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Check our class schedule for a current list of classes below. We have classes on many Sunday and Thursday nights. We also have classes on some weekdays during the daytime. Check back frequently for updated schedules as we add new classes. For class suggestions contact class coordinator Guy Black- lawutah@gmail.com<br>  
Check our class schedule for a current list of classes below. We have classes on many Sunday and Thursday nights. We also have classes on some weekdays during the daytime. Check back frequently for updated schedules as we add new classes. For class suggestions contact class coordinator Guy Black- lawutah@gmail.com<br>  
<center>'''March 2014 Mapleton Family History Center Class Schedule'''</center>
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! '''Date'''
! '''Time'''
| '''Class'''
| '''Description'''
| '''Teacher'''
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| Saturday
Mar 1
| 8:30 AM TO 3:00 PM
| Annual Family History Fair
| Reserve the date for the center's biggest and best annual opportunity to update your family history skills in this all-day event with free lunch. This year's theme is "Me and My Tree—Family History for Everyone." Jeff Hawkins, product manager of FamilySearch Family Tree will give our keynote address. Other notable instructors include Tim Cross, product manager for FamilySearch; Brad Young, product manager of FamilySearch Photos and Stories; Todd Powell, manager of Family Tree mobile app; and Bruce Buzbee, president of RootsMagic. These and other experienced family history instructors will present over twenty classes this year, including a special course designed specifically for high priest group leaders and a track especially for youth. For those who attended in the past, we will be at a new venue this year, Mapleton North Stake Center, 475 North 1600 West (Highway 89), Mapleton, Utah.
| Many Talented Instructors
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| Wednesday
Mar 5
| 1:00 PM
| Using Tree Connect to Add Sources to Family Tree
| Learn how to use this tool to quickly and easily attach sources
| John and Laurel Francis
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| Thursday
Mar 6
| 7:00 PM
| Consultant
Training
| Training for Mapleton &amp; Mapleton North Stake Family History Consultants, High Priest Group Leaders, and Center Staff
| Charlie and Patti Coombs
|-
| Sunday
Mar 9
| 6:00 PM
| Effective Use of the Steve Morse Website
| An introduction to using this invaluable site with tools for finding immigration records, census records, vital records, and for dealing with calendars, maps, foreign alphabets, and numerous other applications.
| Barbara J. Starkey
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| Tuesday
Mar 11
| 10:30 AM
| Writing Personal Histories and Stories
| Learn how to write and preserve your legacy for your descendants.
| James Baird
|-
| Wednesday
Mar 12
| 1:00 PM
| Beginning Family Tree
| An introduction to FamilySearch Family Tree
| John and Laurel Francis
|-
| Thursday
Mar 13
| 7:00 PM
| Writing a Family Story by Searching FamilySearch Historical Records
| Learn how to analyze the documents on FamilySearch Historical records and use the information found to expand your knowledge of your ancestors and their life story. Case studies will be used to show how you can create an exciting life story.
| Liz Snow
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| Sunday
Mar 16
| 6:00 PM
| FamilySearch Family Tree Made Easy with RootsMagic 6
| An overview by the president of RootsMagic on how to effectively use RootsMagic 6 to share data, sources, and notes with FamilySearch Family Tree. The class includes instruction on viewing and restoring changes on Family Tree.
| Bruce Buzbee, president of RootsMagic
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| Tuesday
Mar 18
| 10:30 AM
| Puzilla and Then What?
| Using Puzilla in coordination with Family Tree to find descendants for temple work. The class will demonstrate how to extend lines using Puzilla and FamilySearch or other sources.
| James Baird
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| Wednesday
Mar 19
| 1:30 PM
| Adding Photos and Stories to Family Tree
| Learn how to add interest and depth to your Ancestors' Family Tree page by posting photographs and stories from their lives.
| John and Laurel Francis
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| Thursday
Mar 20
| 7:00 PM
| CENTER CLOSED IN THE EVENING FOR CAUCUS MEETINGS
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| Sunday
Mar 23
| 6:00 PM
| Family History: 15 Minutes at a Time
| Have you avoided working on Family History because of time factors? This class will focus on specific strategies to break family history projects into manageable bites. We will discuss how to pick up and put down projects without wasting time remembering where you were ended and thus be able to use the time you do have to accomplish more actual work.
