FamilySearch Library Classes and Webinars: Difference between revisions

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Welcome to the Family History Library Classes and Webinars page. On this page you will find a list of all the class schedules as well as webinars that will be taught. A webinar is a class that is broadcasted over the internet, anyone interested can attend. In order to attend a webinar find the class from the below list. The classes are organized according to geographical region. Once you find the class you are interested in, click on the title to enter the online webinar room. Please make sure your headphones or speakers are connected BEFORE you enter the webinar room. We recommend that you enter the webinar about 15-20 minutes before the start time. This will help ensure that your sound is working before the webinar begins. If you would like to download the Handout click on the word “Click Here” next to the title of the class.

In order to view past webinars, you can scroll down to the Past Webinars section or click here.

All class times are scheduled in Mountain Time.

Class Schedules[edit | edit source]

January 2017

February 2017

March 2017

British Isles Research Seminar
In order to attend these classes you must register. To attend in person click here. If you are going to attend online click here. When registering please check ALL of the days that you wish to attend. We will use Eventbrite to process your registration. Your information will be processed in accordance with their privacy policy located at Eventbrite's Privacy Policy. Click here to view Class Descriptions.
TIME	Monday, 13 March	Tuesday, 14 March	Wednesday, 15 March	Thursday, 16 March	Friday, 17 March
9:00-9:50 AM MDT	NO CLASSES THIS HOUR				Tracing Irish Roman Catholic Ancestry
10:00-10:50 AM MDT	NO CLASSES THIS HOUR				Finding Ancestry in Ireland Civil Registration Records
11:00 - 11:50 AM MDT	NO CLASSES THIS HOUR				Ireland Census & Census Substitutes
1:00-1:50 PM MDT	Blessings and Curses of Tracing Welsh Ancestry	How to Trace England Ancestry Online	Scotland's 'Lost' Other Half: Tracing Difficult Ancestral Lines in Scotland's Non-Parochial (Church) Registers	Turning the Tables on Tracing Elusive Ancestry in England/Wales Civil Registration Records: How to Trace Ancestry Using Online BMD Indexes	The Scots-Irish: Plantation and Settlement of Ulster in the 17th Century
2:00-2:50 PM MDT	Welsh Naming Patterns and Customs	Tracing Non-Church of England Ancestry	Using Church of Scotland Parochial Registers to Trace Scots Ancestry	England Resources for Family History at findmypast	Key Websites for Tracing Ancestry in Ireland

Upcoming Webinars[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch & FamilySearch Family Tree Webinars

General Research Webinars

United States Research Webinars

British Isles Research Webinars

Scandinavian Research Webinars

European Research Webinars

Latin America & Spanish Research Webinars

Indexing Workshops

Past Webinars & Handouts[edit | edit source]

All of the past webinars are organized by region of the world. In order to view a past webinar, click on the word show next to the country of interest. You will then need to locate the desired title and click on it. Some areas, such as England, Wales, etc., are subheadings under a larger heading (i.e. British Isles). If you would like to download the handout click on the word “Handout” next to the title of the class. In some cases only the handout will be available for the class.

General[edit | edit source]

General Research Webinars

FamilySearch Webinars

Africa[edit | edit source]

South Africa Research Webinars

Europe[edit | edit source]

Austria Research Webinars & Handouts

British Isles Research Webinars & Handouts

Czech Republic Research Webinars & Handouts

Denmark Research Webinars & Handouts

France Research Webinars & Handouts

Germany Research Webinars & Handouts

Norway Research Webinars & Handouts

Poland Research Webinars & Handouts

Russia Research Webinars & Handouts

Slovakia Research Webinars & Handouts

Sweden Research Webinars & Handouts

Switzerland Research Webinars & Handouts

Latin America[edit | edit source]

Spanish Language Webinars

English Language Webinars

North America[edit | edit source]

