FamilySearch Library Classes and Webinars

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Family History Library Classes and Webinars

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 broadcast 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.

In order to view past webinars, click here.

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

All class times are scheduled in Mountain Time.

Class Schedule

• List of Online Classes for October 2022
• List of Online Classes for November 2022

Webinars Broadcast Via Zoom

Webinars are currently being broadcast via Zoom. If you are not familiar with the program, this short video will teach you how to use Zoom to join a meeting. Click here to view the video.
We do have a cap on our Zoom account, so space is limited. If you go to register for a class and it is closed, please note that you may be able to view that class via the Family History Library Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/familyhistorylibrary.

Find the class you are interested in and click on the "Link to webinar" 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.

List of Online Classes in the Learning Center

• List of all Online Classes in the FamilySearch Learning Center

Upcoming Webinars

General & FamilySearch Webinars and Handouts

Date	Class Title	Link to Webinar	Topic	Handout Link
Mon, 3 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT	Using the FamilySearch Catalog	Link to Register	FamilySearch	Handout
Tue, 4 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT	Using the FamilySearch Family Tree App: Android	Link to Register	FamilySearch	No Handout
Wed, 5 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT	FamilySearch: Tips & Tricks	Link to Register	FamilySearch	Handout
Wed, 12 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT	Using FamilySearch Images	Link to Register	FamilySearch	Handout
Wed, 26 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT	How to Index on FamilySearch	Link to Register	FamilySearch	Handout
Mon, 7 Nov, 10:00 AM MST	Using the FamilySearch Catalog	Link to Register	FamilySearch	Handout
Wed, 9 Nov, 10:00 AM MST	FamilySearch Help and Resources	Link to Register	FamilySearch	Handout
Wed, 16 Nov, 10:00 AM MST	Using the FamilySearch Community	Link to Register	FamilySearch	Handout
Wed, 23 Nov, 10:00 AM MST	Using the FamilySearch Wiki	Link to Register	FamilySearch	Handout
Wed, 30 Nov, 10:00 AM MST	FamilySearch Activities for Everyone	Link to Register	FamilySearch	Handout

European Research Webinars and Handouts

Date	Class Title	Link to Webinar	Topic	Handout Link
Wed, 5 Oct, 1:00 PM MDT	1877 (Dvorzsák) and 1913 Kingdom of Hungary Gazetteers	Link to Register	Hungary (Intermediate)	Handout 1 Handout 2
Wed, 5 Oct, 2:15 PM MDT	Hungarian Civil Registration Records	Link to Register	Hungary (Intermediate)	Handout
Wed, 5 Oct, 3:30 PM MDT	Hungarian Church Records	Link to Register	Hungary (Intermediate)	Handout
Mon, 17 Oct, 9:00 AM MDT	Russian Historical Geography and Introduction to Record Types (45 min)	Link to Register	Russia (Beginner)	Handout
Mon, 17 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT	Researching Records from the Former Soviet Republics (30 min)	Link to Register	Russia Empire (Beginner)
Mon, 17 Oct, 11:00 AM MDT	Historical Images (30 min)	Link to Register	Russia - FamilySearch (Beginner)	Handout
Mon, 17 Oct, 1:00 PM MDT	Russian Empire Gazetteers (45 min)	Link to Register	Russia Empire (Beginner)	Handout
Mon, 17 Oct, 2:00 PM MDT	Russian Alphabet and Deciphering the Handwriting	Link to Register	Russia (Beginner)	Handout
Tue, 18 Oct, 9:00 AM MDT	Introduction to Ukrainian Research (45 min)	Link to Register	Ukraine (Beginner)
Tue, 18 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT	Update on FamilySearch Operations in Ukraine (30 min)	Link to Register	Ukraine (Beginner)
Tue, 18 Oct, 10:45 AM MDT	Using WikiSource in Your Ukrainian Research (30 min)	Link to Register	Ukraine (Intermediate)	Handout
Tue, 18 Oct, 11:30 AM MDT	Locating Metrical Books in Archives Using the Metrics Website/Working with Archives (45 min)	Link to Register	Russian Empire (Intermediate)	Handout
Tue, 18 Oct, 1:00 PM MDT	Introduction to Research in Belarus (45 min)	Link to Register	Belarus (Beginner)
Tue, 18 Oct, 2:00 PM MDT	Introduction to Germans from Russia Research (45 min)	Link to Register	Russian Empire (Beginner)	Handout
Wed, 19 Oct, 9:00 AM MDT	Locating Lithuanian Records Using E-Paveldas (30 min)	Link to Register	Lithuania (Beginner)	Handout
Wed, 19 Oct, 9:45 AM MDT	Locating Latvian Records Using Raduraksti (30 min)	Link to Register	Latvia (Beginner)	Handout
Wed, 19 Oct, 10:45 AM MDT	Locating Estonian Records Using Saaga (30 min)	Link to Register	Estonia (Beginner)	Handout
Wed, 19 Oct, 11:30 AM MDT	EWZ Records	Link to Register	Russian Empire (Beginner)
Wed, 19 Oct, 1:00 PM MDT	How to Use JRI-Poland	Link to Register	Poland (Beginner)
Tue, 25 Oct, 9:00 AM MDT	Leaving the Garden of Sweden: Swedish Emigration Records and Strategy	Link to Register	Sweden (Beginner)
Tue, 25 Oct, 10:15 AM MDT	How to Use the Swedish National Archive Website, Riksarkivet	Link to Register	Sweden (Beginner)
Tue, 25 Oct, 12:00 PM MDT	Understanding Norwegian Land and Records	Link to Register	Norway (Beginner)
Tue, 25 Oct, 1:15 PM MDT	Exploring Four Different Kinds of Probate Records for Norway	Link to Register	Norway (Beginner)	Handout

