FamilySearch Change History





Change history information is available for persons, couples, and parent-child relationships.
to view the change history.

Augean.com split view displaying a person profile and their FamilySearch Change History log. Shows added photographic evidence with contributor and timestamp details, helping genealogists easily track collaborative updates and source additions to their family trees.


Search the change history using


If you need to back out a change
use  Show Restore Points  and to restore a change

Augean.com data recovery workflow showing the Change History panel with Show Restore Points enabled. Highlights the Restore button next to a death date record, demonstrating how genealogists can precisely revert incorrect FamilySearch data entries without altering other attributes.


Only the entry being restored is affected; other events are not changed, for example:
If birth is restored, only the birth is restored to the original value, and other attributes will not be changed.
If death is restored, only the death is restored to the original value, and other attributes will not be changed.

Viewing a person's change history is the easiest way to track changes.
 Always check the change history after updating a person.