FamilySearch Library Classes and Webinars

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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.

For a list of other places that hold webinars click here.

All class times are scheduled in Mountain Time.

Class Schedules

October 2019

November - 2019

Upcoming Webinars

General Research Webinars

Coming Soon!

FamilySearch & FamilySearch Family Tree Webinars

FamilySearch Family Tree Classes
Date	Class Title	Handout Link	Recording Link
TBD	Overview of FamilySearch	Handout
TBD	Navigating, Adding and Editing, Standardization of Dates and Places on Family Tree	Handout	Recording
TBD	Tips and Tricks for Finding Elusive Records on FamilySearch	Handout	Recording
TBD	Research Help and Searching Records on Family Tree	Handout	Recording
TBD	Attaching Sources to Family Tree	Handout 1 Handout 2	Recording
TBD	Adding Memories to Family Tree	Handout
TBD	Merging & Correcting Relationships on Family Tree	Handout 1 Handout 2
TBD	Submitting Names for Temple Ordinances on Family Tree	Handout
TBD	Using the FamilySearch Catalog Effectively	Handout
Tue, 17 Sep, 10:00 AM MDT	Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki	Handout
Tue, 1 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT	Using the FamilySearch Mobile Apps	Handout	Recording
Tue, 8 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT	Discovering the FamilySearch Community	Handout	Recording
Tue, 15 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT	What's New at FamilySearch

United States Research Webinars

Access handouts, recordings, and more at United States Research Seminar at the Family History Library.

Time	Tuesday September 10, 2019	Wednesday September 11, 2019	Thursday September 12, 2019	Friday September 13, 2019
9:00 AM MDT	U.S. Research Process: Introduction	U.S. Research Process: Finding Records Online	U.S. Research Process: When the Records aren't Online	U.S. Research Process: Evaluating and Analyzing
10:30 AM MDT	U.S. Federal Census Records, 1850-1940	U.S. Probate Records: Where There's a Will, There's a Probate	U.S. Military Records	U.S. Federal Census Records, 1790-1840
1:00 PM MDT	U.S. Vital Records: The Bred, the Wed, and the Dead	U.S. Land Records	U.S. Immigration Records, 1820-1954	U.S. Church Records
2:30 PM MDT	U.S. City Directories	U.S. Federal Land Records: Home on the Range	U.S. Naturalization Records	DNA Basics: An Introduction to DNA and Genealogy

British Isles Research Webinars

2019 British Isles Research Seminar
IN-PERSON CLASSES WILL BE HELD IN THE MAIN FLOOR CLASSROOMS B & C. Some of the classes will also be broadcast live. Click on the hyperlinked title to join remotely.
TIME	Monday, 23 September: IRELAND	Tuesday, 24 September: SCOTLAND	Wednesday, 25 September: BRITISH ISLES	Thursday, 26 September: ENGLAND	Friday, 27 September: WALES
9:00-10:00 AM MDT	Irish Research on the Internet Dwight Radford	Scottish Clans and Naming Patterns Craig Foster	The Impact of British History on Family History Research Craig Foster	The Parish Chest: Beyond Christening, Marriage, and Burial Registers Dan Poffenberger	Given Names, Patronymics and Surnames in Wales Darris Williams
10:30-11:30 AM MDT	Griffith's Valuation and Other Valuation Office Records Dan Poffenberger	Using the Wiki and ScotlandsPeople for Scottish Research Kori Robbins	Research before 1837 in England & Wales Phil Dunn	Understanding Handwriting, Abbreviations, Dates and More Dan Poffenberger	Success Strategies for Tracing Welsh Families Darris Williams
1:00-2:00 PM MDT	Irish Estate Records Craig Foster	Scottish Nonconformists Phil Dunn	Five Strategies for Tracing Your British Immigrant Ancestors Dan Poffenberger	Jewish Research in England Todd Knowles	Church Records in Wales Elder Rawlins
2:30-3:30 PM MDT	TBA David Rencher	Tracing Ancestry in Scotland's Heritable Land Records Raymon Naisbitt	Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Britain Phil Dunn	"I Give and Bequeath"English Probate Records Kori Robbins	Welsh Language and Family History Research Elder Rawlins

