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Table of Contents General Information Monthly Consultant Connect Series Upcoming Classes Youth Oriented Classes Clases en Español / Spanish Classes Classes by Topic Calendar Online Classes at other Centers

General Information

Info: Please select your class of interest by clicking on the following registration link for that class. You can also search for classes by selecting Classes by Topic or reviewing the Calendar of future classes.

Unless otherwise noted, the same training class will be offered in the morning at 11:00am and again at 7:00pm. On a rare occasion, our class times and dates may change before or after posted. You need to register for any session that you want attend.

We will continue to offer classes online using Zoom technology. Zoom is an online communication tool that allows us to provide classes for you wherever you are in the world. An account is not required to use this service. For help with Zoom, select one of the following links:

1. How do I join a meeting?
2. Download the App
3. Technology requirements for Mobile Devices/Tablets, Windows/Mac
4. How to Use Zoom

After registering for the class, you will receive a zoom confirmation email with a link to join the class. On the day of the registered class, please click on the zoom link and be ready 5 minutes before your scheduled class. Also, please meet any requested prerequisites.

If you have any questions or would like to suggest a class, please contact the Library using our Contact Us link.

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Monthly Consultant Connect Series

Info: Each month, we will provide consulting classes to help you create learning experiences for other individuals who are interested in their family story. We encourage you to participate in our Consultant Connect Series to deepen your skills. Please see the Consultant Pin & Certificate Requirements - click here

Connect - Stories Make Our Ancestors Come Alive

Everyone has a story. Can you help others capture their family stories? These stories can be written by themselves or told from a relative. They can also be found in a journal or newspaper. Let’s explore how to help others record their family members memories.

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Moved to 2nd Wednesday because of RootsTech 2023

Upcoming Dates

• Wednesday, March 8, 11:00 AM - Click here to register
• Wednesday, March 8, 7:00 PM - Click here to register

Connect - How to Introduce FamilySearch

Are you helping others start their family history? This class will help you teach them where to start, or restart, in FamilySearch. Additionally, the class will help them feel more confident about what they learn and how to contribute to their ancestors' memories.

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Class Handout

Upcoming Dates

Wednesday May 3, 11:00 AM Zoom Registration
Wednesday, May 3, 7:00 PM Zoom Registration

Connect - Family Trees on FamilySearch

In this course, we will learn an appropriate way to build, discover different pedigree views and correct any mistakes in your tree. This foundational course will teach how you and your patrons can collaboratively build a family tree.

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Class Handout

Upcoming Dates

Wednesday June 7, 11:00 AM Zoom Registration
Wednesday, June 7, 7:00 PM Zoom Registration

Connect - Stories Make Our Ancestors Come Alive

Everyone has a story. Can you help others capture their family stories? These stories can be written by themselves or told from a relative. They can also be found in a journal or newspaper. Let’s explore how to help others record their family members memories.

Class Handouts
Class Handout

Moved to 2nd Wednesday because of RootsTech 2023

Upcoming Dates

• Wednesday, March 8, 11:00 AM - Click here to register
• Wednesday, March 8, 7:00 PM - Click here to register

Connect - Basic Searching in FamilySearch.org

This class covers how to use the search menu in FamilySearch to add record sources to your FamilyTree.

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Upcoming Dates

Thursday, April 5, 11:00 AM Zoom Registration
Thursday, April 5, 7:00 PM Zoom Registration

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Upcoming Classes

Using City Directories for Genealogical Research

Instructor: Mary Sayles

Find out how to use City Directories for your genealogical research in this class. Who lived where and what did they do? Fill in the gaps between census and vital records with City Directories.

Class Handout

Wednesday, March 15, 11:00 AM Zoom Registration
Wednesday, March 15, 7:00 PM Zoom Registration

Go Mobile! - Connect - How to introduce Family Tree

Instructor: Shelby Kingsley

Help others start their tree with Family Tree (mobile). This class is great for youth, youth leaders, and anyone who has a busy schedule.

