Find past FamilySearch campaign messages or notifications

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April 01, 2025
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FamilySearch occasionally sends you an email to let you know about a particular discovery activity available to you on the website. Campaigns are posted to your account as “Notifications” so that you can refer to them later. 

If you want to find information regarding a past email, check your Notifications. 

Steps (website)

  1. While you are signed in to FamilySearch, click the notifications icon (looks like a bell).
  2. The notifications drop-down menu appears. You can see your recent notifications here. To see all your notifications, click Show All Notifications at the bottom of the menu.
  3. The notifications page appears. Notifications are divided into several categories. Most are about activities are available under Discoveries on the notifications page.
  4. Click Discoveries.   
  5. The column on the left shows the titles of recent discovery notifications. Click the notification that you want to read.
  6. The notification’s content or message appears on the right. 
  7. To read a different notification, click a different title from the column on the left. These include General and Tree. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can also see a Temple tab.

Steps (mobile app)

  1. Open the Family Tree mobile app.
  2. Open the menu screen.
    • Apple: Tap More in the bottom, right-corner of the screen. 
    • Android: Tap the three bars in the top, left-corner of the screen. 
  3. Tap Notifications.  
  4. Tap Discoveries.
  5. Scroll to find the message that interests you, and tap it. You can also see General and Tree notifications. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can also see a Temple tab.

Steps (Family Tree Lite)

Unfortunately, Family Tree Lite is not equipped with FamilySearch Messaging. Please use the website or the Family Tree app instead. 

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