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Tuesday, March 31 - 6:00 p.m. - Online Sites for British Research, taught by Linda Peterson<br>Learn about free online websites for British research and how to use them effectively. <br> | Tuesday, March 31 - 6:00 p.m. - Online Sites for British Research, taught by Linda Peterson<br>Learn about free online websites for British research and how to use them effectively. <br> | ||
Join us during April to view videos of RootsTech 2015 classes. We have had many requests to show these so April will be “<u>RootsTech Review</u>” | |||
Monday, 6 April - 10:00 AM - You’ve Mastered the Census and Basic Search, What Next?, by Karen Auman<br>Unsure where to look next after you’ve searched Ancestry.com and FamilySearch? This course will help you formulate a plan to dig deeper into online sources, including unindexed material, local and state archives, and less-frequently used portions of popular websites. | |||
Thursday, 9 April - 6:00 PM - Getting the Most Out of Ancestry.com, by Crista Cowan, Juliana Szucs<br>Are you getting the most out of your Ancestry membership? Learn how to navigate the site, build a tree, and search like a pro. | |||
Tuesday, 14 April - 10:00 AM - Discover New Research Opportunities with MyHeritage, taught by Mark Olsen<br>Learn how FamilySearch users can access MyHeritage Record Matching technology to match records automatically to people in their family tree with 97% accuracy! Discover how the partnership between FamilySearch and MyHeritage can help advance your genealogy work. | |||
Saturday, 18 April - 10:00 AM - FamilySearch Family Tree 2014 and Beyond, taught by Ron Tanner<br>This class will give an update on the current status of Family Tree and it's latest features. Additionally this session will discuss the new features planned for Family Tree. Come and help FamilySearch know what new features you want. | |||
Thursday, 23 April - 6:00 PM - Donny Osmond, one of Saturday's keynote speakers<br>Donny Osmond, a 50-year veteran of the show business industry since making his TV debut at 5 years old, talked about the importance of recording family stories and discovering more about their ancestors. | |||
Friday, 24 April - 10:00 AM - Map My Ancestors, taught by A. C. Ivory<br>There are thousands of historical maps that can help trace and plot your ancestors. Many of these maps have been digitized and are freely available online. This presentation covers some databases and websites where people can access these maps. | |||
Wednesday, 29 April - 10:00 AM - Tan Le, one of Thursday's keynote speakers<br>Tan Le, a Vietnamese refugee, technology innovator and founder and CEO of Emotiv Lifesciences, shared the inspirational story or her family's escape from Vietnam and how they started a new life and rose above their challenges. | |||
Thursday, 30 April - 6:00 PM - Finding the Living among the Dead: Using the Internet to Find Your Living Cousins, taught by Amy Archibald<br><br> | |||
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