European Research Webinars

2019 German-Slavic Research Seminar
Prior to the German Handwriting class please watch "Old German Script" videos found in the FamilySearch Learning Center. These are going to be taught online. They will be broadcast in the Main Floor Computer Lab.
TIME	MONDAY, 21 Oct	TUESDAY, 22 Oct	WEDNESDAY, 23 Oct	THURSDAY, 24 Oct	FRIDAY, 25 Oct	HANDOUT
8:45 AM MDT	Dutch Handwriting Session 1	Dutch Handwriting Session 2	Dutch Handwriting Session 3	Dutch Handwriting Session 4	Dutch Handwriting Session 5	Handout
10:00 AM MDT	German Handwriting Session 1	German Handwriting Session 2	German Handwriting Session 3	German Handwriting Session 4	German Handwriting Session 5	German resources
1:00 PM MDT	Latin Handwriting Session 1	Latin Handwriting Session 2	Latin Handwriting Session 3	Latin Handwriting Session 4	Latin Handwriting Session 5	Handout
2:15 PM MDT	Polish Handwriting Session 1	Polish Handwriting Session 2	Polish Handwriting Session 3	Polish Handwriting Session 4	Polish Handwriting Session 5	Handout
3:30 PM MDT	Russian Handwriting Session 1 Handout	Russian Handwriting Session 2	Russian Handwriting Session 3 Handout	Russian Handwriting Session 4 Handout	Russian Handwriting Session 5 Handout	Handouts for Russian listed under each day.

Nordic Countries Research Webinars

2019 Nordic Countries Research Seminar
IN-PERSON CLASSES WILL BE HELD IN THE MAIN FLOOR CLASSROOMS B & C. All of the classes will also be broadcast live. Click on the hyperlinked title to join remotely.
TIME	Monday, 11 November: Nordic	Tuesday, 12 November: Sweden	Wednesday, 13 November: Sweden / Norway	Thursday, 14 November: Norway / Denmark	Friday, 15 November: Denmark
9:30-10:30 AM MDT	Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 Fritz Juengling, Ph.D. Watch the presentation Scandinavian Handwriting https://www.familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/898 before the live webinar. The recorded presentation contains parts 1 and 2 in the series. - Handout	Swedish Mantals Tax Records Geoffrey Fröberg Morris - Handout	Introduction to the Swedish Estate Inventory Records Kathy Meade - Handout	Pre-1867 Emigration Records for Norway Liv H. Anderson - Handout	Danish Military Levying Rolls Geoffrey Fröberg Morris - Handout
10:45-11:45 AM MDT	Solving Nordic Problems Using FamilySearch Wiki Amber Larsen - Handout	How to Search by Name using Church Books and Population Registers on ArkivDigital Kathy Meade - Handout	Find the Unknown Father in Sweden Geoffrey Fröberg Morris - Handout	Barney wasn’t Barney and Thomas wasn’t Thomas: Finding Place of Origin in Norway Raeone Steuart	Vaccination Records of Denmark Tanner Blair Tolman- Handout
1:15-2:15 PM MDT	Sorting Identities in Nordic Countries Savannah W. Larson - Handout	To America and Back Again - Successfully Navigating Swedish Emigration Savannah W. Larson - Handout	Finnskog Research in Norway Elaine H. Hasleton	1891 Norway Census: Searching Indexes and Images Liv H. Anderson - Handout	Proving Identity Through Multiple Strategies in Denmark Jeff Svare
2:30-3:30 PM MDT	Time Saving Strategies for Nordic Research Savannah W. Larson - Handout	How to Use Swedish military & census records, passenger ship manifests and other Swedish collections in ArkivDigital Kathy Meade - Handout	Sjeleregister (index of literacy and religion) for Norway Liv H. Anderson - Handout	Tax Records of Denmark Tanner Blair Tolman - Handout	Probate Records of Denmark Tanner Blair Tolman - Handout

