FamilySearch Library Classes and Webinars

Upcoming Classes and Webinars

All class times are Mountain Time.

Monthly Class Schedules

In order to see the upcoming classes and webinars please click on the appropriate month to download a PDF of the class schedule.

March 2016

April 2016

Webinar Information

US/Canada Webinars

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• Thu, 10 March, 10:00 AM MST, Cousin Research - Handout
• Thu, 24 March, 6:00 PM MDT, Understanding United States Land Records - Handout
• Thu, 14 April, 1:00 PM MDT, Research Logs: A Tool for Organizing Your Research - Handout
• Thu, 28 April, 6:00 PM MDT, Panning and Implementing a Research Trip - Handout

British Isles Webinars

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• Tue, 8 March, 1:00 PM MST, Mid-19th Century England Case Study & Brainstorming Session - Handout
• Thu, 17 March, 11:00 AM MDT, Where is That? Finding & Understanding Places in Ireland - Handout
• Thu, 17 March, 1:00 PM MDT, Ireland Census and Census Substitutes - Handout
• Fri, 18 March, 11:00 AM MDT, Ireland Catholic Church Records - Handout
• Fri, 18 March, 1:00 PM MDT, Irish Protestant Records - Handout
• Thu, 24 March, 1:00 PM MDT, British Virtual Specialist Q & A Session
• Thu, 7 April, 10:00 AM MDT, Mid-19th Century Yorkshire Case Study & Research Strategy Session - Handout
• Mon, 18 April, 1:00 PM MDT, Key Scotland Websites - Handout
• Tue, 19 April, 1:00 PM MDT, Incredible Scotland Maps & Gazetteer Online Resources - Handout
• Wed, 20 April, 1:00 PM MDT, Scotland Census Records - Handout
• Thu, 21 April, 1:00 PM MDT, Scotland Civil Registration Records - Handout
• Wed, 27 April, 1:00 PM MDT, British Virtual Specialist Q & A Session - Handout

European Webinars

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• Wed, 9 March, 1:00 PM MST, Learning to Read German Handwriting (2 Hours) - Handout
• Thu, 7 April, 1:00 PM MDT, Strategies for Successful French Research Online - Handout

Scandinavian Webinars

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• Tue, 15 March, 2:00 PM MDT, America to Norway: A Case Study Finding Your Ancestors Place of Birth - Handout
• Thu, 31 March, 2:00 PM MDT, Using Swedish Household Exams and Parish Registers, pt. 1 - Handout
• Thu, 31 March, 3:00 PM MDT, Using Swedish Household Exams and Parish Registers, pt. 2 - Handout
• Tue, 19 April, 3:00 PM MDT, Norwegian Genealogical Collections - Handout
• Thu, 28 April, 2:00 PM MDT, Exploring Probate Records in Norway - Handout

Latin America & Spanish Language Webinars

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• Sat, 5 March, 1:00 PM MST, Improve Your Search Results in FamilySearch Hispanic Records - Handout
• Sat, 19 March, 1:00 PM MDT, Más allá de los registros indexados - Handout
• Sat, 16 April, 1:00 PM MDT, Historia familiar de Italia Parte 1 - Handout
• Sat, 16 April, 2:00 PM MDT, Historia familiar de Italia Parte 2 - Handout
• Sat, 16 April, 3:00 PM MDT, Historia familiar de Francia - Handout

Indexing Workshops

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• Wed, 9 March, 10:00 AM MST, Portuguese Records Indexing
• Wed, 16 March, 10:00 AM MDT, Italian Records Indexing
• Wed, 24 March, 10:00 AM MDT, French Records Indexing
• Wed, 31 March, 10:00 AM MDT, Dutch Records Indexing
• Wed, 6 April, 10:00 AM MDT, Spanish Records Indexing Workshop
• Wed, 13 April, 10:00 AM MDT, Portuguese Records Indexing Workshop
• Wed, 20 April, 10:00 AM MDT, Dutch Records Indexing Workshop
• Wed, 27 April, 10:00 AM MDT, French Records Indexing Workshop

Past Webinars

US/Canada

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• Using Canadian Census Records; Handout
  This webinar was recorded on the 28 May 2015. The presentation will start two minutes after you click into the recording.
  
• Finding Your Ancestors in Vital Records; Handout
  This webinar was recorded on 13 October 2015.
• United States Census Techniques and Strategies for Finding Elusive Ancestors; Handout
  This webinar was recorded on 13 October 2015.
• United States Court Records; Handout
  This webinar was recorded on 14 October 2015. 
• Descendancy Research; Handout
  This webinar was recorded on 16 October 2015.

British Isles

England & Wales

• Church of England Church Records; Handout
• England Maps & Gazetteers; Handout
• England Non-conformist Church Records; Handout
• England Online Websites; Handout
• England Parish Chest Records; Handout
  
• England Probate Records Part 1; Handout
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• England Research using FamilySearch.org (8 Feb 2016); Handout
• England Probate Records Part 2; Handout
• England & Wales Census Records (26 Jan 2016); Handout
• England & Wales Civil Registration (27 Jan 2016); Handout

Ireland

• Ireland Census and Census Substitutes; Handout
• Ireland Civil Registration; Handout
• Ireland Emigration; Handout
• Ireland Presbyterian Church Records; Handout

Scotland

• Basic Scotland Research Strategies
• Inheritance in Scotland: Testaments and Retours
• Scotland Census Records; Handout
• Scotland Church Records; Handout
• Scotland Civil Registration; Handout
• Scotland Land Records
• Scotland Maps & Gazetteers
• Scotland Naming Patterns & Clans
• Scotland Websites
• Scotland's Old Parish Registers: How to Access, Use, and Interpret
• Scotlands People Gov Uk
  

Wales

• Wales Maps and Gazetteers; Handout
• Welsh Naming Patterns; Handout

International

Czech Republic

• Czech Online Records at the Brno and Litomerice Archives; Handout
  Please begin the recording at position 14:30.

