Ancestry and LDS Account

Two questions.... Do you use your LDS Account to access Ancestory? And if so, if you change the password for your LDS Account, do you also have to change it in Ancestory, or will it automatically change to the new password?

No, you can't use your LDS Account to log into Ancestry. However, you can sign up for an "LDS Member" Ancestry account by following the link from this page:
http://familysearch.org/partneraccess

The Church has an agreement with Ancestry allowing members to set up a free Ancestry account, using the link above, but your LDS Account and your Ancestry account are two separate accounts. They don't have a shared sign-in.

You can make the sign-in credentials the same in both systems (subject to their specific requirements), but as sbradshaw noted they are not linked. If you change one, it does not automatically change the other.

It seems that I have less access to much of the information available on ancestry than previously. In order to get ALL of the access on ancestry do I need to subscribe for a Premium account?

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How can I log into my LDS free account? I have an account and have been using it, but for some reason I cannot remember how to get in get signed into the free account.

tannerla wrote:How can I log into my LDS free account? I have an account and have been using it, but for some reason I cannot remember how to get in get signed into the free account.

When you go to familysearch.org and click the Sign-in link at the top right, you will be taken to the sign in page.
Below the blue Sign In button, there are links to recover your username or password.

davesudweeks wrote:

tannerla wrote:How can I log into my LDS free account? I have an account and have been using it, but for some reason I cannot remember how to get in get signed into the free account.

When you go to familysearch.org and click the Sign-in link at the top right, you will be taken to the sign in page.
Below the blue Sign In button, there are links to recover your username or password.

These instructions are how to log into FamilySearch. Are you looking for how to log into FamilySearch, or Ancestry?

To log into Ancestry, go to Ancestry.com, then type in the username and password for your free LDS Ancestry account. After the LDS Ancestry account is set up the first time through FamilySearch, it's the same as any other Ancestry account – you don't need to go through FamilySearch to access it.

Logged into my lds.org account, logged into FamilySearch account, logged into Ancestry account, I just can't figure out how to get the free access. When I follow the links on the partner access page, it says access denied and I receive the following error: Thank you for your interest, but at this time you do not qualify for this offer. Anyone know why this might be?

jbrandenburg wrote:I just can't figure out how to get the free access.

Does your LDS Account have your membership record number attached to it?

it says I don't qualify for the free account, but I am a church of jesus Christ of latter day saints

Linknut11 wrote:it says I don't qualify for the free account, but I am a church of jesus Christ of latter day saints

Most likely your Membership Record Number isn't associated with your account. Without that, the system doesn't know that you're a member.

Linknut11 wrote:it says I don't qualify for the free account, but I am a church of jesus Christ of latter day saints

You might have to register for the free account from within FamilySearch (this is what I did a couple of years ago and have not had any problems with the free account). More info here: https://partners.familysearch.org/solut ... jEAA/00082

To get there from FamilySearch:
Click on "Solutions Gallery" at the very bottom of the page
Scroll down until you see the topic "Latter-day Saints Access"
Click on the tile "Ancestry for Latter-day Saints" (note: the cursor doesn't change when hovering over the tile)
Click on the Blue "Get Started" button

Note: there are some other cool tools in the Solutions Gallery if you have time to explore...

I had to re create my lds account. When I tried to link it to ancestry... it says I cant... because we're i linked it before. Is there anyway to fix this??

Macholley wrote:I had to re create my lds account. When I tried to link it to ancestry... it says I cant... because we're i linked it before. Is there anyway to fix this??

How did you re-create your account? Because that's not something you can do on your own. You'd have to get support to help you move your MRN. Without the MRN, I highly doubt the Ancestry link will work.

I am so frustrated with this free Ancestry through LDS account. What is considered "free account"? Because anyone can sign up for a "free" account with Ancestry. You don't have to be LDS. So what is included in the "free account" with LDS?

When I login to Ancestry, and click my name, then Your Account, I see:

Your Membership
Church of Jesus Christ-Ancestry Membership ACTIVE

When I searched the online help, I found:

Free memberships to Ancestry are available to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Over 99% of the 33,000 collections on Ancestry are available with the Church of Jesus Christ-Ancestry Membership.

https://support.ancestry.com/s/article/ ... Membership

So, I have an issue with registering with my ancestry account. I have an ancetry.com account that has none of the membership benefits. I have my MRN linked with FamilySearch, I'm connected with all the other partner websites. When I went to register with Ancetry.com a page comes up that says:

"We’re sorry, your FamilySearch account has already been linked to an account on Ancestry." My guess is for some youth activity years ago I was forced to do that with an email I don't use anymore. I want to link my current ancetry.com account to my FamilySearch account and all the benefits that come from it. Does anyone know how to fix this issue.

My daughter has the same difficulty. No answer yet.

xethington wrote:So, I have an issue with registering with my ancestry account. I have an ancetry.com account that has none of the membership benefits. I have my MRN linked with FamilySearch, I'm connected with all the other partner websites. When I went to register with Ancetry.com a page comes up that says:

"We’re sorry, your FamilySearch account has already been linked to an account on Ancestry." My guess is for some youth activity years ago I was forced to do that with an email I don't use anymore. I want to link my current ancetry.com account to my FamilySearch account and all the benefits that come from it. Does anyone know how to fix this issue.

You will probably have to reach out to Ancestry support. It appears the issue is with the Ancestry account, not the church account.

My daughter has a familysearch.org account. I am trying to set her up with her free Ancestry account through the Partner Access. When I follow the steps, I reach this page - https://www.familysearch.org/partner/access-denied and the message says "Thank you for your interest, but at this time you do not qualify for this offer." Is it because she is 11 she is not allowed to have an Ancestry.com account?

From How do I set up my Ancestry account?

Youth younger than 13 cannot create a free account.

I have linked ancestry.com to my FamilySearch account - works beautifully.

When within ancestry.com i am trying to view an obit in newspapers.com and newspapers.com states I need a Premium Ancestry account to access their records.

Is the LDS ancestry.com account just bare bones basic or is there a premium option for us members to where we can view ancestry.com's partner websites as well?

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themom wrote: Sun Aug 20, 2017 8:13 am It seems that I have less access to much of the information available on ancestry than previously. In order to get ALL of the access on ancestry do I need to subscribe for a Premium account?

Access to the Premium sites is only accessible in a Church Family History Centre.

What is the difference in a regular Ancestry account and a Premium account?

zaneclark wrote: Sun Mar 27, 2022 1:23 pm What is the difference in a regular Ancestry account and a Premium account?

Information about the regular Ancestry accounts can be found here:
https://www.ancestry.com/cs/offers/subscribe
Newspapers.com requires the "All Access" account.

Information about the Church of Jesus Christ Ancestry accounts can be found here:
https://support.ancestry.com/s/article/Church-of-Jesus-Christ-Ancestry-Membership?language=en_US
(It's not clear if the Church of Jesus Christ Ancestry account is equivalent to one of the standard Ancestry accounts, but it's not equivalent to the "All Access" account.)

From a negotiation standpoint, when the church is making a deal with Ancestry, adding in a third party like Newspapers.com would complicate things and drive up the expense.