FamilySearch Library Classes and Webinars
Upcoming Classes and Webinars
Monthly Class Schedules
In order to see the upcoming classes and webinars please click on the appropriate month to download a PDF of the class schedule.
Webinar Information
US/Canada Webinars
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- Thur, 12 November, 6:00 PM, Organizing Your Research
British Isles Webinars
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International Webinars
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To attend a webinar click here.
Latin America Webinars
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- Sat, 7 November, 1:00 PM, U.S. Hispanic Immigration (in English); Handout
- Sat, 21 November, 1:00 PM, ¿De dónde vinieron mis antepasados?
Indexing Workshops
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- Tue, 10 November, 10:00 AM, Portuguese Records Indexing Workshop
- Tue, 17 November, 10:00 AM, Italian Records Indexing Workshop
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Past Webinars
US/Canada
(use Google Chrome to access US/Canada webinars)
- Using Canadian Census Records; Handout
This webinar was recorded on the 28 May 2015. The presentation will start two minutes after you click into the recording. - Finding Your Ancestors in Vital Records; Handout This webinar was recorded on 13 October 2015.
- United States Census Techniques and Strategies for Finding Elusive Ancestors; Handout This webinar was recorded on 13 October 2015.
- United States Court Records; Handout This webinar was recorded on 14 October 2015.
- Descendancy Research; Handout This webinar was recorded on 16 October 2015.
British Isles
England
- Church of England Church Records; Handout
- England Maps & Gazetteers; Handout
- England Non-conformist Church Records; Handout
- England Online Websites; Handout
- England Parish Chest Records; Handout
- England Poor Law Records
- England Probate Records Part 1; Handout
(audio begins at 3 min 41 sec) - England Probate Records Part 2; Handout
- England & Wales Census Records; Handout
- England & Wales Civil Registration; Handout
Ireland
- Church of Ireland Chuch Records
- Ireland Catholic Church Records
- Ireland Census and Census Substitutes; Handout
- Ireland Civil Registration; Handout
- Ireland Emigration; Handout
- Ireland Jurisdictions
- Ireland Land Records
- Ireland Presbyterian Church Records; Handout
- Ireland Websites
- Scotch-Irish Research
Scotland
- Basic Scotland Research Strategies
- Inheritance in Scotland: Testaments and Retours
- Scotland Census Records; Handout
- Scotland Church Records; Handout
- Scotland Civil Registration; Handout
- Scotland Emigration
- Scotland Land Records
- Scotland Maps & Gazetteers
- Scotland Naming Patterns & Clans
- Scotland Poor Law Records
- Scotland Probate Records
- Scotland Websites
- Scotland's Old Parish Registers: How to Access, Use, and Interpret
- www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
Wales
- Wales Anglican and Non-conformist Church Records
- Wales Maps and Gazetteers; Handout
- Wales Online Websites
- Wales Probate Records
- Welsh Naming Patterns; Handout
International
Czech Republic
- Czech Online Records at the Brno and Litomerice Archives; Handout
Please begin the recording at position 14:30.
Germany
- German Church and Civil Records; Handout
- German research Series Using Genealogy.net; Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3, Handout 4, Handout 5, Handout 6, Handout 7, Handout 8, Handout 9
Poland
- Advancing Your Polish Genealogy: 300 Years of Records by Cecile Wendt Jensen; Handout
- Using The Digitized Records of Various Polish State Archives; Handout 1, Handout 2
Please skip to point 23:32 to view the presentation.
South Africa
- South Africa: Beginning Research (48 minutes); Handout
- South Africa: National Archives (41 minutes); Handout
- South Africa: Online Family History Library Collections (36 minutes); Handout
Switzerland
Denmark
- Danish Census Research Series: This is a series of 3 classes - Using the Danish Demographical Database (37 minutes), Handout 1, Handout 2; Finding Censuses on Arkivalieronline (28 minutes), Handout 1, Handout 2; Extracting Genealogical Information (38 minutes), Handout 1, Handout 2. You can use the lobby button in the left hand bar to skip between the different classes
- Danish Church Records: Feast Days; Handout 1, Handout 2
- Danish Church Records: Finding Ancestors Through Witnesses (38 minutes); Handout 1, Handout 2
- Danish Church Records: Research Strategies (49 minutes); Handout 1, Handout 2
- Danish Family History Resources: Gazetteers and Jurisdictions; Handout 1, Handout 2
- Danish Research Strategies; Handout 1, Handout 2
Norway
Latin America
Classes in Spanish
2015
- Conozca el sitio de PARES; Handout
This recording has not been edited. The presentation begins in minute 01:30. - Conozca los sitios asociados de FamilySearch, parte 1: Inscripción y el sitio de FindMyPast; Handout
This recording has not been edited. The presentation begins in minute 15:26. - Conozca los sitios asociados de FamilySearch, parte 2: Los sitios de Ancestry y MyHeritage; Handout
This recording has not been edited. The presentation begins in minute 1:16:45. - Cómo utilizar mejor el Wiki de FamilySearch; Handout
This recording has not been edited. The presentation begins in minute 2:14:08. - El Árbol Familiar Para Principiantes; Handout
- FamilySearch: Fotos, Historias, y Audio; Handout
- Fuentes en FamilySearch; Handout
This recording has not been edited. The presentation begins in minute 8 of the recording. - Genealogía Descendente; Handout
This recording has not been edited. The presentation begins in minute 39 of the recording. - ¿He buscado aquí? El uso de notas y listas de investigación; Handout
- Metas genealógicas para 2015; Handout
- ¿No hay otros registros?; Handout
This recording has not been edited. The presentation begins in minute 1:36:57. - Preguntas Frecuentes de FamilySearch; Handout
This recording has not been edited. - Protocolos notariales; Handout
This recording has not been edited. The presentation begins in minute 50:55. - ¿Qué dice? Cómo leer la escritura antigua; Handout
- Recursos en línea además de FamilySearch; Handout
This recording has not been edited. The presentation begins in minute 22 of the recording. - Registros civiles y censos; Handout
- Series de Investigación Genealógica; Handout 1, Handout 2, Handout 3
This recording has not been edited and contains 3 classes in one recording. The titles of the classes are Expedientes Matrimoniales, Limpieza de Sangre, and Obras Pias.
2014
- Árbol Familiar para principiantes; Handout
- Búsquedas eficaces en los registros históricos de FamilySearch; Handout
- Capellanías, cofradías, dispensas y más; Handout
- Corrigiendo parentescos en el Árbol Familiar; Handout
- Cómo buscar a mis antepasados en FamilySearch; Handout
- Cómo buscar a mis antepasados en mi propio país; Handout
- ¿Cómo involucrar a los niños en la investigación familiar?
- Cómo organizar tu genealógia; Handout
- Encontrando a nuestros primos; Handout
- ¿Mis antepasados vinieron de …?; Handout
- ¿No hay otros registros?; Handout
- Obtenga el máximo de MyHeritage
- Preguntas frecuentes sobre el Árbol Familiar; Handout
- Recursos en línea además de FamilySearch; Handout
- Registros civiles y parroquiales; Handout
- Tesoros ocultos en los registros originales; Handout
- ¿Y ahora qué? Cómo hacer la investigación genealógica; Handout 1, Handout 2
Classes in English
2015
- Hispanic Online Resources; Handout
This recording has not been edited. - Hispanic Research Methodology: A Case Study; Handout
- Reading Spanish Handwriting; Handout
- U.S. Hispanic Immigration; Handout