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<u>'''Ancestry.com or Hands-On Ancestry.com'''</u> - Come learn how to search the site, how to use the filters and wildcards. As well as information on how to sync with Family Search (for Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints accounts only.) A must for all researchers! Intermediate. A Hands-on option is also taught- this is a two hour class where participants work within their own trees searching, attaching sources, and syncing with FamilySearch. | <u>'''Ancestry.com or Hands-On Ancestry.com'''</u> - Come learn how to search the site, how to use the filters and wildcards. As well as information on how to sync with Family Search (for Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints accounts only.) A must for all researchers! Intermediate. A Hands-on option is also taught- this is a two hour class where participants work within their own trees searching, attaching sources, and syncing with FamilySearch. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/158jo-1nQKTekBvl9ERIMyDm-iEQ5ucR_WxBA3xEaD18/edit?usp=sharing Click here for handout]. | ||
<u>'''Ancestry DNA'''</u> - Two week class to work with analysis of your Ancestry DNA results and how to use those results in solving mysteries in your own trees. This is a hands on class so you must have already done your DNA through Ancestry in order to get the full benefit of the hands on portion. Taught by Tammy Stevenson | <u>'''Ancestry DNA'''</u> - Two week class to work with analysis of your Ancestry DNA results and how to use those results in solving mysteries in your own trees. This is a hands on class so you must have already done your DNA through Ancestry in order to get the full benefit of the hands on portion. Taught by Tammy Stevenson [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zLh7zobB0DQBfi1RszHfvZF_EdGwRVCyxvD_0O9qAtk/edit?usp=sharing Click here for handout] | ||
<u>'''Attaching Obituaries (and Other Challenging Sources)'''</u> - Learn the ins and outs of using source linker to attach all those people listed in an obituary. Change button and effective reason statements will also be covered. All levels. Taught by Sharon Bowers. | <u>'''Attaching Obituaries (and Other Challenging Sources)'''</u> - Learn the ins and outs of using source linker to attach all those people listed in an obituary. Change button and effective reason statements will also be covered. All levels. Taught by Sharon Bowers. | ||
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'''<u>Beginning Indexing-</u>''' Understanding the basics of online indexing. Beginning level. Taught by Rick Hall | '''<u>Beginning Indexing-</u>''' Understanding the basics of online indexing. Beginning level. Taught by Rick Hall | ||
<u>'''Brick Walls'''</u> - A powerpoint presentation giving lots of suggestions of how to work through those brick walls you might find in your research. Taught by Tammy Stevenson | <u>'''Brick Walls'''</u> - A powerpoint presentation giving lots of suggestions of how to work through those brick walls you might find in your research. Taught by Tammy Stevenson. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/14t3LdlcLGky-jYmzyKb2ZB0DPN2O0KXRtVAwnytNTBM/edit?usp=sharing Click here for handout] | ||
'''<u>Computer Tips, Tricks, and Shortcuts</u>''' - Work smarter, not harder! Come learn the computer tips, tricks, and shortcuts that can make using a computer so much easier. Taught by Sharon Bowers. Handouts can be found at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1l9Ar0dyJPUqM-_KATXj7ckDjxKu129qn?usp=sharing | '''<u>Computer Tips, Tricks, and Shortcuts</u>''' - Work smarter, not harder! Come learn the computer tips, tricks, and shortcuts that can make using a computer so much easier. Taught by Sharon Bowers. Handouts can be found at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1l9Ar0dyJPUqM-_KATXj7ckDjxKu129qn?usp=sharing | ||
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<u>'''Discover, Gather, Connect--A Youth Family History Day Camp'''</u> - A 5-day camp designed for youth ages, 11-18, to teach youth about creating family connections using familysearch.org. The workshop format allows participants lots of hands-on practice. Adding information, descendancy research, and photos and stories will be the focus of the class. | <u>'''Discover, Gather, Connect--A Youth Family History Day Camp'''</u> - A 5-day camp designed for youth ages, 11-18, to teach youth about creating family connections using familysearch.org. The workshop format allows participants lots of hands-on practice. Adding information, descendancy research, and photos and stories will be the focus of the class. | ||
<u>'''Death,Wills and Probates'''</u> - This is a powerpoint presentation showing what information can be found in various death records and how to find some of them online. Taught by Tammy Stevenson | <u>'''Death,Wills and Probates'''</u> - This is a powerpoint presentation showing what information can be found in various death records and how to find some of them online. Taught by Tammy Stevenson [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KWma9_QSF51QeQAM_e8AYrQPoWFLC_avuUX9fDgaT2Q/edit?usp=sharing Click here for handout] | ||
