Layton Utah FamilySearch Center/Handouts and Guides

Layton FamilySearch Center Menu LOCATION 915 Gordon Avenue Layton, Utah 84041 (801) 784-2100 Map Email: ut_layton@familyhistorymail.org The Center is now open! For up-to-date hours of operations, click on the link below: Click here to go to the new Layton FamilySearch Center website LINKS Home About Us Online & In person Classes Guides & Class Handouts Staff Training

How to Register for an Online Class and Basic Navigation Skills in Zoom

Center Class Handouts

Activities: Family History Activities to Do in Your Home

Basic Skills: Basic Computer Skills for Family History - Edited by: Pearson

Basic Skills: Family Search in the Palm of My Hand - Edited by Degener

Basic Skills: Getting Started: Me and My Tree - Edited by: Pearson

Basic Skills: Getting Started with Help and Search - Edited by: Pearson

Basic Skills: Getting to Know Your Ancestors with The Person Page - Edited by: Pearson

Consultant Resources: Adult Temple and Family History Consultant - Edited by Staral

Consultant Resources: “Organization Presidencies and Leader Training- Edited by Rash

Consultant Resources: Using Helper Resources to Discover Family History Experiences - Edited by: Pearson

Indexing: Web Indexing - Edited by: Maughan, Pearson

Indexing: Web Indexing - "Reviewer" Training - Edited by: Maughan, Pearson

Memories: Photos, Documents, Stories, Audio - Edited by: Pearson

Memories: Preserving Family Memories through Stories - Edited by: Pearson, Cragun

Partner Sites: Discover Your Ancestors Using Partner Sites - Edited by: Treasure

Partner Sites: Using Ancestry.com with FamilySearch - Edited by: Pearson

Research: Making Connections Using Descendancy (Beginning) - Edited by: Pearson

Research: Record Hints and Sourcing in FamilySearch (Beginning)- Edited by: Pearson

Research: Merging Activity With Steps and Pictures - Edited by: Cragun

Research: Merging Exercise SOURCES - Edited by: Cragun

Research: Merging Exercise Using Beta.FamilySearch - Edited by: Cragun

Research: Naturalization Records - Edited by Starkey

Research: How to Edit and Fix Relationships in FamilySearch Activity SOURCES - Edited by: Cragun

Research: How to Edit and Fix Relationships in FamilySearch Activity With Data Base - Edited by: Cragun

Research: How to Edit and Fix Relationships in FamilySearch - Steps with Pictures - Edited by: Cragun

Research: Keys for Searching Online Historical Records - Edited by: Pearson

Research: Research Strategies - The Next Steps - Edited by: Pearson

Research: Using Census Research to Identify Family Members - Edited by: Pearson

Research: Using DNA to Expand Your Family Tree - Edited by: Carver

Research: Using the Wiki and Catalog to Find Research Helps - Edited by: Pearson

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Family Tree

Adding Photos to Family Tree

Adding Stories to Family Tree

Adding and Attaching Sources to Family Tree

Family Tree 

Fixing a Looping Pedigree in Family Tree

Merging Duplicate Records in Family Tree

Reserving Temple Ordinances  

Searching with FamilySearch 

Sharing Information between Ancestry and FamilySearch 

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Research

Census Headings, U.S. 1790-1930

Descendancy Research 

Finding Ancestors Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki 

FamilySearch Catalog (Beginning on page 10 of the article) 

Google

Great Research Sites 

Search Tools in Family Tree 

RecordSeek

U.S. Census Records 

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Technical

The usage of "Mormon" and "LDS" on this page is approved according to current policy.

Center Resources -- What Types of Memories Can Be Digitized?

Creating Fan or Other Charts with TreeSeek.com

Creating a GEDCOM File

Using IrfanView 

Carousel Slide Scanner Recommendations

Using Dropbox

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Miscellaneous

Ancestry lessons: To see more click here to go to The Family History Guide then click on Ancestry in the top bar. 

FamilySearch lessons : To see more click here to go to The Family History Guide then click on FamilySearch in the top bar.

Findmypast lessons: To see more click here to go to The Family History Guide then click on Findmypast in the top bar.  

MyHeritage lessons: To see more click here to go to The Family History Guide then click on MyHeritage in the top bar. 

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