Canada Research Webinars & Handouts

United States Research Webinars & Handouts

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-*Tue, 10 Jan, 11:00 AM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fsclasses Starting Family Tree: Research Help and Searching Records] - [[Media: Starting_Family_Tree_-_Research_Help_and_Searching_Records.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
-*Tue, 17 Jan, 11:00 AM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fsclasses Overview of FamilySearch.org] - [[Media:Overview_of_FamilySearch.org.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
 *Tue, 24 Jan, 1:00 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fsclasses Tips and Tricks for Using FamilySearch's Historical Records] [[Media: FamilySearch_Tips_and_Tricks_Using_Historical_Records.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
 *Tue, 7 Feb, 1:00 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fsclasses Starting Family Tree: Attaching FamilySearch Sources to Your Tree] [[Media:Starting_Family_Tree_-_Attaching_FamilySearch_Sources.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
 *Tue, 14 Feb, 1:00 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fsclasses Starting Family Tree: Submitting Names for Temple Work (LDS Account Required)] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
-*Tue, 21 Feb, 11:00 AM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fsclasses FamilySearch Wiki] [[Media:FamilySearch_Wiki_Class_Handout.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
+*Tue, 21 Feb, 11:00 AM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fsclasses FamilySearch Wiki] - [[Media:FamilySearch_Wiki_Class_Handout.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
 *Tue, 28 Feb, 1:00 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fsclasses Tips and Tricks for Using FamilySearch's Historical Records][[Media: FamilySearch_Tips_and_Tricks_Using_Historical_Records.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
+*Mon, 6 Mar, 10:00 AM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fsclasses Using the FamilySearch Catalog Effectively] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
+*Thu, 9 Mar, 1:00 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fsclasses Starting Family Tree: Photos and Documents] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
+*Mon, 20 Mar, 10:00 MDT, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fsclasses Using the FamilySearch Catalog Effectively] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
+*Thu, 23 Mar, 1:00 PM MDT, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fsclasses Starting Family Tree: Open Questions and Answers] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
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+<div class="NavHead"><font size="3">'''General Research Webinars'''</font></div>
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+*Thu, 9 Mar, 11:00 AM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-uscanada Research Logs] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
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-*Wed, 4 Jan, 11:00 AM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-uscanada/ Ask Your United States Research Question] - [[Media:Ask_Your_United_States_Research_Question_Jan_2017.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
-*Thu, 12 Jan, 11:00 AM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-uscanada/ Oklahoma Research] - [[Media:Oklahoma_Research_class_handout.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
 *Tue, 31 Jan, 1:00 AM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-uscanada/ United States: Mountain States Research] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
 *Wed, 1 Feb, 11:00 AM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-uscanada/ Ask Your United States Research Question] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
 *Thu, 23 Feb, 11:00 AM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-uscanada/ Religious Migration History and Genealogy] [[Media:Religious Migration History and Genealogy 2016.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
+*Wed, 1 Mar, 1:00 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-uscanada Ask Your United States Research Question] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
+*Thu, 23 Mar, 11:00 AM MDT, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-uscanada Revolutionary War Records] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
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-*Fri, 6 Jan, 1:00 PM MST, [http;//ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/british British Case Study] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
-*Tue, 10 Jan, 1:00 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/british Turning the Tables on Tracing Elusive Ancestry in England/Wales Civil Registration Records: How to Trace Ancestry Using Online BMD Indexes] - [https://office365lds-my.sharepoint.com/personal/gardnerme_ldschurch_org/_layouts/15/guestaccess.aspx?docid=0925471f61f1f4bd3b93f94376f875da4&authkey=AU-sKvR9_HZVyY4ykeVcshI Handout] [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
-*Wed, 11 Jan, 1:00 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/british The New Virtual Historical Record: Introducing England's Extensive Online Church Register Databases] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
-*Thu, 12 Jan, 1:00 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/british Tracing Non-Church of England Ancestry] -[[Media:England_Nonconformists_Church_Records_M_Gardner_2016-2774121-I_Jan_2017_JMR.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
-*Fri, 13 Jan, 1:00 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/british Ask Your Own British Research Question] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
 *Thu, 2 Feb, 1:00 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/british Royal Flush or Not? Royalty, Nobility, and Gentry Differences] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