Germany

• German Church and Civil Records; Handout
• Hansen's Map Guides: Finding records with parish maps; Handout 1, Handout 2
• Online Ortsfamilienbücher at Genealogy.net; Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3
• Using Metasuche or Metaserach on Genealogy.net; Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3

Poland

• Advancing Your Polish Genealogy: 300 Years of Records by Cecile Wendt Jensen; Handout
• Research in Poland; Handout 1, Handout 2
• Using The Digitized Records of Various Polish State Archives; Handout 1, Handout 2
  Please skip to point 23:32 to view the presentation.

South Africa

• South Africa: Beginning Research (48 minutes); Handout
  
• South Africa: National Archives (41 minutes); Handout
• South Africa: Online Family History Library Collections (36 minutes); Handout

Switzerland

• Swiss Beginning Research Basics; Handout
• Names and Places: The Register of Swiss Surnames; Handout
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Scandinavian

Denmark

• Danish Census Research Series: This is a series of 3 classes
  Using the Danish Demographical Database (This presentation begins in minute 00:00), Handout 1, [Media:DDD_practice.pdf|Handout 2]]
  Finding Censuses on Arkivalieronline (This presentation begins in minute 37:55), Handout 1, Handout 2
  Extracting Genealogical Information (This presentation begins in minute 1:06:06), Handout 1, Handout 2.
• Danish Church Records: Feast Days; Handout 1, Handout 2
• Danish Church Records: Finding Ancestors Through Witnesses (38 minutes); Handout 1, Handout 2
• Danish Church Records: Research Strategies (49 minutes); Handout 1, Handout 2
• Danish Family History Resources: Gazetteers and Jurisdictions; Handout 1, Handout 2
• Danish Probate Records: The Probate Process; Handout 1, Handout 2
  The presentation begins in minute 13:50.
• Danish Probate Records: Accessing the Probate Records; Handout 1, Handout 2
  The presentation begins in minute 57:19.
• Danish Probate Records: Extracting Genealogical Information; Handout 1, Handout 2
  The presentation begins in minute 1:54:01.
• Danish Research Strategies; Handout 1, Handout 2

Norway

• Exploring Census Records in Norway; Handout
• Exploring "Death Notices" in Norway; Handout
• How to find ancestors in Digitalarkivet of Norway; Handout
• Norwegian Emigration: The Experience; Handout

Latin America

Classes in Spanish

2016

• Búsquedas eficaces; Handout
• Censos sin secretos; Handout
• Investigación genealógica en Centro y Sudamérica; Handout
• Métodos de organización; Handout
  Formularios de extracción: Bautismo/Nacimiento, Matrimonio, Defunción
• Nuevas herramientas del Árbol Familiar; Handout
• Recursos en línea para inmigrantes; Handout
• Recursos en línea para España; Handout
• Recursos en línea para México; Handout

2015

• ¿De dónde vinieron mis antepasados?; Handout
• Conozca el sitio de PARES; Handout
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• Conozca los sitios asociados de FamilySearch, parte 1: Inscripción y el sitio de FindMyPast; Handout
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• Conozca los sitios asociados de FamilySearch, parte 2: Los sitios de Ancestry y MyHeritage; Handout
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• Cómo utilizar mejor el Wiki de FamilySearch; Handout
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• El Árbol Familiar Para Principiantes; Handout
• FamilySearch: Fotos, Historias, y Audio; Handout
• Fuentes en FamilySearch; Handout
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• Genealogía Descendente; Handout
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• ¿He buscado aquí? El uso de notas y listas de investigación; Handout
• Metas genealógicas para 2015; Handout
• ¿No hay otros registros?; Handout
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• Preguntas Frecuentes de FamilySearch; Handout
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• Protocolos notariales; Handout
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• ¿Qué dice? Cómo leer la escritura antigua; Handout
• Recursos en línea además de FamilySearch; Handout
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• Registros civiles y censos; Handout
• Series de Investigación Genealógica; Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3
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2014

• Árbol Familiar para principiantes; Handout
• Búsquedas eficaces en los registros históricos de FamilySearch; Handout
• Capellanías, cofradías, dispensas y más; Handout
• Corrigiendo parentescos en el Árbol Familiar; Handout
• Cómo buscar a mis antepasados en FamilySearch; Handout
• Cómo buscar a mis antepasados en mi propio país; Handout
• ¿Cómo involucrar a los niños en la investigación familiar?
• Cómo organizar tu genealógia; Handout
• Encontrando a nuestros primos; Handout
• ¿Mis antepasados vinieron de …?; Handout
• ¿No hay otros registros?; Handout
• Obtenga el máximo de MyHeritage
• Preguntas frecuentes sobre el Árbol Familiar; Handout
• Recursos en línea además de FamilySearch; Handout
• Registros civiles y parroquiales; Handout
• Tesoros ocultos en los registros originales; Handout
• ¿Y ahora qué? Cómo hacer la investigación genealógica; Handout 1, Handout 2

Classes in English

2015

• Hispanic Online Resources; Handout
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• Hispanic Research Methodology: A Case Study; Handout
• Reading Spanish Handwriting; Handout
• U.S. Hispanic Immigration; Handout

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