Welcome to the Family History Library Classes and Webinars page. On this page you will find a list of all the class schedules as well as webinars that will be taught. A webinar is a class that is broadcasted over the internet, anyone interested can attend. In order to attend a webinar find the class from the below list. The classes are organized according to geographical region. Once you find the class you are interested in, click on the title to enter the online webinar room. Please make sure your headphones or speakers are connected BEFORE you enter the webinar room. We recommend that you enter the webinar about 15-20 minutes before the start time. This will help ensure that your sound is working before the webinar begins. If you would like to download the Handout click on the word “Click Here” next to the title of the class.
In order to view past webinars, you can scroll down to the Past Webinars section or click here.
All class times are scheduled in Mountain Time.
September 2016 
October 2016
November 2016
| Nordic Family History Conference
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| In order to attend these classes you must register. To attend in person click here. If you are going to attend online click here. When registering please check ALL of the boxes you wish to attend. We will use Eventbrite to process your registration. Your information will be processed in accordance with their privacy policy located at Eventbrite's Privacy Policy.
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Monday, 17 October
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Tuesday, 18 October
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Wednesday, 19 October
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Thursday, 20 October
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Friday, 21 October
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| 9:00-10:00 AM MDT
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Best Practices for Nordic Ancestors in FamilySearch Family Tree
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Research Your Swedish Heritage Using Arkiv Digital
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Moving and Migration in Swedish Records
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Danish Church Record Research: A Case Study
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How to Find Ancestors in the Norwegian Digital Archives
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| 10:15-11:15 PM AM MDT
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Feast Dates and Calendars
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Figure Out Place Names for Swedish Genealogy
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Jurisdictions for Swedish Genealogy
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Using Witnesses to Find Your Danish Ancestors
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Norwegian Military Records
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| 11:30 AM-12:30 PM MDT
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FamilySearch Wiki for Nordic Countries
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Using Name Searchable Registers in Arkiv Digital
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Learn by Doing: Mistaken Identity of Johanna Andersdotter (LAB)
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Danish Probate Records
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Understanding Probate Records in Norway
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| 2:00-3:00 PM MDT
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Scandinavian Handwriting, part 1
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Parish Record Substitution
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Danish Military Research
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Research in Copenhagen
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Finding Ancestors in Online Norwegian Farm Books
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| Finland: An Introduction to Finnish Church Record Online Resources
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| 3:15-4:15 PM MDT
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Scandinavian Handwriting, part 2
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Introduction to Swedish Estate Inventories
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An Introduction to Danish Census Records
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Introduction to Danish Land Records
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The Norwegian Emigration Experience
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| Finland: A Case Study Using Hiski and Digitized Online Church Records
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General Research Webinars
FamilySearch & FamilySearch Family Tree Webinars
- Mon, 3 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT, Starting Family Tree: Navigating, Adding, Standardizing, Printing - Handout