| Patti Coombs
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| Thursday
Mar 27
| 7:00 PM
| Going Digital With Your Genealogy
| Imagine having your family history information available where ever you are. This is the advantage of going digital with your genealogy. This class will focus on starting where you are right now and moving into digitally storing files and recording information in a manageable way. Overviews of cloud storage, more popular digital note taking programs, and scanning will all be discussed.
| Patti Coombs
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| Sunday
Mar 30
| 6:00 PM
| Puzilla: A New Way to Find Temple Names
| Do you think your family history is done? Having trouble finding family names for temple work? Solve the puzzle with this new tool certified to work with FamilySearch Family Tree.
| Dan Barton
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<center>'''April 2014 Mapleton Family History Center Class Schedule'''</center>  
<center>'''April 2014 Mapleton Family History Center Class Schedule'''</center>  
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| '''Description'''  
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| '''Teacher'''
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| Tuesday  
| Tuesday  
April 1  
April 1  
| 10:30 AM  
| 10:30 AM  
| Using the FamilySearch Wiki  
| Using the FamilySearch Wiki  
| An introduction to using this invaluable resource to further your family history research.  
| An introduction to using this invaluable resource to further your family history research.  
| James Baird  
| James Baird
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| Thursday  
| Thursday  
April 3  
April 3  
| 7:00 PM  
| 7:00 PM  
| Consultant Training  
| Consultant Training  
| Training for Mapleton &amp; Mapleton North Stake Family History Consultants, High Priest Group Leaders, and Center Staff  
| Training for Mapleton &amp; Mapleton North Stake Family History Consultants, High Priest Group Leaders, and Center Staff  
| Charlie and Patti Coombs  
| Charlie and Patti Coombs
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| Sunday  
| Sunday  
April 6  
April 6  
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| GENERAL CONFERENCE. No Classes.  
| GENERAL CONFERENCE. No Classes.  
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| Thursday  
| Thursday  
April 10  
April 10  
| 7:00 PM  
| 7:00 PM  
| Effective Use of the Steve Morse Website  
| Effective Use of the Steve Morse Website  
| This website allows for searching passenger lists, many censuses, selected city records, and some UK and Canadian records using criteria that search only targeted information. See how to sync this search engine to Ancestry.com <br>  
| This website allows for searching passenger lists, many censuses, selected city records, and some UK and Canadian records using criteria that search only targeted information. See how to sync this search engine to Ancestry.com <br>  
| Barbara Starkey  
| Barbara Starkey
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|-
| Sunday  
| Sunday  
April 13  
April 13  
| 6:00 PM  
| 6:00 PM  
| Descendancy Research  
| Descendancy Research  
| If you are running into dead ends and brick walls researching your ancestors, maybe it is time to try a different approach. Finding your ancestors' descendants may help you expand your tree and find temple work. Come learn the techniques and tools of descendancy research.  
| If you are running into dead ends and brick walls researching your ancestors, maybe it is time to try a different approach. Finding your ancestors' descendants may help you expand your tree and find temple work. Come learn the techniques and tools of descendancy research.  
| Amberly Beck  
| Amberly Beck
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| Tuesday  
| Tuesday  
April 15  
April 15  
| 10:30 AM  
| 10:30 AM  
| Beginning Genealogy on FamilySearch  
| Beginning Genealogy on FamilySearch  
| Much has changed in family history during the last two years. If you have not been involved in genealogy recently, this class is your opportunity to start finding out about the basics of finding your ancestors today.  
| Much has changed in family history during the last two years. If you have not been involved in genealogy recently, this class is your opportunity to start finding out about the basics of finding your ancestors today.  
| James Baird  
| James Baird
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|-
| Wednesday  
| Wednesday  
April 16  
April 16  
| 1:30 PM  
| 1:30 PM  
| Using Source Tracker on CreateFan.com  
| Using Source Tracker on CreateFan.com  
| Is your family tree on FamilySearch adequately sourced? Find out using this simple internet tool.  
| Is your family tree on FamilySearch adequately sourced? Find out using this simple internet tool.  
