Cedar Rapids Iowa FamilySearch Center/Family History Symposium
Cedar Rapids FamilySearch Center
Address
4300 Trailridge Rd SE
Cedar Rapids, IA
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319-366-0964
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cedarrapidsfhc@gmail.com
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10:00 am – 1:00 pm
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6:00 - 9:00 pm
2nd & 4th Thur:
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
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10:00 am – 1:00 pm
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- 2018 Family History Symposium - Tools for Discovery
- Date: Saturday, October 27, 2018
- Location: Cedar Rapids Family History Center,
4300 Trailridge Rd SE, Cedar Rapids, IA - Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Registration starts at 8:30 a.m.)
FREE EVENT - EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND
The Cedar Rapids Family History Center invites you to attend the 2018 Family History Symposium.
As you plan your attendance, we would love for you to enjoy the whole day. But if there are only a couple of classes you are interested in, or your time is limited, please feel free to join us as your time allows. Please bring a brown bag lunch.
We remind you again this year that all classes are taught by volunteer teachers and the schedules, teachers, and topics for the symposium are subject to change without notice as we make adjustments. We will endeavor to keep the information here in line with any changes that may occur.
If you would like to volunteer to help out at the next symposium, please contact Kacy Novak at 319-362-0487 or 319-651-9416.
Pre-registreation is not required but is welcomed. Preregister through this link: 2018 Tools for Discovery FHS Registration
Symposium Schedule
The following schedule is subject to change:
| ROOM |
1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 - 10:30 | Getting Started |
Ancestry | Roots Magic |
| 10:30-12:00 | Family Search | DNA |
Tree Share |
| 12:00 | Lunch in gym with Presentation - Bring your own lucn | ||
| 1:00-2:30 | Getting Started |
Ancestry | Roots Magic |
| 2:30-4:00 | FamilySearch |
DNA |
Tree Share |
Class Descriptions
Getting Started:
Learn basics for getting started in your research. Learn how to search for
your long lost relatives, resources available et aanintroduction into "Family History Mania”.
Roots Magic:
Introduction and how-to’s for the Roots Magic program. Learn tips and tricks to
speed your research. See how it works together with FamilySearch.
Ancestry:
Ancestry.com is a leading place to search for sources, share data, and
connect with other researchers in your lines. Learn to attach sources to your tree
to prove your family finds.
DNA:
Use “his” and “her” and autosomal DNA to focus your family research.
Share information with cousins found in the ever-growing worldwide
DNA database.
Tree Share:
Learn how to interchange sources attached to your tree with Ancestry and
personal offline data in Roots Magic.
FamilySearch:
FamilySearch.org is known for it's user-friendly family tree and searchable
records. Dig deep into the program and explore helpss for searching for and sharing ancestor data.
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USE THE LINKS BELOW TO DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE LATEST SYMPOSIUM INFORMATION
Symposium 2018 Flyer (tobeupdated) Symposium 2018 Schedule Symposium 2018 Descriptions (tobeupdated)