Latin America & Spanish Research Webinars

Martes 29 Oct	Miércoles 30 Oct	Jueves 31 Oct	Viernes 1 Nov		Sábado 2 Nov
9:30-10:30	9:30-10:30	9:30-10:30	9:30-10:30	10:00-11:00	9:30-10:30	10:00-11:00
La Comunidad FamilySearch Berta Bello	Genealogía de España Lynn Turner	Billion Graves - Del cementerio hasta el website Jose Enrique Sanchez Thompson	Cómo explicar los grados de relación familiar Gonzalo Alexis Luengo	Online Resources for Hispanic Research Ada Nelson	Buscando a los olvidados Debbie Gurtler	Uma introdução a registros históricos Todd Welker
11:00-12:00	11:00-12:00	11:00-12:00	11:00-12:00	11:30-12:30	11:00-12:00	11:30-12:30
Recursos en el País Vasco Iñaki Odriozola	Archivos militares en España ¿Qué buscar? Inaki Odriozola	Después de PAF, pruebe Ancestral Quest Analia Montalvo	Cementerios de Chile y lainformación a distancia Mercedes Olivares de Ardiles	Explaining Family Relationship Gonzalo Alexis Luengo	El sistema notarial Dr. George Ryskamp	Paleografia em Portugués Noriane Antunes
13:30-14:30	13:30-14:30	13:30-14:30	13:30-14:30	14:00-15:00	13:30-14:30	14:00-15:00
Jurisdicciones Arturo Cuellar	Ayudando a otros desde tu smartphone Jose Enrique Sanchez Thompson	Registros en Centroamérica Ada Nelson	El ADN y la historia familiar Edgar Gomez y Robert Kehrer	I Didn't Know You Could Search Like That! Lauren Wake	Registros eclesiásticos avanzados Dr. George Ryskamp	Teste genealógico de DNA Adriano Almeida
15:00-16:00	15:00-16:00	15:00-16:00	15:00-16:00	15:30-16:30	15:00-16:00
Encontremos a nuestros antepasados: Ayudas para indexar mejor Analia Montalvo	Ancestry como herramienta en la investigación Evan Christensen	Paleografía Leandro Soria	FamilySearch: Una ofrenda digital Devin Ashby	Portugal Parish Records Al Viera	¡Recúerdame! Karina Morales

• Sat, 3 August, 1:00 PM MDT, ¿Quién me ayuda? Episodio II
• Sat, 17 August, 1:00 PM MDT, ¿Qué hay de nuevo en FamilySearch?
• Research Seminar coming October 28-November 2, 2019.

Portuguese Research Webinars

• Sat, 10 August, 1:00 PM MDT, Encontra ajuda de pijama
• Research Seminar coming October 28-November 2, 2019.

Indexing Workshops

• Thu, 5 September, 10 AM MDT, Learn How to Save Your Ancestors by Indexing Records
• Thu, 19 September, 10:00 AM MDT, Web Indexing: The Review Process
• Tue, 8 October, 11:30 AM MDT, Indexing Spanish Birth Records

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Past Webinars & Handouts

Please search for the class title, a locality, subject, or the name of the instructor here or go to the wiki page Classes in the Learning Center.

General

General Research Webinars

• Finding Original Records: The Real Game of Hide and Seek - Handout
• Cousin Research - Handout
• Descendancy Research - Handout
• DNA: I've Tested, Now What? - Handout
• Genetic Genealogy: An Introduction to DNA - Handout
• Give Me An Estimate: When It's Okay to Guess in Genealogy - Handout
• Organizing Your Genealogy - Handout
• Research Logs: A Tool for Organizing Your Research - Handout
• Solving Tough Research Problems - Handout
• Using Social Media for Family History - Handout

FamilySearch Webinars

• Overview of FamilySearch - Handout
• Starting Family Tree: Attaching FamilySearch Sources in Family Tree - Handout
• Starting Family Tree: Attaching Non-FamilySearch Sources in Family Tree - Handout
• Starting Family Tree: Correcting Relationships - Handout
• Starting Family Tree: Navigating, Adding, Editing, and Standardization of Dates and Places] - Handout
• Starting Family Tree: Preserving Memories Using Photos and Documents - Handout
• Starting FamilyTree: Research Help and Searching the Records - Handout
• Starting Family Tree: Submitting Names for Temple Ordinances (LDS Church Members) - Handout
• FamilySearch Research Wiki - Handout
• Tips and Tricks for Using FamilySearch's Historical Records Collection – Handout
• Using the Family History Library Catalog Effectively - Handout