| John and Laurel Francis  
| John and Laurel Francis
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|-
| Thursday  
| Thursday  
April 17  
April 17  
| 7:00 PM  
| 7:00 PM  
| Beginning Research in 19th-century England  
| Beginning Research in 19th-century England  
| Come learn how to start researching your English ancestors  
| Come learn how to start researching your English ancestors  
| Janice Scott  
| Janice Scott
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| Sunday  
| Sunday  
April 20  
April 20  
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| EASTER. No classes  
| EASTER. No classes  
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| Thursday  
| Thursday  
April 24  
April 24  
| 7:00 PM  
| 7:00 PM  
| Online Swedish Parish Records  
| Online Swedish Parish Records  
| Learn where to find and how to use online Swedish Parish Records, including Birth, Marriage, Death/Burial, Moving-In, Moving-Out, and Household Examination records. The class will cover basic Swedish terminology and teach you to conduct parish research and attach records to Family Tree even if you cannot speak Swedish. This is a beginner's class.  
| Learn where to find and how to use online Swedish Parish Records, including Birth, Marriage, Death/Burial, Moving-In, Moving-Out, and Household Examination records. The class will cover basic Swedish terminology and teach you to conduct parish research and attach records to Family Tree even if you cannot speak Swedish. This is a beginner's class.  
| Guy Black  
| Guy Black
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|-
| Sunday  
| Sunday  
April 27  
April 27  
| 6:00 PM  
| 6:00 PM  
| Youth Class: The Search for Lost Souls and Buried Records  
| Youth Class: The Search for Lost Souls and Buried Records  
| A class designed especially for youth; pirate-themed family history.  
| A class designed especially for youth; pirate-themed family history.  
| Lisa Sommerfeldt  
| Lisa Sommerfeldt
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|-
| Tuesday  
| Tuesday  
April 29  
April 29  
| 10:30 AM  
| 10:30 AM  
| Writing and Adding a Story to FamilySearch Family Tree  
| Writing and Adding a Story to FamilySearch Family Tree  
| Learn the basics of properly preserving your ancestors' histories on Family Tree  
| Learn the basics of properly preserving your ancestors' histories on Family Tree  
| James Baird  
| James Baird
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|-
| Wednesday  
| Wednesday  
April 30  
April 30  
| 1:30 PM  
| 1:30 PM  
| Solve the Puzzle of Descendancy Research  
| Solve the Puzzle of Descendancy Research  
| An overview of how to use Puzzilla.com in coordination with FamilySearch Family Tree to find family names to take to the temple.  
| An overview of how to use Puzzilla.com in coordination with FamilySearch Family Tree to find family names to take to the temple.  
| John and Laurel Francis  
| John and Laurel Francis
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| '''Class'''  
| '''Description'''  
| '''Description'''  
| '''Teacher'''  
| '''Teacher'''
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| Sunday  
| Sunday  
May 4  
May 4  
| 6:00 PM  
| 6:00 PM  
| German Handwriting  
| German Handwriting  
| Learn the basics of reading German handwriting  
| Learn the basics of reading German handwriting  
| Joe Everett  
| Joe Everett
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|-
| Tuesday  
| Tuesday  
May 6  
May 6  
| 10:30 AM  
| 10:30 AM  
| Finding and Adding Sources to FamilySearch Family Tree  
| Finding and Adding Sources to FamilySearch Family Tree  
| Sources are the foundation of good family history research. Learn how to find sources on FamilySearch and attach them to your ancestors' pages on Family Tree.  
| Sources are the foundation of good family history research. Learn how to find sources on FamilySearch and attach them to your ancestors' pages on Family Tree.  
| James Baird  
| James Baird
|-
|-
| Thursday  
| Thursday  
May 8  
May 8  
| 7:00 PM  
| 7:00 PM  
| Consultant Training  
| Consultant Training  
| Training for Mapleton &amp; Mapleton North Stake Family History Consultants, High Priest Group Leaders, and Center Staff  
| Training for Mapleton &amp; Mapleton North Stake Family History Consultants, High Priest Group Leaders, and Center Staff  
| Charlie and Patti Coombs  
| Charlie and Patti Coombs
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|-
| Sunday  
| Sunday  
May 11  
May 11  
| 6:00 PM  
| 6:00 PM  
| Copyright Law  
| Copyright Law  
| Learn what you can and cannot post to FamilySearch Family Tree. An introduction to the basics of copyright law for genealogists.
| Learn what you can and cannot post to FamilySearch Family Tree. An introduction to the basics of copyright law for genealogists.  
| Guy Black  
| Guy Black
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|-
| Wednesday  
| Wednesday  
May 14  
May 14  
| 1:30 PM  
| 1:30 PM  
| Reserving Names for Temple Work  
| Reserving Names for Temple Work  
| Learn the process of reserving names for temple work and discover the rules about who you can and cannot take to the temple.
