FamilySearch Compatible Solution

Create family stories faster with FamilySearch.

Start with someone already in your FamilySearch tree—choose from your relatives, or enter their . Generations Spoken can use available names, relationships, dates, places, and memories to help create an Audio Story or video story—without requiring you to upload documents first.

See examples

Free to use. Supported by optional tips. FamilySearch linking is optional until you choose to connect.

How it works

Three simple steps

A calm, straightforward path from someone in your FamilySearch tree to a story your family can experience—choose from your relatives or enter their ID.

  1. 1

    Sign in or connect FamilySearch

    Use your FamilySearch account or sign in to Generations Spoken and connect FamilySearch from your profile.

  2. 2

    Choose who the story is about

    After you connect, Generations Spoken can show relatives from your Family Tree to pick from. Prefer someone else? Enter their instead.

    The is the short code shown on a person’s profile (format XXXX-XXX).

  3. 3

    Create an Audio Story or video story

    Generations Spoken uses available family history details to help shape a story your family can listen to, watch, and share.

Examples of how FamilySearch helps

FamilySearch can make story creation faster when you already have names, relationships, and memories in your tree—choose someone from the list or enter their ID.

Start from someone in your FamilySearch tree

Instead of uploading documents first, choose someone from your relatives in the tree—or enter a —and begin from information already available there.

Use family details already available

Names, dates, places, relationships, and memories can help shape the story.

Create something easier to share

Turn family history information into an Audio Story or video experience relatives can actually hear and remember.

Sample FamilySearch story flow

You stay in control at each step—nothing is published unless you choose to.

  1. Choose someone in your tree

    Pick from your relatives in Family Tree, or enter a .

  2. Generations Spoken uses available family context
  3. Choose Audio Story or video
  4. Review and share your story

Your choices

You stay in control.

Connecting FamilySearch does not publish anything for you. Finished stories stay in your Generations Spoken library unless you choose to share them. Uploading a finished Audio Story back to FamilySearch Memories is optional.

Generations Spoken is a FamilySearch Compatible Solution and is not owned or operated by FamilySearch.

Video tutorial

See how it works

Watch how to connect FamilySearch, choose someone from your tree, or enter a person’s .

Tutorial video coming soon

We are preparing a step-by-step walkthrough. You can get started now while the video is on the way.

Questions?

Use Help on this page or email us—we are happy to help you get started.

Help chat

Click Help at the bottom-right—the same support chat as inside the app.

Ready to turn someone in FamilySearch into a story?

Connect your account, choose someone from your tree or enter their , and create a spoken story your family can listen to, watch, and remember.

Free to use. Supported by optional tips. FamilySearch linking is optional until you choose to connect.