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Research Seminars & Conferences

2016

European Family History Conference

• Swiss Names and Places
• Introduction to Swiss Research
• German Research Strategies for Eastern Provinces
• Research in German Archives
• Old German Script, part 1
• Old German Script, part 2
• Extracting Information from German Church and Civil Records
• Kartenmeister.com Finding Places in the Former German Area of Poland
• German Census Records 1816-1916
• German Historical Maps and Territories
• Poland and Galicia Jewish Research: A Template for East European Research, part 1
• Poland and Galicia Jewish Research: A Template for East European Research, part 2
• Discovering Polish Websites
• Genteam.at - a necessity when researching in the Czech Republic and Austria
• Co Kraj, to Obyczaj: Records of the Polish Partitions
• Sources for Polish Research and Gazetteers
• Research in the Czech Republic
• Russian Alphabet, Language and Handwriting, part 1
• Russian Alphabet, Language and Handwriting, part 2
• On Eagle's Wings: Records of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Republics
• Introduction to Russian Research
• Bessarabia Then and Now: Researching our ancestors and locating helpful resources
• Russian Germans in North Caucasus
• The Volga German Settlements in Russia
• Latin for Genealogists

Nordic Family History Conference

• Best Practices for Nordic Ancestors in FamilySearch Family Tree
• Feast Dates and Calendars
• FamilySearch Wiki for Nordic Countries
• Scandinavian Handwriting
• Researching Your Swedish Heritage Using Arkiv Digital
• Figure Out Place Names for Swedish Genealogy
• Parish Record Substitution
• Introduction to Swedish Estate Inventories
• Migration, Travel Papers, and Government Inns in Sweden
• Jurisdictions for Swedish Genealogy
• Learn by Doing: Mistaken Identity of Johanna Andersdotter
• Finland: An Introduction to Finnish Church Record Online Resources
• Finland: A Case Study Using Hiski and Digitized Online Church Records
• Danish Military Research
• An Introduction to Danish Census Records
• Danish Church Record Research: A Case Study
• Using Witnesses to Find Your Danish Ancestors
• Danish Probate Records
• Research in Copenhagen
• Introduction to Danish Land Records
• Norwegian Military Records
• Finding Ancestors in Online Norwegian Farm Books

RootsTech en Español

• Búsquedas eficaces
• Censos sin secretos
• Familiares enmascarados en los índices de Ancestry.mx
• Investigación genealógica en Centro y Sudamérica
• Recursos en línea para España
• Recursos en línea para inmigrantes
• Recursos en línea para México

2017

British Isles Research Seminar

• Blessings and Curses of Tracing Welsh Ancestry
• Welsh Naming Patterns and Customs
• How to Trace England Ancestry Online
• Tracing Non-Church of England Ancestry
• Scotland’s ‘Lost’ Other Half: Tracing Difficult Ancestral Lines in Scotland’s Non-Parochial Register
• Using Church of Scotland Parochial Registers to trace Scots Ancestry
• How to Trace Ancestry in England/Wales’ Civil Registration Records Using Online BMD Indexes
• England Resources for Family History at Findmypast
• Tracing Irish Roman Catholic Ancestry
• Finding Ancestry in Ireland Civil Registration Records
• Ireland Census & Census Substitutes
• The Scots-Irish: Plantation and Settlement of Ulster in the 17th Century
• Key Websites for Tracing Ancestry in Ireland

