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 === August 2, 2018 ===
-'''Class topic:''' "Source Citations: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"
+'''Class topic:''' "You’ve Taken a DNA Test, Now What?"
-'''Description:''' How do you document the death certificate you found in your grandmothers stash of papers? How about the tidbit of information you discovered on a website or in a book? Use a source citation to help others trace your research steps and to give your genealogy findings credibility.You might need to create a source citation when creating a new source on FamilySearch Family Tree, uploading a source to your Ancestry tree, entering a source into your personal database, or when writing a family history book. Designed for the beginning genealogist, this session will focus on defining source citations and and the need to use them. Many genealogists wish they could go back to their beginner days and cite all of their sources, so why not start off right! Learn the who, what, where, and when method of creating your source citations and give your research some credibility.
+'''Description:''' Autosomal DNA testing has changed the face of genealogical research. Long-standing brick-walls are tumbling down as a result of this powerful new technology, but knowing how to use the evidence provided by DNA tests can seem a bit overwhelming. Learn how to review genetic information and how it goes hand-in-hand with traditional research to answer questions of kinship and identity.
-'''Presenter:''' Diana Elder. '''Class level:''' Beginner
+'''Presenter:''' Angie Bush.   '''Class level:''' Intermediate
+=== <u>August 16, 2018</u> ===
+'''Class topic:''' "RootsTech Keynote: Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr."
+'''Description:''' Dr. Gates has a BA in history from Yale and PHD in English Language and Literature from Cambridge. He now teaches African American Studies at Yale for the past 26 years. You may be wondering "With those credentials, how in the world did he come to be doing a TV show about genealogy and genetics and what miracles did he just have at the Salt Lake Family History Library.
+'''Presenter:''' Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.   '''Class level:''' All
+=== <u>September 6, 2018</u> ===
+'''Class topic:''' "Reconstruct Your Ancestor's World with Google"
+'''Description:''' In this class, Google Guru Lisa Louise Cooke for a unique hour of focused Googling in the premiere of this new class. A wide variety of rich resources are available for free through Google. But it’s not just Google search that can lead you to genealogy gems. Google’s empire includes a great collection of free online tools that are all powered by the same Google search engine, and many are brimming with historical information. In this session, we will build the story of individuals from the past using Google tools like Google Books, Google Scholar, Google Patents, YouTube, the Google News Archive, Google Earth Pro, and Google Alerts. You’ll walk away with a game plan for using Google to reconstruct your ancestor's world.
+'''Presenter:'''r.  '''Class level:''' Beginner
+=== <u>September 20, 2018</u> ===
+'''Class topic:''' "Unlocking Roman Catholic records"
+'''Description:''' The Catholic church is the largest and oldest denomination in America, but its records are notoriously difficult to access. They are also essential for uncovering the lives of millions of immigrants, Irish, Italian, Polish, German, and many other nationalities. Now Findmyast, in partnership with the Catholic church, is working on a landmark project to make these records easily accessible.
+'''Presenter:''' Brian Donovan  '''Class level:''' Beginner
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