FamilySearch Library B1 Research Training
Welcome to the missionary and volunteer training page for the FHL B1 Floor!
German: Research classes[edit | edit source]
Week 1: Intro and Geography[edit | edit source]
Week 2: Genealogy.net and Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]
Week 3: Meyers Gazetteer[edit | edit source]
Week 4: Hansen's Parish Maps and Reverse Sorts[edit | edit source]
Week 5: Kartenmeister and 1905 Prussian Gazetteer[edit | edit source]
Week 6: Spellings and prefixes[edit | edit source]
Week 7: Church book inventories[edit | edit source]
German: Paleography[edit | edit source]
Week 1: Skill assessment[edit | edit source]
Homework: Find the birth record of Georg Schmidt, who was born in Hamburg-Altona about 1 August 1901. Due November 30.
Week 2: November 30[edit | edit source]
Homework: Find the marriage record of Karl Richter and Wilhelmine Müller who married in Dresden about 17 September 1891. Due December 7.
Week 3: December 7[edit | edit source]
Homework: Find the death record of Ernestine Wilhelmine Müller who died in Dresden about 18 September 1903. Due December 14.
Week 4: December 14[edit | edit source]
Homework: Find the death record of Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Müller who died in Schwenten (Kreis Bomst) about 21 March 1882. Due December 21.
Week 5: December 21[edit | edit source]
Homework: Find the marriage record of Johann Gottlieb Böhm (that is what the patron thinks the last name is) and Katharine Johanne Müller who were married in Dresden about 23 December 1880. Due January 4.
Week 6: January 4[edit | edit source]
Homework - due January 11
1. Find the birth record of Martha Pfeiffer who was born in Falkenhain about 14 January 1884
2. Find the birth record of Martha Schmidt who was born in Falkenhain about 20 January 1884
Week 7: January 11[edit | edit source]
Homework - due January 18
1. Find the death record of Pokrandt or Pottrandt (or some similar name) who died in Danzig about 9 April 1875.
2. Find the death record of Johanne Auguste Wrosch who died in Danzig about 9 April 1875.
Week 8: January 18[edit | edit source]
Slavic: Research classes[edit | edit source]
Week 1: Pre-test and Meyers Gazetteer[edit | edit source]
Homework
Watch class on Meyers Gazetteer found here.
Complete "How to" Guide on Meyers Gazetteer found here. Complete the Activity.
Watch class on Kartenmeister gazetteer found here.
Complete "How to" Guide on Kartenmeister gazetteer found here. Comlete the Activity.
Week 2: Kartenmeister[edit | edit source]
Week 3: Galicia Gazetteer[edit | edit source]
Week 4: Słownik Geograficzny[edit | edit source]
Week 5: Skorowidz Gazetteer[edit | edit source]
Week 6: Spis Gazetteer[edit | edit source]
Week 7: Online resources for maps and Surnames[edit | edit source]
Slavic: Paleography[edit | edit source]
Latin America Research classes[edit | edit source]
Pre-Test
Latin America Research Class Pre-Test (30 minutes)
Week 1[edit | edit source]
Study Guide
Week 1 Study Guide
Homework
E-lesson: LA 1.1 Hispanic Last Names
E-lesson: LA 2.1 Jurisdictions
Extract genealogical information from the record found in your study guide. Use an extract form.
To access the E-lessons, go to ilearn.ldschurch.org. If you haven't enrolled in the class yet, scroll to the bottom of the page and search for FHL LA Missionary Training. Enroll in the class.
Week 2[edit | edit source]
Study Guide
Week 2 Study Guide
Homework
E-lesson: LA 2.2 Gazetteers
E-Lesson: LA 2.3 Church Directories
Find the death record of Francisco “Pancho” Villa in 1923 in the state of Chihuahua,
Mexico. Extract genealogical information from the record using an extract form.
To access the E-lessons, go to ilearn.ldschurch.org. If you haven't enrolled in the class yet, scroll to the bottom of the page and search for FHL LA Missionary Training. Enroll in the class.
Week 3[edit | edit source]
Study Guide
Homework
Nordic Research classes[edit | edit source]
Pre-Test
Week 1