- Mon, 3 Oct, 11:00 AM MDT, Starting Family Tree: Research Help and Searching Records - Handout
- Mon, 3 Oct, 1:00 PM MDT, Starting Family Tree: Attaching FamilySearch Sources to Your Tree - Handout
- Mon, 3 Oct, 2:00 PM MDT, Starting Family Tree: Submitting Names for Temple Work (LDS Account Required) - Handout
- Tue, 4 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT, Starting Family Tree: Preserving Memories Using Photos & Documents - Handout
- Tue, 4 Oct, 11:00 AM MDT, Starting Family Tree: Open Question and Answer - Handout
- Tue, 4 Oct, 1:00 PM MDT, Family Tree Next Steps: Attaching Non-FamilySearch Sources - Handout
- Tue, 4 Oct, 2:00 PM MDT, Family Tree Next Steps: Using Family Tree to do Descendancy Research - Handout
- Wed, 5 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT, Family Tree Next Steps: Correcting Relationships - Handout
- Wed, 5 Oct, 11:00 AM MDT, Family Tree Next Steps:Merging Principles - Handout
- Wed, 5 Oct, 1:00 PM MDT, Family Tree Next Steps: Preserving Memories Using Stories - Handout
- Wed, 5 Oct, 2:00 PM MDT, Family Tree Next Steps: Preserving Memories Using Audio and Apps - Handout
- Thu, 6 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT, Using the FamilySearch Catalog Effectively - Handout
- Thu, 6 Oct, 11:00 AM MDT, Tips and Tricks Using FamilySearch Historical Records Collections - Handout
- Thu, 6 Oct, 1:00 PM MDT, Overview of FamilySearch.org (except catalog and records) - Handout
- Thu, 6 Oct, 2:00 PM MDT, FamilySearch Wiki: Valuable Research Tool - Handout
- Thu, 6 Oct, 3:00 PM MDT, What's New on FamilySearch.org - Handout
- Wed, 9 Nov, 11:00 AM MDT, Family Tree Next Steps: Finding Stories About Your Ancestors and Their Community - Handout
United States Research Webinars
- Thu, 22 Sep, 1:00 PM MDT, United States Research: Mountain West Region - Handout
- Tue, 27 Sep, 1:00 PM MDT, United States Case Study
- Tue, 4 Oct, 11:00 AM MDT, Ask Your United States Research Question
- Wed, 12 Oct, 11:00 AM MDT, Beginning Research Techniques - Handout
- Tue, 8 Nov, 11:00 AM MDT, [http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhl-uscanada/ Ask Your United States Research Question - Handout
British Isles Research Webinars
- Tue, 20 Sep, 1:00 PM MDT, Scots-Irish Research - Handout
- Wed, 21 Sep, 1:00 PM MDT, Finding Needles in Haystacks: How to Trace England Ancestry in a Snap! - Handout
- Fri, 23 Sep, 1:00 PM MDT, Finding and Understanding Irish Place Names - Handout
- Thu, 29 Sep, 1:00 PM MDT, Your British Questions Answered - Handout
- Mon, 3 Oct, 1:00 PM MDT, British Case Studies: A Classic Scottish Family Research Case Study - Handout
- Mon, 24 Oct, 1:00 PM MDT, Key Scotland Websites - Handout
- Tue, 25 Oct, 1:00 PM MDT, Hitting the Jackpot! Tracing Ancestry in Scotland's Rich Civil Registration Records - Handout
- Wed, 26 Oct, 1:00 PM MDT, Scotland's "Lost" Other Half: Tracing Difficult Ancestral Lines in Scotland's Non-Parochial (Church) Registers - Handout
- Thu, 27 Oct, 1:00 PM MDT, Using Church of Scotland Parochial Registers to Trace Scots Ancestry - Handout
- Fri, 28 Oct, 1:00 PM MDT, Your British Questions Answered - Handout
- Thu, 3 Nov, 1:00 PM MDT, British Case Studies - Handout
- Tue, 8 Nov, 1:00 PM MDT, Lessons on English Life: A Fun Look at English Parish Registers - Handout
- Mon, 14 Nov, 1:00 PM MDT, Reivers and Relatives: Ancestors Along the Anglo-Scottish Border - Handout
- Wed, 16 Nov, 1:00 PM MDT, Lost in London: Tracing Elusive Ancestry in England's Largest City - Handout
- Thu, 17 Nov, 1:00 PM MDT, Your British Questions Answered - Handout
Scandinavian Research Webinars
European Research Webinars
- Tue, 4 Oct, 2:00 PM MDT, Researching in Prussian Poland - Handout
- Tue, 11 Oct, 11:00 AM MDT, Meyers Gazetteer: A Critical Resource for German Research - Handout
- Thu, 13 Oct, 1:00 PM MDT, Poland Historical Geography - Handout
- Tue, 25 Oct, 11:00 AM MDT, Finding Your French Ancestors Online - Handout
- Wed, 16 Nov, 10:00 AM MDT, GENTEAM>AT - A Necessity When Doing Czech and Austrian Research - Handout
- Thu, 17 Nov, 11:00 AM MDT, Learn How to Use the Online, Fully Searchable Meyer's Gazetteer - Handout
- Tue, 22 Nov, 1:00 PM MDT, Using Digital Libraries for German Family History Research - Handout
Latin America & Spanish Research Webinars
Indexing Workshops
- Wed, 2 Nov, 10:00 AM MDT, Spanish Language Indexing
- Wed, 9 Nov, 10:00 AM MDT, Italian Language Indexing
- Wed, 16 Nov, 10:00 AM MDT, French Language Indexing
- Wed, 30 Nov, 10:00 AM MDT, Dutch Language Indexing
All of the past webinars are organized by region of the world. In order to view a past webinar, click on the word show next to the country of interest. You will then need to locate the desired title and click on it. Some areas, such as England, Wales, etc., are subheadings under a larger heading (i.e. British Isles). If you would like to download the handout click on the word “Handout” next to the title of the class. In some cases only the handout will be available for the class.