| Learn the process of reserving names for temple work and discover the rules about who you can and cannot take to the temple.  
| John and Laurel Francis  
| John and Laurel Francis
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|-
| Thursday  
| Thursday  
May 15  
May 15  
| 7:00 PM  
| 7:00 PM  
| Online is Not the Only Option: Effective Use of Microfilm &amp; Fiche  
| Online is Not the Only Option: Effective Use of Microfilm &amp; Fiche  
| Online searches are not the only option for family history. Learn how to access microfilm and fiche, when to use them, how to search for them, and how to order them. See examples of how to use them to further your family history and add to the resources available online.  
| Online searches are not the only option for family history. Learn how to access microfilm and fiche, when to use them, how to search for them, and how to order them. See examples of how to use them to further your family history and add to the resources available online.  
| Amberly Beck  
| Amberly Beck
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| Sunday  
| Sunday  
May 18  
May 18  
| 6:00 PM  
| 6:00 PM  
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| Tuesday  
| Tuesday  
May 20  
May 20  
| 10:30 AM  
| 10:30 AM  
| Preserving Your Legacy by Recording Your History  
| Preserving Your Legacy by Recording Your History  
| Perhaps your most important family history task is to do yourself what your descendants cannot do. Writing your own history is a task best done by you. Learn how best to preserve your legacy for future generations  
| Perhaps your most important family history task is to do yourself what your descendants cannot do. Writing your own history is a task best done by you. Learn how best to preserve your legacy for future generations  
| James Baird  
| James Baird
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| Thursday  
| Thursday  
May 22  
May 22  
| 7:00 PM  
| 7:00 PM  
| The Genealogical Proof Standard  
| The Genealogical Proof Standard  
| Join us as we outline a process accepted by professional genealogists as the gold standard in proving our trees.  
| Join us as we outline a process accepted by professional genealogists as the gold standard in proving our trees.  
| Guy Black
| Guy Black
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| Sunday  
| Sunday  
May 25  
May 25  
| 6:00 PM  
| 6:00 PM  
| A Comprehensive Guide to Military Records  
| A Comprehensive Guide to Military Records  
| Join a veteran family history researcher as she shares her guide to learning about your ancestors from military records
| Join a veteran family history researcher as she shares her guide to learning about your ancestors from military records  
| Barbara Starkey
| Barbara Starkey
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| Tuesday  
| Tuesday  
May 27  
May 27  
| 10:30 AM  
| 10:30 AM  
| Using Online Newspapers for Family History  
| Using Online Newspapers for Family History  
| One infrequently-used resource for family history is the rapidly-expanding collection of searchable digitized newspapers available for online research. Join us to discover how to tapped this resource to further your genealogy.  
| One infrequently-used resource for family history is the rapidly-expanding collection of searchable digitized newspapers available for online research. Join us to discover how to tapped this resource to further your genealogy.  
| James Baird  
| James Baird
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|-
| Wednesday  
| Wednesday  
May 28  
May 28  
| 1:30 PM  
| 1:30 PM  
| Adding Sources to Family Tree  
| Adding Sources to Family Tree  
| Learn how to find and add sources to FamilySearch Family Tree.<br>  
| Learn how to find and add sources to FamilySearch Family Tree.<br>  
| John and Laurel Francis  
| John and Laurel Francis
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| Thursday  
| Thursday  
May 29  
May 29  
| 7:00 PM  
| 7:00 PM  
| Blogging for Beginners  
| Blogging for Beginners  
| Learn how blogging can help you advance your family history. Learn how to set up a free blog and create posts. This class will focus on the basics of using Wordpress as your blogging format.  
| Learn how blogging can help you advance your family history. Learn how to set up a free blog and create posts. This class will focus on the basics of using Wordpress as your blogging format.  
