic States Research New York
New York Genealogy Network
Colonial Families of Tryon and Montgomery Counties
Get Help With New York Family History
North Carolina
Southern States Research

North Carolina Genealogy Network
McDowell County Family Genealogy
Haywood County Family Genealogy

North Dakota
Mid-west Research North Dakota Genealogy Network
North and South Dakota Norwegians - Genealogy
Ohio
Mid-west Research Ohio
Medina County Ohio History and Genealogy
Northwest, Ohio Genealogy Group
Southeast Ohio Coal Mining - Family History
SE Ohio Coal Mining -Family History
Ohio Genealogy Network
Oklahoma
Southern States Research Oklahoma Genealogy Network
Oregon
Western United States Research

Oregon Genealogy Network

Pennsylvania
Atlantic States Research Pennsylvania
FamilyHart's Pennsylvania Genealogy
FamilyHart's Pennsylvania Dutch Genealogy
Pennsylvania Genealogy Network
Quebec Canada Research
Rhode Island
New England Research Rhode Island Genealogy Network
South Carolina
Southern States Research

South Carolina Genealogy Network
South Carolina Genealogy Families

South Dakota
Mid-west Research

South Dakota Genealogy Network
North and South Dakota Norwegians - Genealogy

Tennessee
Southern States Research Tennessee Genealogy Network

Overton County Tennessee Genealogy Network
Madison/Gibson/ Carroll and
Henderson County Genealogy

Pickett County Family History Page

Texas
Southern States Research Texas
Texas Genealogy Network
Utah
Western United States Research  Utah Genealogy Network
Cache Valley History Society
Vermont
New England Research

Vermont Genealogy Network

Virginia
Southern States Research

Virginia Genealogy Network

Washington
Western United States Research

Washington State Genealogy Network

District of Columbia
Atlantic States Research Washington, District of Columbia
Washington DC Genealogy
West Virginia
Southern States Research

West Virginia Genealogy Network

Wisconsin
Mid-west Research

Wisconsin Genealogy Network
Wisconsin Norwegians - Genealogy

Wyoming
Western United States Research

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.
Adoption and Unknown Family Research Adoptees, birth parents, birth siblings, individuals with unknown or unexpected parents, and volunteers are welcome. Let's work together to exchange resources and search tips and reunite birth families and/or to learn health information.
Africana Genetic Genealogy Consortium This is a group for advanced-level exploration and discussion of African DNA research.
Ancestor Treasures Weekly prompts for collecting your ancestor's memories and treasures to share with your family. Let's set a goal to add one memory a week throughout the year, but if you miss a week, just try again next week.
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
Engaging Youth in Family History This group provides a place to share ways to engage children/youth in family history activities. Whether you need ideas for family reunions, church activities, or want your children/youth to reap the benefits of family history involvement, join us!
FamilySearch Webinar Followers Unofficial group for Familysearch webinars. Follow it to get the latest news and schedule for webinar events hosted by FamilySearch
Family Bibles Dedicated to locating, preserving, transcribing and sharing information about Family Bibles and the family records therein recorded
The Genealogy Tribe A closed group of those seeking help with family history. Also, daily threads with discussions ideas to help each other. Feel a part of a tribe and build relationships with other like-minded individuals.
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
Genetic Genealogy Research Research questions and sharing of best practices related to genetic genealogy.
Hispanic Genealogy Research This FamilySearch page is dedicated to Hispanic Genealogy Research Support
How Things Work A group to share and discuss emerging technologies or processes that do or can relate to genealogy and family history
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.
Military Records Collaborate with others in searching military records in the United States and elsewhere.
The NextGen Genealogy Network This group fosters the next generations' interest in genealogy.
Turning Hearts Page A page dedicated to bringing you tips and ideas for furthering your family history research.

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.


See the Family Associations page for a listing of family organizations, societies, and associations that have either a Facebook page, a website, or other contact information.

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