General Research Webinars
FamilySearch Webinars
- FamilySearch Research Wiki - Handout
- Tips and Tricks for Using FamilySearch's Historical Records Collection - Handout
- Using the Family History Library Catalog Effectively - Handout
South Africa Research Webinars
British Isles Research Webinars & Handouts
England Research Webinars & Handouts
Ireland Research Webinars & Handouts
Scotland Research Webinars & Handouts
Wales Research Webinars & Handouts
Czech Republic Research Webinars & Handouts
- Czech Archive Brno and Litomerice Word List - Handout
- Czech Online Records at the Brno and Litomerice Archives - Handout
The presentation begins in minute 14:30.
Denmark Research Webinars & Handouts
- Danish Church Records: Extracting Genealogical Information - Handout 1, Handout 2
- Danish Church Records: Feast Days - Handout 1, Handout 2
- Danish Church Records: Finding Ancestors Through Witnesses - Handout 1, Handout 2
- Danish Church Records: Key Words Practice - Handout
- Danish Church Records: Research Strategies - Handout 1, Handout 2
- Danish Emigration: Archive Database - Handout 1, Handout 2
- Danish Emigration: Syllabus - Handout
- Danish Family History Resources: Gazetteers and Jurisdictions - Handout 1, Handout 2
- Danish Probate Records: The Probate Process - Handout 1, Handout 2
The presentation begins in minute 13:50.
- Danish Probate Records: Accessing the Probate Records - Handout 1, Handout 2
The presentation begins in minute 57:19.
- Danish Probate Records: Extracting Genealogical Information - Handout 1, Handout 2
The presentation begins in minute 1:54:01.
- Danish Research Strategies - Handout 1, Handout 2
- Extracting Genealogical Information - Handout 1, Handout 2
This presentation begins in minute 1:06:06.
- Danish Resources on FamilySearch.org - Handout 1, Handout 2
- FamilySearch.org or Slægtsforskning - Handout 1, Handout 2
- Finding Censuses on Arkivalieronline - Handout 1, Handout 2
This presentation begins in minute 37:55.
- Gothic Handwriting Practice - Handout
- Using the Danish Demographical Database - Handout 1, Handout 2
This presentation begins in minute 00:00.
France Research Webinars & Handouts
Germany Research Webinars & Handouts
Norway Research Webinars & Handouts
Poland Research Webinars & Handouts
Russia Research Webinars & Handouts
Slovakia Research Webinars & Handouts
- Preserving Our Slovak Roots in the 21st Century - Handout
Sweden Research Webinars & Handouts
Switzerland Research Webinars & Handouts
- 1808 Census for Canton Ticino - Handout
- Appenzell Online Records - Handout
- Names and Places: The Register of Swiss Surnames - Handout
- Swiss Beginning Research Basics - Handout
- Swiss Genealogical Word List - Handout
- Switzerland Compiled Genealogies - Handout
- Switzerland Online Records - Handout
- Switzerland Research Strategies - Handout
Spanish Language Webinars
English Language Webinars
Canada Research Webinars & Handouts
- Using Canadian Census Records - Handout
United States Research Webinars & Handouts
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