European Family History Conference

• Finding German Places of Origin
• Spelling Variations in German Given and Place Names
• Meyer's Gazetteer Now Online, Indexed and Fully Searchable!
• German Church Records and Beyond: Deepen Your Research Using a Variety of Town Records
• [https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/874 Elusive Immigrant: Methods of Proving Identity
• Finding Your French Ancestors Online, part 1 (FamilySearch and Ancestry)
• Finding Your French Ancestors Online, part 2 (FranceGenWeb)
• Finding Your French Ancestors Online, part 3 (Geneanet)
• Out of the Ashes of Paris
• Calendar Changes in France, Germany, Switzerland, and the Low Countries
• Gazetteers and Maps for Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
• Beginning Research in Luxembourg
• Beginning Research in Belgium
• Names in Belgium and the Netherlands
• WieWasWie, Past the Index: What to do next
• Dutch Research Before 1911
• Finding Your Family in the Amsterdam City Archives
• Beginning Swiss Research
• Swiss Maps and Gazetteers
• Swiss Census Records
• Swiss Chorgericht Records

RootsTech en Español

• Buscar ancestros en Italia
• Búsquedas eficaces
• Construir e investigar la historia familiar en el País Vasco
• Dispensas e informaciones matrimoniales, ¿qué podemos encontrar?
• ¡Nuevo! Registros de México
• ¿Qué productos reemplazan a PAF 4?
• Recursos genealógicos de Hispano América en Internet
• Recursos genealógicos de Panamá

United States & Canada Research Seminar

• Canada Census Records
• Descendancy Research
• Freedman Bureau Records
• Great Internet Sites for United States Research
• Immigration and Canadian Border Crossings
• Over There!: World War I Records Over Here
• Quebec Research
• Tips and Tricks for Using FamilySearch's Historical Records Collection
• The Research Process
• United States Case Study
• United States Land Records
• United States Naturalization Records
• Using Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

2018

Conferencia hispana de historia familiar

• Corrientes migratorias hacia Chile
• El ADN y la genealogía
• Encontrando personas en Geneanet
• Establecimiento y jurisdicciones en la Nueva España
• Genealogía y las redes sociales
• Introducción a la genealogía genética
• Los archivos españoles, un viaje a través del tiempo
• ¡Mama Mía! Búsquedas básicas en Italia
• Mantenga su propio árbol en un programa como Ancestral Quest
• Metodología de la investigación genealógica
• Recuérdame
• Registros notariales

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Africa

South Africa Research Webinars

• South Africa: Beginning Research - Handout
• South Africa: National Archives - Handout
• South Africa: Online Family History Library Collections - Handout

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Europe

Austria Research Webinars & Handouts

• Genteam.at - A Necessity When Researching in the Czech Republic and Austria - Part of 2016 European Family History Conference

British Isles Research Webinars & Handouts

• Tracing Pre-1900 British Army Ancestry - Handout
• British Resources on Ancestry - Handout
• British Resources on FamilySearch - Handout
• British Resources on findmypast -
• England & Wales Census Records - Handout
• England & Wales Civil Registration - Handout

British Q&A Sessions

• 24 March 2016 - Handout
• 27 April 2016 - Handout
• 26 May 2016 - Handout
• 28 October 2016 - Handout
• 17 November 2016 - Handout

England Research Webinars & Handouts

• FamilySearch's Collections of British Merchant Maritime Records] - Handout
• Tracing Early LDS Church Convert Ancestry in England - Handout
• Using England Probate Records - Handout
• Criminals, Lunatics and Witches, Oh My! Finding the Less Than Pleasant in Family History - Handout
• A Royal Flush or Not? Understanding the Differences between Royalty, Nobility, and Gentry - Handout
• Church of England Church Records - Handout; List of Online England and Wales Church Records
• England Maps & Gazetteers - Handout
• England Non-conformist Church Records - Handout
• England Online Websites - Handout
• England Parish Chest Records - Handout
• England Poor Law Records - Handout
• England Probate Records Part 1 - Handout
  
• England Probate Records Part 2 - Handout
• England Records from the Grave - Handout
• England Research using FamilySearch.org - Handout
• Pitfalls in Tracing Ancestry in England's North Country - Handout
• Researching in Pre-1837 England - Handout
• Say What? Understanding Abbreviations, Dates and Other Things Found in English Records - Handout
• Understanding What England Church Records Are Online - Handout

