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"While worshiping in the temple is presently not possible, I invite you to increase your participation in family history, including family history research and indexing. I promise that as you increase your time in temple and family history work, you will increase and improve your ability to hear Him."
Pres. Russell M. Nelson, “Hear Him” April, 2020"

The Ogden FamilySearch Center is offering online classes using the Zoom Web Teleconferencing platform. We make every effort to start classes on time. You may join zoom classes at least 15 minutes before the scheduled time. If the class has no participants, it will end 15 minutes after the start time.

Choice 1 - Click for Instructions for Registering and Downloading Zoom.

• Preparing to Join a Zoom Online Class

Choice 2 - Instructions for Joining an Online Zoom Class without Pre-registering.

• Select an Online Class the day and hour of the class.
  
• Next to each class title, click on the blue underscored text link Join Now
  
• You will enter the Waiting Room. Wait to be admitted by the Host. We look forward to seeing you!
  

January - May 2021

Ward/Stake Leadership & Consultant Classes

Stake & Ward Council Leaders: Temple & Family History Work

Stake and Ward Consultants and Leaders learn FamilySearch tools for helping members with Temple and Family History work. This class is taught in two sessions. Participants may attend any session in any order.

Part 1: Learn about your calling and about FamilySearch’s tools that will help you engage members in Temple and Family History work.

Part 2: Learn how to use the Temple and Family History Planner. Practice creating a Family History experience with ward members.

Class Handouts
Stake & Ward Council Leaders (T&FH) Leadership Training

Tuesdays

9:30 A.M. - Click here to join

7:00 P.M. - Click here to join

FamilySearch.org for Spanish Speaking Genealogists

FamilySearch.org has tutorials for managing your family tree, memories, Indexing, sources/merging records, and research. You can sign into FamilySearch with your own account and change the language to Spanish using your computer settings.

Click on the blue underscored text FamilySearch WIKI link Spanish Tutorials and Genealogy and find everything you could possibly want to know about researching your Spanish ancestors.

FamilySearch

FamilySearch: Let's Get Started

This is a basic review of all of the FamilySearch.org tools. This class is taught in four sessions. Participants may attend any session in any order.

Part 1: Learn everything about your Home Page and review different Pedigree Views of your family tree for research purposes.

Part 2: Learn how to edit, add, delete information and relationships on your Details Page.

Part 3: Learn the different options in the Search Menu: Records, Genealogies, Books, Images, etc.

Part 4: Learn how to reserve and submit Temple Ordinances using your Temple List and Ordinances Ready.

Class Handouts

Tuesdays

9:30 A.M. - Click here to join

7:00 P.M. - Click here to join

FamilySearch: Preserving & Organizing Your Family Memories

This is a basic introduction to managing photos, documents, and stories for ancestors. This class is taught in two sessions. Participants may attend any session in any order.

Part 1: Learn how to gather, upload and organize photos and documents in your family tree.

Part 2: learn how to write and record memories for your posterity in your family tree.

Class Handouts
Memories

Upcoming Dates

Tuesday 11:00 A.M. - Click here to join

Wednesday 7:00 P.M. - Click here to join

FamilySearch: Fixing Your 5 Generations Pedigree

This class will teach how to standardize vital information, attach hints and merge duplicate records, and prepare names for temple ordinances in your five generations pedigree of Family Tree. It is a one session class that is repeated each week. .

Class Handouts

Thursdays

11:00 A.M. - Click here to join

Indexing

Basics for Indexing

This class will teach the basics of FamilySearch indexing such as gathering a batch, learning the indexing tools and submitting a completed indexed batch. It is a one session class that is repeated each week.

Thursdays

11:00 A.M. - Click here to join

7:00 P.M. - Click here to join

Research

Using FamilySearch.org to Find Family Records

We all want to find more information about our ancestors and find our lost relatives. FamilySearch has many records available that most of us are not aware of for researching our family. This class will introduce you to the various records and give you some tips and tricks for finding your people. This class is taught in two sessions.

Part 1: Researching FamilySearch Resources: Records, Catalog

Part 2: Research FamilySearch Resources: Wiki

Class Handouts

Tuesdays

• 11:000 A.M. - Click here to join

Organizing Family History Computer Folders

This class will teach you how to be more organized and efficient in your family history research and record keeping. Learn how to organize your research notes, photos, vital documents into family folders. The material is covered in two sessions.

• Part 1:
• Part 2:

Class Handouts

Upcoming Dates

• Thursday 7:00 P.M. - Click here to join

Document as You Go

With the aid of a computer, we can collect information as quickly as we do research. This class will introduce students to many software tools for documenting and creating research documents. You will be introduced to Research Logs, Family Group Sheet referencing, and writing about your ancestors. This class will be taught in two sessions.

• Part 1: Introduction to “Document AS YOU GO Genealogy”: Using FamilySearch Wiki - Using Copy/Paste – Printing Documents – Using Notepad.
  
• Part 2: Creating Your Own Documents – Using the Research Logs - Using Family Group Sheets in Doing Research – Cross Referencing Between Sources – Writing About Your Ancestors.

Class Handouts

Thursdays

• 9:30 A.M. - [ Click here to join]