| Amberly Beck  
| Amberly Beck
|}
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<center>'''June 2014 Mapleton Family History Center Class Schedule'''</center>  
<center>'''June 2014 Mapleton Family History Center Class Schedule'''</center>  
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| '''Description'''  
| '''Teacher'''  
| '''Teacher'''
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| Sunday  
| Sunday  
June 1  
June 1  
| 6:00 PM  
| 6:00 PM  
| U  
| U  
| U  
| U  
| U  
| U
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| Thursday  
| Thursday  
June 5  
June 5  
| 7:00 PM  
| 7:00 PM  
| Consultant Training  
| Consultant Training  
| Training for Mapleton and Mapleton North Stake Family History Consultants, High Priest Group Leaders, and Center Staff  
| Training for Mapleton and Mapleton North Stake Family History Consultants, High Priest Group Leaders, and Center Staff  
| Charlie and Patti Coombs  
| Charlie and Patti Coombs
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| Sunday  
| Sunday  
June 8  
June 8  
| 6:00 PM  
| 6:00 PM  
| U  
| U  
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| Thursday  
| Thursday  
June 12  
June 12  
| 7:00 PM  
| 7:00 PM  
| Federal Census Records  
| Federal Census Records  
| An overview of the information found on each census, with an emphasis on the most helpful census questions. Case studies illustrate how the census can help you grow your tree and identify missing family members.  
| An overview of the information found on each census, with an emphasis on the most helpful census questions. Case studies illustrate how the census can help you grow your tree and identify missing family members.  
| Amberly Beck  
| Amberly Beck
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| Sunday  
| Sunday  
June 15  
June 15  
| 6:00 PM  
| 6:00 PM  
| U  
| U  
| U  
| U  
| U  
| U
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| Thursday  
| Thursday  
June 19  
June 19  
| 7:00 PM  
| 7:00 PM  
| U  
| U  
| U  
| U  
| U  
| U
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| Sunday  
| Sunday  
June 22  
June 22  
| 6:00 PM  
| 6:00 PM  
| U  
| U  
| U  
| U  
| U  
| U
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| Thursday June 26  
| Thursday June 26  
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| U  
| U  
| U  
| U  
| U
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| Sunday  
| Sunday  
June 29  
June 29  
| 6:00 PM  
| 6:00 PM  
| Publishing Family Histories: Traditional vs. Online  
| Publishing Family Histories: Traditional vs. Online  
| On overview of the means, benefits, challenges, and costs of publishing a family history. The class compares and contrasts traditional publishing with online print-on-demand publishing and demonstrates the process of publishing a book online.  
| On overview of the means, benefits, challenges, and costs of publishing a family history. The class compares and contrasts traditional publishing with online print-on-demand publishing and demonstrates the process of publishing a book online.  
| Guy Black  
| Guy Black
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<center>'''July 2014 Mapleton Family History Center Class Schedule'''</center>
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! '''Time'''
| '''Class'''
| '''Description'''
| '''Teacher'''
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| Thursday
July 3
| 7:00 PM
| Consultant
Training
| Training for Mapleton &amp; Mapleton North Stake Family History Consultants, High Priest Group Leaders, and Center Staff
| Charlie and Patti Coombs
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| Sunday
July 6
| 6:00 PM
| U
| U
| U
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| Tuesday
July 8
| 10:30 AM
| They're Not Names, They're People: Bringing Ancestors to Life Through Stories and Photos
| Rather than a class on using Photos and Stories in FamilySearch Family Tree, this class will explore ways to put stories and photos together to turn the hearts of those who have not yet taken the plunge into family history. 
| Laurie Whiting
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| Thursday
July 10
| 7:00 PM
| U
| U
| U
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| Sunday
July 13
| 6:00 PM
| U
| U
| U
|-
| Thursday
July 17
| 7:00 PM
| U
| U
| U
|-
| Sunday
July 20
| 6:00 PM
| U
| U
| U
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| Thursday
July 24
| CLOSED FOR PIONEER DAY HOLIDAY
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| Sunday
July 27
| 6:00 PM
| U
| U
| U
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| Thursday
July 31


| 7:00 PM
| U
| U
| U
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'''Miscellaneous Classes''' How to Use our Scanners at the FHC (by appt. only) email Guy Black for a Wednesday night appointment at lawutah@gmail.com.  
'''Miscellaneous Classes''' How to Use our Scanners at the FHC (by appt. only) email Guy Black for a Wednesday night appointment at lawutah@gmail.com.  


'''To be on a class notification email list''' email Guy Black at lawutah@gmail.com
'''To be on a class notification email list''' email Guy Black at lawutah@gmail.com  


'''For class suggestions''' email the class coordinator Guy Black at lawutah@gmail.com.
'''For class suggestions''' email the class coordinator Guy Black at lawutah@gmail.com.
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