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Come and spend a week at the world renowned Family History Library learning from our expert staff of genealogists as well as experienced guest genealogists. Learn how to effectively use historical records, and how to do research in several European countries. Explore such topics as census, church, immigration, and vital records. Learn more about German, Swiss, Russian, and Polish research. And discover new techniques, strategies, and methodology to apply to your genealogical research problems.
Come and spend a week at the world renowned Family History Library learning from our expert staff of genealogists as well as experienced guest genealogists. Learn how to effectively use historical records, and how to do research in several European countries. Explore such topics as census, church, immigration, and vital records. Learn more about German, Swiss, Russian, and Polish research. And discover new techniques, strategies, and methodology to apply to your genealogical research problems.


Seating in the '''Church History Museum Theater''' which is directly north of the Family History Library, is limited to 190 participants, so be sure to register early to secure a spot.      
Seating in the '''Church History Museum Theater''' which is directly north of the Family History Library, is limited to 190 participants. '''Please note''' that there are several LABS running concurrently with another class.  LABS will be held in the Family History Library B1 Lab on the first lower level. Seating is limited to 26 attendees. Register early to secure a spot. registration opens August 1, 2016 ('''NOTE''': When registering please register for '''ALL''' of the classes you wish to attend.). If you plan to attend in person please use the following link:


Registration for the conference begins 1 August 2016 at this link for '''Webinar guests''':
http://bit.ly/29teGka<nowiki>*</nowiki>


https://www.eventbrite.com/e/european-family-history-conference-2016-webinar-guests-tickets-26121411846.
All of the classes and LABS will also be broadcasted as webinars. Webinar attendance for classes is limited to 500 while webinar attendance for LABS is limited to 100 spots. If you plan to attend via webinar please use the following link:


Use this link for '''in-house attendees''' https://www.eventbrite.com/e/european-family-history-conference-2016-in-person-attendee-registration-26105757022
http://bit.ly/29vC93P<nowiki>*</nowiki>
Please bring your free tickets provided through your Eventbrite registration for entrance at the door.
500 spots will be available to webinar attendees and 26 seats.


500 spots will be available to webinar attendees and 26 seats available for in-person LABS which will all be held in the '''Family History Library''' B1 floor LAB. 100 spots available for webinar LABs.
Please bring your registration for entrance at the door.
'''A Syllabus''' can be downloaded from the FamilySearch Wiki.  Here is the Link: https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/2016_European_Family_History_Conference


We hope this conference will not only be informative and instructive, but that it will also encourage and inspire you to continue your family history research. Perhaps this will be just what you need to break through that 20 year old brick wall research problem. We look forward to working with you!
We hope this conference will not only be informative and instructive, but that it will also encourage and inspire you to continue your family history research. Perhaps this will be just what you need to break through that 20 year old brick wall research problem. We look forward to working with you!


'''Please note''' that there are several LABS running concurrently with another class. LABS will be held in the Family History Library B1 Lab on the first lower level. All  other classes will be held in the Church History Museum Theater in the lower level.  
<nowiki>*</nowiki>We will use Eventbrite to process your registration. Your information will be processed in accordance with their privacy policy located at http://www.eventbrite.com/privacypolicy.
 
Syllabus download (available later)


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