 *Fri, 3 Feb, 1:00 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/british British Case Study] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
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 *Wed, 15 Feb, 1:00 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/british Will-Power! Tracing EnglandAncestry in its Rich Probate Records] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
 *Thu, 23 Feb, 1:00 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/british Ask Your British Research Question] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
+*Wed, 8 Mar, 11:00 AM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/british British Case Study] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
+*Tue, 28 Mar, 1:00 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/british Q & A: Ask Your Own British Research Questions!] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
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-*Wed, 11 Jan, 10:00 AM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-intl From America to Norway] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
-*Thu, 17 Jan, 2:00 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-intl Exploring the "Probate Records" in Norway] - [[Media:Exploring “Probate Records” in Norway L Anderson 2016-2611948-I Feb 2016 JMR.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
 *Tue, 14 Feb, 11:00 AM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-intl Figure Out Place Names for Swedish Genealogy] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
 *Thu, 16 Feb, 2:00 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-intl Exploring Norwegian Parish Registers] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
 *Tue, 21 Feb, 2:00 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-intl Finding Ancestors in the Norwegian Farm Books] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
+*Wed, 8 Mar, 1:00 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-intl The Value of Danish Military Levying Rolls] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
+*Wed, 8 Mar, 3:00 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-intl Swedish Jurisdictions and the Records They Kept] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
+*Tue, 14 Mar, 3:00 PM MDT, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/international Danish Census Records Online - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
+*Wed, 22 Mar, 2:00 PM MDT, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-intl Exploring Danish Parish Registers] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
+*Thu, 30 Mar, 1:00 PM MDS, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-intl Scandinavian Feast Days and Calendars] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
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-*Wed, 18 Jan, 1:00 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-intl German Historical Geography] - [[Media:German_Historical_Geography-Handout.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
 *Tue, 31 Jan, 1:00 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-intl Marriage Laws and Customs in Germany] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
 *Wed, 15 Feb, 11:00 AM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-intl Kartenmeister] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
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-*Sat, 7 Jan, 1:00 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-esp Poner tus asuntos en orden: Métodos de organización] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
+*Sat, 4 Mar, 1:00 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-esp Recibiendo respuestas del Árbol Familiar (General)] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
-*Sat, 21 Jan, 1:'00 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-esp Por qué los mexicanos deben usar Ancestry.mx] - [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ps-services-us-east-1-914248642252/s3/research-wiki-elasticsearch-prod-s3bucket/images/c/c8/ Por_qu%C3%A9_los_Mexicanos_deben_usar_Ancestry.mx.pdf Handout]
+*Sat, 4 Mar, 2:00 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-esp Recibiendo respuestas del Árbol Familiar (para miembros SUD)] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
+*Sat, 18 Mar, 1:00 PM MDT, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-esp ¿Qué harías tú?] - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
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-*Wed, 11 Jan, 10:00 AM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-indexing Portuguese Language Indexing]
-*Wed, 18 Jan, 10:00 AM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-indexing Spanish Language Indexing]
 *Wed, 25 Jan, 10:00 AM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-indexing Italian Language Indexing]
 *Wed, 1 Feb, 10:00 AM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-indexing French Language Indexing]
 *Wed, 15 Feb, 10:00 AM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-indexing Portuguese Language Indexing]
 *Wed, 22 Feb, 10:00 AM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-indexing Spanish Language Indexing]
+*Wed, 1 Mar, 10:00 AM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-indexing Dutch Language Records Indexing]
+*Wed, 8 Mar, 10:00 AM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-indexing Indexing Leadership Training]
+*Wed, 8 Mar, 6:30 PM MST, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-indexing Indexing Leadership Training]
+*Wed, 15 Mar, 10:00 AM MDT, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-indexing Portuguese Language Records Indexing]
+*Wed, 22 Mar, 10:00 AM MDT, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-indexing Spanish Language Records Indexing]
+*Wed, 29 Mar, 10:00 AM MDT, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-indexing Italian Language Records Indexing]
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