Ireland Research Webinars & Handouts

• Church of Ireland Church Records - Handout
• Finding & Understanding Places in Ireland - Handout
• Ireland Catholic Church Records - Handout
• Ireland Census and Census Substitutes - Handout
• Ireland Civil Registration - Handout
• Ireland Emigration - Handout
• Ireland Jurisdictions - Handout
• Ireland Land Records Handout
• Ireland Presbyterian Church Records - Handout
• Ireland Protestant Church Records - Handout
• Ireland Websites - Handout
• Irish Roman Catholic Records - Irish_Roman_Catholic_Records_Better_Access_than_Ever_Before_Mar_2017.pdf|Handout
• More Irish than the Irish Themselves: The Hiberno-Norman Families - Handout
• Scotch-Irish Research Handout

Scotland Research Webinars & Handouts

• Scotland Census Records - Handout
• Scotland Church Records - Handout
• Scotland Civil Registration - Handout
• Scotland's Old Parish Registers: How to Access, Use, and Interpret
• www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

Wales Research Webinars & Handouts

• Wales Anglican and Non-Conformist Church Records - Handout
• Wales Online Websites - Handout
• Wales Place Names, Maps, and Gazetteers - Handout
• Wales Probate Records - Handout
• Welsh Naming Patterns - Handout

Czech Republic Research Webinars & Handouts

• Czech Archive Brno and Litomerice Word List - Handout
• Czech Online Records at the Brno and Litomerice Archives - Handout

France Research Webinars & Handouts

• French Websites - Handout

Germany Research Webinars & Handouts

• Finding German Address Books on Genealogy.net - Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3
• German Historical Geography
• German Church and Civil Records - Handout
• Hamburg Passenger Lists - Handout
• Hansen's Map Guides: Finding records with parish maps - Handout 1, Handout 2
• Online Ortsfamilienbücher at Genealogy.net - Handout 1,Handout 2, Handout 3
• Using Metasuche or Metasearch on Genealogy.net - Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3

Nordic Research Webinars & Handouts

Denmark Research Webinars & Handouts

• Danish Census Research: Extracting Genealogical Information - Handout 1, Handout 2
• Danish Census Research: Finding Censuses on Arkivalieronline - Handout 1, Handout 2
• Danish Census Research: Using the Danish Demographical Database - Handout 1, Handout 2
• Danish Church Records: Extracting Genealogical Information - Handout 1, Handout 2
• Danish Church Records: Feast Days - Handout 1, Handout 2
• Danish Church Records: Finding Ancestors Through Witnesses - Handout 1, Handout 2
• Danish Church Records: Key Words Practice - Handout
• Danish Church Records: Research Strategies - Handout 1, Handout 2
• Danish Emigration: Archive Database - Handout 1, Handout 2
• Danish Emigration: Syllabus - Handout
• Danish Family History Resources: Gazetteers and Jurisdictions - Handout 1, Handout 2
• Danish Probate Records: The Probate Process - Handout 1, Handout 2
• Danish Probate Records: Accessing the Probate Records - Handout 1, Handout 2
• Danish Probate Records: Extracting Genealogical Information - Handout 1, Handout 2
• Danish Research Strategies - Handout 1, Handout 2
• Danish Resources on FamilySearch.org - Handout 1, Handout 2
• FamilySearch.org or Slægtsforskning - Handout 1, Handout 2
• Gothic Handwriting Practice - Handout

Norway Research Webinars & Handouts

• Exploring Census Records in Norway - Handout
• Exploring "Church Records" in Norway - Handout
• Exploring "Death Notices" in Norway - Handout
• Finding Gyrid Aarsand's place of origin in Norway - Handout
• Norway: Migration and Immigration - Handout
• Norwegian Emigration: The Experience - Handout
• Norwegian Paleography - Handout
• Norwegian Printed Sources - Handout

Sweden Research Webinars & Handouts

• Figure Out Place Names for Swedish Genealogy - Handout
• Interpreting Money in Swedish Records - Handout
• Use the Full Scope of Arkiv Digital for Swedish Genealogy - Handout

