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Thursday, November 9th at 6:00 pm, Rose Nyman will be teaching “Utah Digital Newspapers Using Newspaper Archives.” Do you realize what you can learn about your family from the newspapers? Articles about your family will give you new insights of what their daily life was like or even photos of what they looked like at that time. This is information you may not be able to find otherwise. Rose loves learning about people and the details of their lives. She is also a photographer and artist. | Thursday, November 9th at 6:00 pm, Rose Nyman will be teaching “Utah Digital Newspapers Using Newspaper Archives.” Do you realize what you can learn about your family from the newspapers? Articles about your family will give you new insights of what their daily life was like or even photos of what they looked like at that time. This is information you may not be able to find otherwise. Rose loves learning about people and the details of their lives. She is also a photographer and artist. | ||
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Saturday, November 11th from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm - There is no class scheduled. | Saturday, November 11th from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm - There is no class scheduled. | ||
Come visit and enjoy the FamilySearch Center; we’d love to see you! | |||
Tuesday, November 14th at 10:30 am, Stacy Chapa will be teaching about "Becoming A Family History Youtuber.” Come and learn the fun ways to become a Family History Youtuber.Stacy is a mom and grandmother. She loves to keep in touch with her children and grandchildren. If you want to learn ways to keep in contact with family living far away, this will be a great class. | |||
Wednesday, November 15th at 1:00 pm, Steve Lowry will be teaching about "Temple Reservations and Printing Cards.” If you want to get names for the Temple, this class is for you. Steve has taught many Family History classes at church and over the web and will be able to teach you how to reserve and print cards for the Temple. Steve worked in the computer industry for 46 years and at FamilySearch for 13 years. He loves the opportunity to share his knowledge of FamilySearch and help others. | |||
Thursday, November 16th at 6:00 pm, Eric Anderson will be teaching “How to Find Sources in Family History.” Join this class and learn about all the sources available. Eric has worked for FamilySearch for eight and a half years as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET). His team has helped build the Relatives at Rootstech, Ordinances Ready, Record Editing features along with several others that nobody ever sees. Currently, his team is in charge of the Sources, Discussions, and Following features, along with several others that are invisible to users. A couple more will soon be released. (Don't ask him about them because he shouldn't give anything away, just pay attention to his screen during the class and you might get a sneak peek!) | |||
Thursday, November 16th at 7:30 pm, Shelly Strand and Shaunese Luthy will be teaching “Locating Church Records.” Learn from the best! Shelly and Shaunese both have degrees in Family History and Genealogy. Find out all you need to know to get started researching church records. After the class, join us in the computer room where individual help is available, either on your own computer or one of ours. | |||
Saturday, November 18th from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm - There is no class scheduled. | |||
Come visit and enjoy the FamilySearch Center; we’d love to see you! | Come visit and enjoy the FamilySearch Center; we’d love to see you! | ||
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Class Reminders for the week of October 31st through November 2nd at the Payson FamilySearch Center
We offer a variety of classes each month taught by amazing presenters. There just might be one listed below that you’ve been waiting for. Check it out; there’s no sign-up necessary. If you cannot attend in person, join us on zoom: https://zoom.us/j/95589561172?pwd=ZHVjdC9HZ1d2QUx1TDJtZnpaY0ZkQT09. The FamilySearch Center will be closed the week of Thanksgiving.
Thursday, November 9th at 6:00 pm, Rose Nyman will be teaching “Utah Digital Newspapers Using Newspaper Archives.” Do you realize what you can learn about your family from the newspapers? Articles about your family will give you new insights of what their daily life was like or even photos of what they looked like at that time. This is information you may not be able to find otherwise. Rose loves learning about people and the details of their lives. She is also a photographer and artist.
Thursday, November 9th at 7:30 pm, Shelly Strand/Shaunese Luthy will be teaching “Locating Marriage & Birth Records.” Join this presentation in the classroom and learn the most efficient way to research marriage and birth records. These records are vital for your family search. After the class, join us in the computer room where individual help is available. Shelly and Shaunese both have a degree in Family History and Genealogy.
Saturday, November 11th from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm - There is no class scheduled. Come visit and enjoy the FamilySearch Center; we’d love to see you!
Tuesday, November 14th at 10:30 am, Stacy Chapa will be teaching about "Becoming A Family History Youtuber.” Come and learn the fun ways to become a Family History Youtuber.Stacy is a mom and grandmother. She loves to keep in touch with her children and grandchildren. If you want to learn ways to keep in contact with family living far away, this will be a great class.
Wednesday, November 15th at 1:00 pm, Steve Lowry will be teaching about "Temple Reservations and Printing Cards.” If you want to get names for the Temple, this class is for you. Steve has taught many Family History classes at church and over the web and will be able to teach you how to reserve and print cards for the Temple. Steve worked in the computer industry for 46 years and at FamilySearch for 13 years. He loves the opportunity to share his knowledge of FamilySearch and help others.
Thursday, November 16th at 6:00 pm, Eric Anderson will be teaching “How to Find Sources in Family History.” Join this class and learn about all the sources available. Eric has worked for FamilySearch for eight and a half years as a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET). His team has helped build the Relatives at Rootstech, Ordinances Ready, Record Editing features along with several others that nobody ever sees. Currently, his team is in charge of the Sources, Discussions, and Following features, along with several others that are invisible to users. A couple more will soon be released. (Don't ask him about them because he shouldn't give anything away, just pay attention to his screen during the class and you might get a sneak peek!)
Thursday, November 16th at 7:30 pm, Shelly Strand and Shaunese Luthy will be teaching “Locating Church Records.” Learn from the best! Shelly and Shaunese both have degrees in Family History and Genealogy. Find out all you need to know to get started researching church records. After the class, join us in the computer room where individual help is available, either on your own computer or one of ours.
Saturday, November 18th from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm - There is no class scheduled.
Come visit and enjoy the FamilySearch Center; we’d love to see you!
- Classes are hosted through Zoom.
- Please be sure to create an account before your class begins at zoom.us.
- Click here if you need help setting up Zoom.
- We recommend joining classes 5-10 minutes early to resolve any connection issues.
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FamilySearch Connect Series [edit | edit source]
Connect - Family Trees on FamilySearch
There are handouts with each of these previous courses that helps a person 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.
Class Handouts
Class Handout
Connect - How to Introduce FamilySearch
Are you helping others start their family history? These handouts help you teach a person where to start, or restart, in FamilySearch.
Class Handouts
Class Handout 1
Class Handout 2
Connect - Family Trees on FamilySearch
This handout helps how to build, discover different pedigree views and correct any mistakes in your tree while showing how to build a family tree.
Class Handouts
Class Handout
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. These handouts explore how to help others record their family members memories.
Class Handouts
Class Handout
Connect - Basic Searching in FamilySearch.org
This class covers how to use the search menu in FamilySearch to add record sources to your FamilyTree.
Please contact our Library if you have a Spanish group who would appreciate a family history event.
Saturday 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Center Directors Bob and Kris Bloomer |
Payson, UT 84651 Map Directions (801)465-1349 |
Check our reception desk if you believe you have left items during your last visit. |