FamilySearch

American genealogical organization and website
Organization nonprofit_organization Q3066228
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FamilySearch

Summary

FamilySearch is a nonprofit organization[1]. FamilySearch ranks in the top 2% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (885 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • FamilySearch's field of work was genealogy[3].
  • FamilySearch was a member of International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions[4].
  • FamilySearch is located in Salt Lake City[5].
  • FamilySearch is in the country of United States[6].
  • FamilySearch's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[7].
  • FamilySearch's instance of is recorded as website[8].
  • FamilySearch's instance of is recorded as genealogy database[9].
  • FamilySearch is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[10].
  • FamilySearch followed Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Genealogical Department[11].
  • FamilySearch's Commons category is recorded as FamilySearch[12].
  • FamilySearch's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • FamilySearch comprises FamilySearch Indexing[14].
  • FamilySearch comprises FamilySearch Family Tree[15].
  • FamilySearch comprises FamilySearch Historical Records[16].
  • FamilySearch comprises FamilySearch Research Wiki[17].
  • May 1999 marks the founding of FamilySearch[18].
  • FamilySearch's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.771005349999996, 'lon': -111.88936592106755}[19].
  • FamilySearch's official website is recorded as https://familysearch.org/[20].
  • FamilySearch's main subject is genealogy[21].
  • FamilySearch's described by source is recorded as Digital Resources: FamilySearch[22].
  • FamilySearch's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(3) organization[23].
  • FamilySearch's official blog URL is recorded as https://www.familysearch.org/blog[24].
  • FamilySearch's Alexa rank is recorded as {'amount': '+4722'}[25].
  • FamilySearch's Alexa rank is recorded as {'amount': '+3540'}[26].
  • FamilySearch's main Wikidata property is recorded as P2889[27].

Body

Founding

May 1999 marks the founding of FamilySearch[18].

Identity

FamilySearch followed Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Genealogical Department[11].

Industry

FamilySearch's field of work was genealogy[3].

Ownership

FamilySearch is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[10].

Why It Matters

FamilySearch ranks in the top 2% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (885 views/month).[2] FamilySearch has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] FamilySearch is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . isni.ringgold.com. Retrieved . isni.ringgold.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . projects.propublica.org. Retrieved . projects.propublica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . familysearch.org. familysearch.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . isni.ringgold.com. Retrieved . isni.ringgold.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . familysearch.org. Retrieved . familysearch.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . familysearch.org. Retrieved . familysearch.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . n2t.net. Retrieved . n2t.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . GRID. Retrieved . isni.ringgold.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . irs.gov. Retrieved . irs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . familysearch.org. familysearch.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Alexa Internet. Retrieved . alexa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Alexa Internet. Retrieved . alexa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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