Poland Research Webinars & Handouts

• Advancing Your Polish Genealogy: 300 Years of Records by Cecile Wendt Jensen - Handout
• Archives Vocabulary List - Handout
• Dziennik Polski - Handout
• Poland Historical Geography
• Polish Community Newspapers in North America and Poland
• Polish Records Sources - Part of 2016 European Family History Conference
• Research in Poland - Handout 1, Handout 2
• Research in Prussian Poland
• Stettin Archives Tutorial - Handout
• Using The Digitized Records of Various Polish State Archives - Handout 1, Handout 2

Russia Research Webinars & Handouts

• Russian Gazetteers and Maps - Handout
• Russian Primary Records - Handout
• Russian Script - Handout

Slovakia Research Webinars & Handouts

• Preserving Our Slovak Roots in the 21st Century - Handout

Switzerland Research Webinars & Handouts

• 1808 Census for Canton Ticino - Handout
• Appenzell Online Records - Handout
• Names and Places: The Register of Swiss Surnames - Handout
• Swiss Beginning Research Basics - Handout
• Swiss Genealogical Word List - Handout
• Switzerland Compiled Genealogies - Handout
• Switzerland Online Records - Handout
• Switzerland Research Strategies - Handout

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Latin America

Spanish Language Webinars

2013 Webinars

• Empezando su historia familiar
• La Investigación Genealógica en Guatemala: Elementos Básicos

2014 Webinars

• Capellanías, cofradías, dispensas y más - Handout
• Corrigiendo parentescos en el Árbol Familiar - Handout
• Cómo buscar a mis antepasados en FamilySearch - Handout
• Cómo buscar a mis antepasados en mi propio país - Handout
• ¿Cómo involucrar a los niños en la investigación familiar?
• Cómo organizar tu genealógia - Handout
• Encontrando a nuestros primos - Handout
• ¿Mis antepasados vinieron de …? - Handout
• ¿No hay otros registros? - Handout
• Obtenga el máximo de MyHeritage
• Recursos en línea además de FamilySearch - Handout
• Registros civiles y parroquiales - Handout

2015 Webinars

• ¿De dónde vinieron mis antepasados? - Handout
• Árbol Familiar: Fotos, Historias, y Audio - Handout
• ¿He buscado aquí? El uso de notas y listas de investigación - Handout
• Metas genealógicas para 2015 - Handout
• ¿Qué dice? Cómo leer la escritura antigua - Handout
• Registros civiles y censos - Handout

2016 Webinars

• Búsquedas eficaces - RootsTech
• Censos sin secretos - RootsTech
• Familiares enmascarados en los índices de Ancestry.mx - RootsTech
• Investigación genealógica en Centro y Sudamérica - RootsTech
• Los libros de la vida - Handout
• Los Beneficios de Utilizar el Registro Civil - Handout
• Más allá de los Registros Indexados - Handout
• Nuevas herramientas del Árbol Familiar - Handout
• Recursos en línea para España - RootsTech
• Recursos en línea para inmigrantes - RootsTech
• Recursos en línea para México - RootsTech

2017 Webinars

• Buscar ancestros en Italia - RootsTech
• Búsquedas eficaces - RootsTech
• Conquistar la mitología: Usando fuentes
• Construir e investigar la historia familiar en el País Vasco - RootsTech
• Dispensas e informaciones matrimoniales, ¿qué podemos encontrar? - RootsTech
• Diviértete con tus hijos creando una fiesta de Historia Familiar
• ¡Nuevo! Registros de México - RootsTech
• Poner tus asuntos en orden: Métodos de organización
  Formularios de extracción: Bautismo/Nacimiento, Matrimonio, Defunción
• ¿Qué harías tú?
• ¿Qué productos reemplazan a PAF 4? - RootsTech
• Recursos genealógicos de Chile
• Recursos genealógicos de Colombia
• Recursos genealógicos de Hispano América en Internet - RootsTech
• Recursos genealógicos de Panamá - RootsTech
• Recursos genealógicos de Venezuela

