Riverton Utah FamilySearch Center Library: Difference between revisions

= Upcoming Events  =

The library offers a monthly workshop to assist Boy Scouts with their Genealogy Merit Badge. The workshop will be held the second Saturday of each month at 11:00 a.m.  

1) interview a family member about their life. The interview can be completed by telephone, e-mail or letter and the information learned must be recorded; <br>2) complete a four-generation pedigree chart. Make sure this includes information about at least one ancestor who was living in 1930; <br>3) complete two family group sheets (one listing your parents and your family, and another listing one of your parents and their parents and siblings); and <br>4) bring a blue merit badge card (which can be obtained from the Scoutmaster). <br>If these items are completed and brought to the workshop, all other requirements for the merit badge can be completed at the workshop and authorized personnel can certify the completion of the merit badge.  

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'''11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.&nbsp;- Fridays - Zion Room A<br>'''Jan 14: “Introduction, Getting Help, Helping Someone Else”<br>Jan 21: “Me and My Ancestors”<br>Jan 28: “Combining Duplicates and Separating Records”<br>Feb 4: “Searching for and Adding Individuals”<br>Feb 11: “Adding, Editing and Correcting Information”<br>Feb 18: “Preparing Names for Temple Ordinances”<br>Feb 25: (This class is cancelled.&nbsp; Please attend Feb. 23 or Feb. 28.)  

==== '''<u>Basic Genealogical Research</u>'''  ====

==== '''<u>Classes for Consultants<br></u>''' ====

Lecture Only<br>Presented by Marci Wahlquist<br>No registration necessary.<br>

'''10:00 - 11:30 a.m. - Saturdays<br>'''Mar 5: “Introduction to the Family History Consultant assignment.”<br>Mar 12: “Helping Members and Family History Guidelines”<br>Mar 26: “Deciding How to Help Members”<br>Apr 9: “Helping Members Analyze and Record Information”<br>Mar 23: “Helping Members with Indexing and Other Specifics”<br>

Lecture Only<br>Presented by Jean and Mark Vanderkooi<br>No registration necessary.  

Basic computer skills are necessary.<br>1st hour – Consultant Training<br>2nd hour – FamilySearch Training  

'''7:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Thursdays<br>'''Feb 17: “Getting Started on new FamilySearch”<br>Feb 24: “Working on new FamilySearch”<br>Mar 3: “Helping Members in Specific Situations/Beginning Research” <br>Mar 10: “Record Types”<br>Mar 17: “More Record Types”<br>Mar 24: "Beginning British Research”  

Lecture/Lab<br>Presented by Colleen Willis<br>No registration necessary.  

'''10:00 a.m. - noon<br>'''Feb 28: “Basic computer skills with hands-on experience."<br>Mar 14: “Basic computer skills with hands-on experience." <br>Mar 28: “Basic computer skills with hands-on experience."  

Lecture/Lab<br>Presented by Colleen Willis<br>No registration necessary.  

'''1:00 - 3:00 p.m.'''<br>Mar 10: "Introduction to the Internet&nbsp;Including Hands-on Experience." <br>Mar 24: “Introduction to the Internet Including Hands-on Experience." <br>'''<u></u>'''

This is a 5 week course that provides learning and “hands-on” experience with the features of New FamilySearch. Basic computer skills are necessary. Participants need to have a New FamilySearch account and access to their login id and password.<br>

==== '''<u>Ancestral Quest</u>&nbsp;<br>''' ====

This is a 4 week course that teaches the features and capabilities of the genealogy data management program Ancestral Quest, which is approved New Family Search affiliate software, and will provide hands-on experience. Basic computer skills are necessary. Some experience with the Ancestral Quest will be helpful.  

'''10:00 - 11:30 a.m. - Wednesdays<br>Class Titles:<br>'''Class 1: “Introduction and Getting Started with Data Entry”<br>Class 2: “Review of Basic Menus and Advanced Features”<br>Class 3: “Interfacing with New FamilySearch, Part 1”<br>Class 4: “Interfacing with New FamilySearch, Part 2”  

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