British Isles Research Webinars and Handouts

Date	Class Title	Link to Webinar	Topic	Handout Link
Wed, 2 Nov, 9:00 AM MDT	Beyond 2022 Ireland	Link to Register	Ireland (Beginner)
Wed, 2 Nov, 10:300 AM MDT	New Records on ScotlandsPeople	Link to Register	Scotland (Beginner)
Wed, 2 Nov, 10:00 AM MDT	Irish Ancestors aka JohnGrenham.com	Link to Register	Ireland (Beginner)
Wed, 2 Nov, 11:00 AM MDT	What's New for British Research on FamilySearch.org	Link to Register	British Isles (Intermediate)
Wed, 2 Nov, 11:30 AM MDT	British Research on Findmypast.com	Link to Register	British Isles (Beginner)

Asia Research Webinars and Handouts

Date	Class Title	Link to Webinar	Topic	Handout Link
Wed, 19 Oct, 6:00 PM MDT	在FamilySearch獲得免費中文家譜幫助系列：FamilySearch幫助中心	Link to Register	China (Beginner)

United States and Canada Research Webinar and Handout

Date	Class Title	Link to Webinar	Topic	Handout Link
Thu, 6 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT	The Bred, the Wed, and the Dead, Eh?: An Introduction to Canadian Civil Registration	Link to Register	US/Canada (Beginner)	Handout
Thu, 20 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT	The Origins of the Melting Pot: U.S. Immigration Records, 1820-1957	Link to Register	US/Canada (Beginner)
Thu, 3 Nov, 10:00 AM MDT	Certifying Citizenship: An Introduction to U.S. Naturalization Records	Link to Register	US/Canada (Beginner)
Thu, 10 Nov, 10:00 AM MST	Beyond the Brick Wall: Strategies for U.S. Immigration Research	Link to Register	US/Canada (Intermediate)
Thu, 17 Nov, 10:00 AM MST	Ask Your United States and Canada Research Questions	Link to Register	US/Canada (Beginner)

Research Webinars and Handouts in Spanish

Date	Class Title	Link to Webinar	Topic	Handout Link
Thu, 13 Oct, 9:00 AM MDT	¿Qué dice? Cómo leer la escritura antigua	Link to Register	Spanish (Beginner)	Handout
Thu, 13 Oct, 10:15 AM MDT	Mis antepasados fueron españoles, pero ¿de dónde vinieron?	Link to Register	Spanish (Intermediate)
Thu, 13 Oct, 11:30 AM MDT	España: Registros en línea	Link to Register	Spain (Beginner)
Thu, 10 Nov, 1:00 AM MST	Cómo encontrar registros para sus antepasados italianos	Link to Register	Italy (Beginner)

Past Webinars

To view past webinars, check out the page Classes in the Learning Center.