Family History Library Class Handouts
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Upcoming Webinar Handouts
US/Canada Handouts
- Jan. 14 - Beginning Research Techniques
- Jan. 28 - FamilySearch Research Wiki
- Feb. 11 - Migration Routes Across America
- Feb. 25 - Religious Migration History and Genealogy
- Mar. 10 - Cousin Research
- Mar. 24 - Understanding United States Land Records
- Apr. 14 - Research Logs: A Tool for Organizing Your Research
- May 12 - United States Records Before 1850
- May 26 - United States Church and Cemetery Records
- June 21 - United States Church Records
- June 23 - United States Probate Records
British Isles Handouts
International Handouts
Latin America Handouts
- Sat, Jan 2 - Métodos de organización
Past Webinar Handouts
US/Canada Handouts
- African American Research Using Plantation Records
- Beginning African-American Research: Post 1865
- Beginning LDS Research
- Beginning Research Techniques
- City Directories: More Than Names and Addresses
- Civil War Records
- Descendancy Research
- FamilySearch Research Wiki
- Finding Your Ancestors in Vital Records
- Give Me An Estimate: When It's Okay to Guess in Genealogy
- Home on the Range: United states Federal Land Records
- Immigration into the United States
- Organizing your Genealogy
- Overview of American Indian Research
- Planning and Implementing a Research Trip
- Research Logs: A Tool for Organizing Your Research
- Solving Tough Research Problems
- Some People Really Need to Get a Clue! Document Analyzation and Evaluation
- Some People Really Need to Get a Clue! Addendum
- Tips and Tricks for Using FamilySearch's Historical Records Collection
- Understanding United States Land Records
- United States Cemetery Records
- United States Census
- United States Census Techniques and Strategies for Finding Elusive Ancestors
- United States Church Records
- United States Court Records
- United States Military Records on the FamilySearch Website
- United States Naturalization Records
- United States Newspaper Research: News You Can Use
- United States Probate Records
- Using Canadian Census Records
- Using FamilySearch's Historical Records Collection
- Using the Family History Library Catalog Effectively
- Why Didn't My Ancestor Naturalize? Navigating US Naturalization Records
- World War I and Later Military Records
British Isles Handouts
England
- A Royal Flush or Not? Understanding the Differences between Royalty, Nobility, and Gentry
- British Research Problem Solving Strategies - 24 March 2016
- Church of England Church Records
- England Maps & Gazetteers
- England Non-conformist Church Records
- England Online Websites
- England Parish Chest Records
- England Poor Law Records
- England Probate Records Part 1
- England Probate Records Part 2
- England Records from the Grave
- England & Wales Census Records
- England & Wales Civil Registration
- Researching in Pre-1837 England
- Say What? Understanding abbreviations, dates and other things found in English records
- Understanding What England Church Records Are Online
Ireland
- Church of Ireland Chuch Records
- Ireland Catholic Church Records
- Ireland Census & Census Substitutes
- Ireland Civil Registration
- Ireland Emigration
- Ireland Jursidictions
- Ireland Land Records
- Ireland Presbyterian Church Records
- Ireland Websites
- Scotch-Irish Research
Scotland
Wales
- Wales Anglican and Non-conformist Church Records
- Wales Online Websites
- Wales Place-Names, Maps and Gazetteers
- Wales Probate Records
- Welsh Naming Patterns
Inernational Handouts
Czech Republic
France
Germany
- Address books on Genealogy.net practice sheet
- Address books on Genealogy.net practice sheet answer key
- Family Lineage book practice document
- Family Lineage book practice document answer key
- Finding and Using German Lineage Books on Genealogy.net