<u>'''Descendancy Research'''</u> - Descendancy Research is choosing an ancestor a few generations back and researching them and all of their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc. Making sure to account for all of the children and their spouses. This is often where those missing cousins are found. | <u>'''Descendancy Research'''</u> - Descendancy Research is choosing an ancestor a few generations back and researching them and all of their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc. Making sure to account for all of the children and their spouses. This is often where those missing cousins are found. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mAlBVetL64pu8LSbwC0OAlrjRZwvfGgxJWre1y5jS-w/edit?usp=sharing Click here for handout.] | ||
<u>'''DNA: Finding Your Biological Family through DNA'''</u> - Taught by Susan Pelton | <u>'''DNA: Finding Your Biological Family through DNA'''</u> - Taught by Susan Pelton | ||
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<u>'''FamilySearch Fixing Issues'''</u> - In this class we will discuss how to fix some of the problems found in trees. If you have examples and need some help with them, please bring them to the class. Topics will include-editing and adding information, merging duplicates, restoring persons, fixing relationships, detaching sources which don't belong to your family, and creating cases for issues only FamilySearch can solve. | <u>'''FamilySearch Fixing Issues'''</u> - In this class we will discuss how to fix some of the problems found in trees. If you have examples and need some help with them, please bring them to the class. Topics will include-editing and adding information, merging duplicates, restoring persons, fixing relationships, detaching sources which don't belong to your family, and creating cases for issues only FamilySearch can solve. | ||
<u>'''Family Search Apps'''</u> - FamilySearch has two apps- FamilySearch Family Tree and FamilySearch Memories. Learn how to use these apps to explore the family tree, edit information, and add photos, documents, stories and audio. Please have the apps already downloaded onto your phone prior to class. | <u>'''Family Search Apps'''</u> - FamilySearch has two apps- FamilySearch Family Tree and FamilySearch Memories. Learn how to use these apps to explore the family tree, edit information, and add photos, documents, stories and audio. Please have the apps already downloaded onto your phone prior to class. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gtjtvO1FNO3dB727kMBeV_rEcWxbgW-GQA4EKxIAbow/edit?usp=sharing Click here for handout.] | ||
<u>'''FamilySearch Options'''</u> - Do you know about all of the options on Family Search? Books and Catalogs. Using Family Search search options and changing the parameters. Different uses for the Source Box. Getting your own free accounts to Ancestry, My Heritage and Find My Past, or how to link existing accounts to your Family Search account. How to create a case, when to create a case and where to find your cases. Using the Consultant Planner to help with finding a place to research, or as a place for keeping your research notes. Come see what you might be missing- there's a lot more to Family Search than meets the eye! | <u>'''FamilySearch Options'''</u> - Do you know about all of the options on Family Search? Books and Catalogs. Using Family Search search options and changing the parameters. Different uses for the Source Box. Getting your own free accounts to Ancestry, My Heritage and Find My Past, or how to link existing accounts to your Family Search account. How to create a case, when to create a case and where to find your cases. Using the Consultant Planner to help with finding a place to research, or as a place for keeping your research notes. Come see what you might be missing- there's a lot more to Family Search than meets the eye! | ||
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<u>'''How I Do Research'''</u> - This will be a hands on two hour class. As a class we will work through a family with Tammy, each person recording everything on forms as we go along for the first 45 minutes. For the remainder of the time, you will work on your own family lines using the same forms to make sure everyone is comfortable in continuing their own research on their own. Taught by Tammy Stevenson. | <u>'''How I Do Research'''</u> - This will be a hands on two hour class. As a class we will work through a family with Tammy, each person recording everything on forms as we go along for the first 45 minutes. For the remainder of the time, you will work on your own family lines using the same forms to make sure everyone is comfortable in continuing their own research on their own. Taught by Tammy Stevenson. | ||
'''<u>Jump Start</u>''' - This class is an introduction to FamilySearch and basic computer skills. It is taught in a workshop format where a skill is taught and then class members are given the opportunity to work on that skill using their own tree. Come learn how to use FamilySearch with us. Skills taught include | '''<u>Jump Start</u>''' - This class is an introduction to FamilySearch and basic computer skills. It is taught in a workshop format where a skill is taught and then class members are given the opportunity to work on that skill using their own tree. Come learn how to use FamilySearch with us. Skills taught include maneuvering in the FamilyTree, tree views, standardization, how to read a record, using source linker, merging duplicates, ordinances ready, partner sites, RecordSeek, etc. Beginners. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tN_J8LHi9SrjALhPuPWUwpoKfTvjJgDdv0HcvaDbIks/edit?usp=sharing Click here for handout] | ||