Are you helping others start their family history? This class will help you teach them where to start, or restart, in Family Tree using their mobile device. Additionally, the class will help them feel more confident about what they learn and how to contribute to their ancestors' memories.

Class Handout

Thursday, March 16, 7:00 PM Zoom Registration

So Many Stories, So Little Time

Instructor: Kathryn Marshal

Indulge in a selection of lesser known, pivotal moments and colorful characters in history that may have impacted your ancestors’ lives more than you knew. Understanding back stories sheds a whole new light on ancestral migrations, explaining much, and often transforming what you thought you knew. There’s never enough time to tell great stories like the German Palatines and their Oneida Indian benefactors. What came out of the Bunch of Grapes Tavern? The former slaves who foiled Emperor Napoleon’s brilliant plot to defeat England and conquer the United States. Juan Caballo leading 300 Seminole refugees to safety, pursued by Texas Rangers in a daring midnight river crossing. Come hear the important tales of times past.

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Tuesday, March 21, 11:00 AM Zoom Registration
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Thursday, March 23, 7:00 PM Zoom Registration

What's New at Ancestry.com from RootsTech

Instructor: Allan Bosch

What treats does Ancestry.com have in store for 2023? Allan will present the latest and greatest Ancestry.com has to offer, and help us get more out of this powerful website.

Tuesday, March 28, 11:00 AM Zoom Registration
Tuesday, March 28, 7:00 PM Zoom Registration

Family History and Social Media

Instructor: Betty Lemley

Get ideas for how to use social media (and other aspects of the internet) to learn more about your family's history and where they came from, meet family, reconnect with family, share stories and memories, and find resources where you can learn more!

Tuesday, April 18, 11:00 AM Zoom Registration
Tuesday, April 18, 7:00 PM Zoom Registration

Researching in the Southern States

Instructor: Kathryn Marshall

The Southern States were home to exceptionally diverse and insular populations that generated unique record sets. The life circumstances of plantation dwellers, Quakers, the Five Civilized Tribes, French and Spanish citizenry, gold diggers, and refugee groups each led to documentation related to themselves alone. This presentation races through Southern history, pointing out resources for indentured servants, indigenous ancestors, and African Americans. Learn specific strategies for combining records to discover otherwise hard-to-find relationships. Genealogy has always been a thinker’s activity – possibly no more so than in the Southern States.

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Tuesday, April 28, 11:00 AM Zoom Registration
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Thursday, April 28, 7:00 PM Zoom Registration

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Youth Oriented Classes

Info: Go Mobile! FamilySearch has a powerful family history app, Family Tree. FamilySearch has also created a new app, Get Involved. We have included those mobile classes above in the Upcoming Classes section. We have designed our mobile classes especially for youth and youth leaders. See above.

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Clases en Español / Spanish Classes

Historia Familiar para los Principiantes

Esta clase ofrece los principios básicos de la investigación de historia familiar.

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Info: Empezamos un programa de FamilySearch "To Go". El programa de "To Go" nos permite traerles las clases de historia familiar. Nuestras clases incluyen:

• Historia Familiar para Principiantes
• Historia Familiar en 5 Minutos
• Archivar las Memorias de su Familia

Por favor, conéctese con nuestra biblioteca si tienen un groupo hispano que apreciaría un evento de historia familiar.

916-487-2090
sacramento_familysearch_library@familysearch.org

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We have started a FamilySearch “To Go” program. The To Go program allows us to bring Family History courses to you. Our classes include:

• Beginning Family History
• Family History in 5 Minutes
• Saving Your Family Memories

Please contact our Library if you have a Spanish group who would appreciate a family history event.

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Links to Online Classes at Other Centers

FamilySearch Library Webinars
Archived Classes in the Learning Center (FS Library)
BYU Webinars
Los Angeles FamilySearch Center
St. George FamilySearch Center
Ogden FamilySearch Center
Layton FamilySearch Center
Riverton Utah FamilySearch Center
Lehi FamilySearch Center

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A family history conference hosted by FamilySearch. For online genealogical classes and videos see RootsTech.org.