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Course Description[edit | edit source]
The Three-Day Intensive course is offered at the Los Angeles Family History Library. It provides both the training to use the resources and the instructions to do Family History/Genealogy Research. It is complemented with a follow-up of an advanced training course.
This course is useful for new Family History Consultants, volunteers who work at family history centers, members of the church and the general public who wish to improve their family history/genealogical research skills. A Certificate of Completion is awarded upon completion of the Course.
Participants should have basic computer skills. A free Preliminary Computer Classes given Monday the day before each course may be of help. See "Course Prerequisites" further below. These Monday classes are open to all patrons.
Enrollment limited to the first 24 to register.[edit | edit source]
Course Schedule[edit | edit source]
The classes will be from 8 AM to 5 PM each of the three days. Each class will usually last two hours: A classroom instruction followed by an assignment to be completed on the computers. Help is provided with assignments.
The order the classes are taught is subject to change.
| April 12 | Time | Title |
| 8 am | Beginning Research/Organizing Family History | |
| 10 am |
Surname Survey - What is already known? | |
| 1 pm | Introduction to FamilySearch.org | |
| 3 pm | Introduction to Family Tree | |
| April 13 | Time | |
| 8 am | US Census Records - Computer Searches | |
| 10 am | Finding Birth, Death and Marriage Records | |
| 1 pm | Overview of Ancestry.com | |
| 3 pm | Partner relationship between Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org | |
| April 14 | Time | |
| 8 am | Church Records | |
| 10 am | Death Records: Cemetery, Obituary, Death Cert, etc | |
| 1 pm | Partners: findmypast.com and MyHeritage.com | |
| 3 pm | Introduction to Indexing and Arbitration |
2016 Course Dates[edit | edit source]
- March 15, 16 & 17
- April 12 - 14
- May 17 - 19
- July 12 - 14
Course Prerequisites[edit | edit source]
None
However, the free Preliminary Computer Classes given Monday the day before each Intensive course may be of help. These particular classes are open to all patrons:
| 1 PM | Introduction to Computers and File Management | |
| 2 PM | USB/flash drives and Windows operations | |
| 3 PM | Introduction to the Internet |
If you have any questions about the prerequisites, please contact Richard D. McBride, Director, LAFHL, 310-474-9990.
Course Registration[edit | edit source]
You must register for this course, since we only have space for 24 students. To register, please call us at 310-474-9990. You will be required to give your name, an email address and telephone number.
Fees[edit | edit source]
Your registration will be finalized by paying a $20 fee. This fee is used to cover class materials. If a person cannot afford the $20 registration fee, it will be waived. The class order is subject to change. Make your check out to LAFHL with the subject "Three-Day Intensive Course" and send it to:
LAFHL
10741 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Los Angeles, CA 90025