2018 Webinars

• Ayudando a los demás
• Búsquedas eficaces
• Conectando los árboles de Ancestry y FamilySearch
• Corrientes migratorias hacia Chile - Conferencia Hispana
• Creando tu propia ofrenda
• El ADN y la genealogía - Conferencia Hispana
• Encontrando personas en Geneanet - Conferencia Hispana
• Establecimiento y jurisdicciones en la Nueva España - Conferencia Hispana
• Descubre tu historia familiar con las tecnologías únicas de MyHeritage - Conferencia Hispana
• Introducción a la genealogía genética - Conferencia Hispana
• Los archivos españoles, un viaje a través del tiempo - Conferencia Hispana
• ¡Mama Mía! Búsquedas básicas en Italia - Conferencia Hispana
• Mantenga su propio árbol en un programa como Ancestral Quest - Conferencia Hispana
• Metodología de la investigación genealógica - Conferencia Hispana
• Mi árbol es verdadero. ¡Citando la prueba!
• Mi árbol es verdadero. ¡Tengo la prueba!
• Mi papá también es mi abuelo
• ¿Quién me ayuda?
• Recuérdame - Conferencia Hispana
• Recursos genealógicos de Costa Rica
• Recursos genealógicos del Ecuador
• Registros notariales - Conferencia Hispana
• Reservando nombres para el templo (Para miembros SUD)
• Secretos del Catálogo de FamilySearch

English Language Webinars

2015 Webinars

• U.S. Hispanic Immigration - Handout

2016 Webinars

• FamilySearch Records for South America
• I Found My Abuela in Mexico: Next Steps - Handout
• Improve Your Search Results in FamilySearch Hispanic Records - Handout
• Online Resources for Mexico - Handout
• Reading Spanish Handwriting - Handout
• Relatives Masked in the Indexes of Ancestry - Handout

2018 Webinars

• Finding Echeverria In Spain and France - Hispanic Conference
• Finding Your Hispanic Ancestors on FamilySearch - Hispanic Conference
• Mexico research with the Wiki
• Migration Patterns in New Spain - Hispanic Conference
• Online Resources for Northern Nueva España - Hispanic Conference
• Through the Eyes of the Parish Priest

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North America

Canada Research Webinars & Handouts

• Using Canadian Census Records - Handout

United States Research Webinars & Handouts

• 2016 United States Research Seminar - Handout
• African American Research Using Plantation Records - Handout
• African American Mini Series: Getting Started With African American Research, post-1865 (20 min)] - Handout
• Beginning African-American Research: Post 1865 - Handout
• Beginning LDS Research - Handout
• Beginning Research Techniques - Handout
• Blue and the Gray: Finding Civil War Records - Handout
• City Directories: More Than Names and Addresses - Handout
• Civil War Records - Handout
• Finding Your Ancestors in Vital Records - Handout
• Home on the Range: United States Federal Land Records - Handout
• Immigration into the United States - Handout
• Mid-Atlantic States Overview - Handout
• Migration Routes Across America - Handout
• Oklahoma Research Handout
• Online Pennsylvania State Archives - Handout
• Overview of American Indian Research - Handout
• Planning and Implementing a Research Trip - Handout
• Religious Migration History and Genealogy - Handout
• Some People Really Need to Get a Clue! Document Analyzation and Evaluation - Handout 1, Handout 2
• Understanding United States Land Records - Handout
• United States Cemetery Records - Handout
• United States Census Techniques and Strategies for Finding Elusive Ancestors - Handout
• United States Church Records - Handout
• United States Church and Cemetery Records - Handout
• United States Court Records - Handout
• United States Military Records on the FamilySearch Website - Handout
• United States Naturalization Records - Handout
• United States Newspaper Research: News You Can Use - Handout
• United States Probate Records - Handout
• United States Records before 1850 - Handout
• United States Research: Mid-South Region - Handout
• United States Research: Mountain West States - Handout
• Unites States Research: Pacific States Region - Handout
• United States Vital Records - Handout
• Why Didn't My Ancestor Naturalize? Navigating US Naturalization Records - Handout
• World War I and Later Military Records - Handout

United States Q&A

• July 2016 - Handout
• August 2016 - Handout
• September 2016 - Handout
• October 2016 - Handout
• November 2016 - Handout
• January 2017 - Handout
• February 2017 - Handout
• March 2017 - Handout
• April 2017 - Handout
• May 2017 - Handout
• June 2017 - Handout

United States Case Studies

• September 2016 - Handout

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