'''<u>Make your Photos Stand Out -</u>'''Learn how to edit your photos using ''Windows 10's powerful yet easy-to-use photo-editing tools. Everyone has access to the computers at the Burley Family History Center which are equipped with Windows 10 features. This class will teach you how to straighten and crop your pictures, as well as control color and exposure, and fix red eye. Bring some of your less than perfect images on a flash drive to work with. Taught by David Badger'' | '''<u>Make your Photos Stand Out -</u>'''Learn how to edit your photos using ''Windows 10's powerful yet easy-to-use photo-editing tools. Everyone has access to the computers at the Burley Family History Center which are equipped with Windows 10 features. This class will teach you how to straighten and crop your pictures, as well as control color and exposure, and fix red eye. Bring some of your less than perfect images on a flash drive to work with. Taught by David Badger'' | ||
<u>'''Military Records'''</u> - This is a power point presentation listing the major wars and what records were created by each of them. Also a 14 page handout with listings of where to find those records, a lot of online options available. Taught by Tammy Stevenson. | <u>'''Military Records'''</u> - This is a power point presentation listing the major wars and what records were created by each of them. Also a 14 page handout with listings of where to find those records, a lot of online options available. Taught by Tammy Stevenson. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jLplPV1eO9AoRud69E_TK8bG5-EtGcQrAYYl0jy9jss/edit?usp=sharing Click here for handout.] | ||
<u>'''Newspapers.com'''</u> - As a premium family history site, newspapers.com can be used at any family history center. This class will answer the following questions: How do I use newspapers.com? How do I know which newspapers are on-line? What is the best way to search newspapers.com? How do I clip the article I want? All levels. Taught by Sharon Bowers. | <u>'''Newspapers.com'''</u> - As a premium family history site, newspapers.com can be used at any family history center. This class will answer the following questions: How do I use newspapers.com? How do I know which newspapers are on-line? What is the best way to search newspapers.com? How do I clip the article I want? All levels. Taught by Sharon Bowers. | ||
'''<u>Ordinances Ready & ???</u>'''- Learn how to use Ordinances Ready for finding persons needing Temple work. As this only take a few minutes, various over topics will also be discussed as indicated on the calendar. This can be done on the computer or FamilySearch Family Tree app. Please have the Family Search Family Tree downloaded to your cell phone or mobile device before the class. All levels. Taught by Tammy Stevenson. | '''<u>Ordinances Ready & ???</u>'''- Learn how to use Ordinances Ready for finding persons needing Temple work. As this only take a few minutes, various over topics will also be discussed as indicated on the calendar. This can be done on the computer or FamilySearch Family Tree app. Please have the Family Search Family Tree downloaded to your cell phone or mobile device before the class. All levels. Taught by Tammy Stevenson. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/10U9nA8DP1boHyIGdeQN6WvVvyBig74T3JmTd3v9IevM/edit?usp=sharing Click here for handout.] | ||
<u>'''Personal History Workshop'''</u> - Want to get started on your personal history? This class will get you started and help keep you going. Meeting once a month, you will leave each workshop with 2-3 stories written. Learn different approaches to writing your history. This class can also help you write a history for one of your ancestors. All levels. Taught by Sharon Bowers. | <u>'''Personal History Workshop'''</u> - Want to get started on your personal history? This class will get you started and help keep you going. Meeting once a month, you will leave each workshop with 2-3 stories written. Learn different approaches to writing your history. This class can also help you write a history for one of your ancestors. All levels. Taught by Sharon Bowers. | ||
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<u>'''Youth Family History Day Camp'''</u> - see "Discover, Gather, Connect--A Youth Family History Day Camp" | <u>'''Youth Family History Day Camp'''</u> - see "Discover, Gather, Connect--A Youth Family History Day Camp" | ||
'''New Group Class Requests''' - We are not scheduling a lot of classes during the evenings. This will allow Young Men, Young Women, Relief Society, or families to arrange special classes for their groups. If you have a group that would like a special class, contact Tammy 431-4504 or Sharon 670-4400 or your ward temple and family history consultant. You may also | '''New Group Class Requests''' - We are not scheduling a lot of classes during the evenings. This will allow Young Men, Young Women, Relief Society, or families to arrange special classes for their groups. If you have a group that would like a special class, contact Tammy 208-431-4504 or Sharon 208-670-4400 or your ward temple and family history consultant. You may also contact the Burley Family History Center to reserve the basement classroom for your group to work together on your own projects. We have 20 computers in the basement with full access to the portal (all the free websites available only at Family History Centers). People may bring their own devices. It's more fun working together and sharing our discoveries! | ||