- Finding German Address Books on Genealogy.net
- German Church and Civil Records
- Hamburg Passenger Lists
- Metasearch on Genealogy.net Practice Document
- Metasearch on Genealogy.net Practice Document answer key
- Using Metasearch on Genealogy.net
Poland
- 300 Years of Polish Records
- Archives Vocabulary List
- How to Use the Digitized Records of the Polish State Archives
- Polish websites
- Stettin Archives Tutorial
- Dziennik Polski
Russia
Slovakia
South Africa
- South Africa: Beginning Research
- South Africa: National Archives
- South Africa: Online Family History Library Collections
Switzerland
- 1808 Census headings for Canton Ticino
- Appenzell Online Records
- Register of Swiss Surnames
- Swiss Beginning Research Basics
- Swiss Genealogical Word List
Denmark
Census Records Research Series
- A Guide to the Danish Demographical Database
- Dansk Demografisk Database Practice
- A Guide to Arkivalieronline: Accessing the Digitized Census Records
- Let's Practice: Finding Census Records on Arkivalieronline
- Danish Census Records: Extracting Genealogical Information
- Danish Census Records: Extracting Genealogical Information Practice
Church Records: Extracting Genealogical Information
- Key Words Practice
- Danish Church Records: Extracting Genealogical Information Syllabus
- Let's Practice: Extracting Genealogical Information from Danish Church Records
- Gothic Handwriting Practice
Church Records: Finding Ancestors through Witnesses
Church Records: Research Strategies
Emigration
- Danish Emigration Syllabus
- A Guide to the Danish Emigration Archives Database
- Practice Worksheet for the Emigration Database
FamilySearch.org or Slægtsforskning
Feast Days
Jurisdictions and Gazetteers
Probate Research Series
Resources on FamilySearch.org
Norway
- Norwegian Emigration: The Experience
- Case History-How to find ancestors in Digitalarkivet
- Exploring Census Records in Norway
- Exploring Norwegian Parish Records
- Norway Emigration: The Experience
- Norway: Migration and Immigration
- Norwegian Paleography
- How to Find Ancestors in Digitalarkivet of Norway
Sweden
Latin America Handouts
Handouts in Spanish
2015
- Búsquedas eficaces
- Conozca el sitio de PARES
- Conozca los sitios asociados de FamilySearch: Inscripción, FindMyPast, Ancestry, MyHeritage
- Cómo utilizar mejor el Wiki de FamilySearch
- El Árbol Familiar para principiantes
- Expedientes Matrimoniales
- Fotos, historias y audio
- Fuentes en FamilySearch
- Genealogia Descendente
- ¿He buscado aquí? El uso de notas y listas de investigación
- Limpieza de Sangre
- Metas genealógicas para 2015
- Metodologia
- ¿No hay otros registros?
- Obras Pías
- Preguntas Frecuentes de FamilySearch
- Protocolos notariales
- ¿Qué dice? Cómo leer la escritura antigua
- Recursos en línea además de FamilySearch
- Registros civiles y parroquiales
2014
- Árbol Familiar para principiantes
- Búsquedas eficaces en los registros históricos de FamilySearch]
- Capellanías, cofradías, dispensas y más
- Cómo empezar su historia familiar
- Cómo encontrar mis antepasados en FamilySearch
- Cómo encontrar mis antepasados en mi propio país
- Cómo organizar tu genealógia
- Corrigiendo parentescos en el Árbol Familiar
- ¿Dónde vivían mis antepasados? El uso de los diccionarios geográficos
- Encontrando a nuestros primos
- Mis antepasados vinieron de ...
- ¿No hay otros registros?
- Preguntas frecuentes sobre el Árbol Familiar
- Recursos en línea además de FamilySearch
- Registros civiles y parroquiales
- Tesoros ocultos en los registros originales
- ¿Y ahora qué? Cómo hacer la investigación genealógica (March)
- ¿Y ahora qué? Cómo hacer la investigación genealógica (July)
Handouts in English
2015
- Hispanic Research Methodology: A Case Study
- Hispanic Resources Online
- Reading Spanish Handwriting
- U.S. Hispanic Immigration