FamilySearch Library B1 Research Training

Welcome to the missionary and volunteer training page for the FHL B1 Floor!

German: Research classes

Week 1: Intro and Geography

Homework
Watch: German Historical Geography class, found here.

Week 2: Genealogy.net and Jurisdictions

Homework
Watch Meyers Gazetteer class, found here.
Complete "How to" Guide on Meyers Gazetteer found here. Complete the Activity.

Week 3: Meyers Gazetteer

Watch Hansen's Map Guides class, found here.

German: Paleography

Week 1: Skill assessment

Homework: Find the birth record of Georg Schmidt, who was born in Hamburg-Altona about 1 August 1901. Due November 30. German skills assessment click here

Week 2: November 30

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

Homework: Find the death record of Ernestine Wilhelmine Müller who died in Dresden about 18 September 1903. Due December 14.

Week 4: December 14

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

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

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

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.

Slavic: Research classes

Week 1: Pre-test and Meyers Gazetteer

Homework
Watch Poland Historical Geography class, found here.
Watch Meyers Gazetteer class, found here.
Using Meyers, identify Catholic church and civil registration jurisdictions for the following towns:

• Berzyn
• Charcic
• Skorzewo, in Kreis Schubin
• Szagatpurwen

Extra help: complete "How to" Guide on Meyers Gazetteer found here. Complete the Activity.

Preparation for week 2
Watch class on Kartenmeister gazetteer found here.
Complete "How to" Guide on Kartenmeister gazetteer found here. Complete the Activity.

Slavic: Paleography

Week 1: Introduction to Polish

Polish resources

• Inserting special characters: "How to" Guide found here.
• Polish Genealogical word list

Latin America Research classes

Pre-Test
Latin America Research Class Pre-Test (30 minutes)

Latin America Research Class Pre-Test Family Group Record

Latin America Research Class Pre-Test Research Assessment Form

Week 1

Study Guide
LA Week 1 Study Guide

Homework
1. E-lesson: LA 1.1 Hispanic Last Names
2. E-lesson: LA 2.1 Jurisdictions
3. 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 and click the sub-modules button under FHL LA Missionary Training.
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

Study Guide
LA Week 2 Study Guide

Homework
1. E-lesson: LA 2.2 Gazetteers
2. E-Lesson: LA 2.3 Church Directories
3. 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 and click the sub-modules button under FHL LA Missionary Training.
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

Study Guide

Homework
1. LA 3.1 Intro to Civil Registration
2. LA 3.2 Civil Registration Birth Records
3. Find and extract the birth record of Manuela Gregoria GARAY in the department of Treinta y Tres in 1889
4. Find and extract the death record of Esteban Antolin DIAZ in the department of Rio Negro in 1924
To access the E-lessons, go to ilearn.ldschurch and click the sub-modules button under FHL LA Missionary Training.

Week 4

Study Guide

Homework

To access the E-lessons, go to ilearn.ldschurch and click the sub-modules button under FHL LA Missionary Training.

Week 5

Study Guide

Homework

To access the E-lessons, go to ilearn.ldschurch and click the sub-modules button under FHL LA Missionary Training.

Week 6

Study Guide

Homework

To access the E-lessons, go to ilearn.ldschurch and click the sub-modules button under FHL LA Missionary Training.

Week 7

Study Guide

Homework

To access the E-lessons, go to ilearn.ldschurch and click the sub-modules button under FHL LA Missionary Training.

Nordic Research classes

Pre-Test

Week 1

Family History Library (FHL); now called, FamilySearch Library (FSL)