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.
For a list of other places that hold webinars click here.
All class times are scheduled in Mountain Time.
Class Schedules
August 2019
September 2019
Upcoming Webinars
General Research Webinars
FamilySearch & FamilySearch Family Tree Webinars
| FamilySearch Family Tree Classes
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Overview of FamilySearch
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Handout
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Navigating, Adding and Editing, Standardization of Dates and Places on Family Tree
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Handout
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Recording
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Tips and Tricks for Finding Elusive Records on FamilySearch
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Handout
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Recording
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Research Help and Searching Records on Family Tree
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Handout
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Recording
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Attaching Sources to Family Tree
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Handout 1 Handout 2
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Recording
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Adding Memories to Family Tree
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Handout
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| Tue, 3 Sep, 10:00 AM MDT
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Merging & Correcting Relationships on Family Tree
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Handout 1 Handout 2
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| Tue, 27 Aug, 10:00 AM MDT
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Submitting Names for Temple Ordinances on Family Tree
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Handout
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Using the FamilySearch Catalog Effectively
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Handout
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| Tue, 17 Sep, 10:00 AM MDT
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Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki
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Handout
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| Tue, 1 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT
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Using the FamilySearch Mobile Apps
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Handout
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Recording
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| Tue, 8 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT
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Discovering the FamilySearch Community
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Handout
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Recording
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| Tue, 15 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT
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What's New at FamilySearch
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United States Research Webinars
- Research Seminar coming September 9-13, 2019.
- Tue, 10 September, 9:00 AM MDT, U.S. Research Process: Introduction
- Tue, 10 September, 10:30 AM MDT, U.S. Federal Census Records, 1850-1940
- Tue, 10 September, 1:00 PM MDT, U.S. Vital Records
- Tue, 10 September, 2:30 PM MDT, U.S. City Directories
- Wed, 11 September, 9:00 AM MDT, U.S. Research Process: Finding Records Online
- Wed, 11 September, 10:30 AM MDT, U.S. Probate Records
- Wed, 11 September, 1:00 PM MDT, U.S. Land Records
- Wed, 11 September, 2:30 PM MDT, U.S. Federal Land Records
- Thu, 12 September, 9:00 AM MDT, U.S. Research Process: When the Records Aren't Online
- Thu, 12 September, 10:30 AM MDT, U.S. Military Records
- Thu, 12 September, 1:00 PM MDT, U.S. Immigration Records, 1820-1954
- Thu, 12 September, 2:30 PM MDT, U.S. Naturalization Records
- Fri, 13 September, 9:00 AM MDT, U.S. Research Process: Evaluating and Analyzing
- Fri, 13 September, 10:30 AM MDT, U.S. Federal Census Records, 1790-1840
- Fri, 13 September, 1:00 PM MDT, U.S. Church Records
- Fri, 13 September, 2:30 PM MDT, DNA Basics
British Isles Research Webinars
- Research Seminar coming September 23-27,2019.
- Mon, 23 September, 9:00 AM MDT, Irish Research on the Internet
- Mon, 23 September, 10:30 AM MDT, Griffith's Valuation and Other Valuation Office Records
- Mon, 23 September, 1:00 PM MDT, Irish Estate Records
- Mon, 23 September, 2:30 PM MDT, Irish Land and Property Records
- Tue, 24 September, 9:00 AM MDT, Scottish Clans and Naming Patterns
- Tue, 24 September, 10:30 AM MDT, Using the Wiki and Scotland's People for Scottish Research
- Tue, 24 September, 1:00 PM MDT, Scottish Nonconformists
- Tue, 24 September, 2:30 PM MDT, Tracing Ancestry in Scotland's Heritable Land Records
- Wed, 25 September, 9:00 AM MDT, The Impact of British History on Family History Research
- Wed, 25 September, 10:30 AM MDT, Research before 1837 in England & Wales
- Wed, 25 September, 1:00 PM MDT, Five Strategies for Tracing Your British Immigrant Ancestors
- Wed, 25 September, 2:30 PM MDT, Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Britain
- Thu, 26 September, 9:00 AM MDT, The Parish Chest: Beyond Christening, Marriages, and Burial Registers
- Thu, 26 September, 10:30 AM MDT, Understanding Handwriting, Abbreviations, Dates and More
- Thu, 26 September, 1:00 PM MDT, Jewish Research in England
- Thu, 26 September, 2:30 PM MDT, I Give and Bequeath' English Probate Records
- Fri, 27 September, 9:00 AM MDT, Given Names, Patronymics and Surnames in Wales
- Fri, 27 September, 10:30 AM MDT, Success Strategies for Tracing Welsh Families
- Fri, 27 September, 1:00 PM MDT, Nonconformity in Wales
- Fri, 27 September, 2:30 PM MDT, Welsh Language and Culture
European Research Webinars
- Tue, 23 July, 11:30 AM MDT, Germans from Russia: Locating the Town with Websites and Gazetteers - Instruction, Activity, Answer Key
- Tue, 27 August, 11:30 AM MDT, Germans from Russia: Published Records and Indexes for Black Sea Germans
- Tue, 27 August, 1:00 PM MDT, German Research: Alsace-Lorraine Websites - Calendar Instruction, Records Instruction, Names Instruction, Activity, Answer Key
- German Slavic Research Seminar coming October 21-25, 2019.
- Mon, 21 October, 8:45 AM MDT, Dutch Handwriting Session 1
- Mon, 21 October, 10:00 AM MDT, German Handwriting Session 1
- Mon, 21 October, 1:00 PM MDT, Latin Handwriting Session 1
- Mon, 21 October, 2:15 PM MDT, Polish Handwriting Session 1
- Mon, 21 October, 3:30 PM MDT, Russian Handwriting Session 1
- Tue, 22 October, 8:45 AM MDT, Dutch Handwriting Session 2
- Tue, 22 October, 10:00 AM MDT, German Handwriting Session 2
- Tue, 22 October, 1:00 PM MDT, Latin Handwriting Session 2
- Tue, 22 October, 2:15 PM MDT, Polish Handwriting Session 2
- Tue, 22 October, 3:30 PM MDT, Russian Handwriting Session 2
- Wed, 23 October, 8:45 AM MDT, Dutch Handwriting Session 3
- Wed, 23 October, 10:00 AM MDT, German Handwriting Session 3
- Wed, 23 October, 1:00 PM MDT, Latin Handwriting Session 3
- Wed, 23 October, 2:15 PM MDT, Polish Handwriting Session 3
- Wed, 23 October, 3:30 PM MDT, Russian Handwriting Session 3
- Thu, 24 October, 8:45 AM MDT, Dutch Handwriting Session 4
- Thu, 24 October, 10:00 AM MDT, German Handwriting Session 4
- Thu, 24 October, 1:00 PM MDT, Latin Handwriting Session 4
- Thu, 24 October, 2:15 PM MDT, Polish Handwriting Session 4
- Thu, 24 October, 3:30 PM MDT, Russian Handwriting Session 4
- Fri, 25 October, 8:45 AM MDT, Dutch Handwriting Session 5
- Fri, 25 October, 10:00 AM MDT, German Handwriting Session 5
- Fri, 25 October, 1:00 PM MDT, Latin Handwriting Session 5
- Fri, 25 October, 2:15 PM MDT, Polish Handwriting Session 5
- Fri, 25 October, 3:30 PM MDT, Russian Handwriting Session 5
Scandinavian Research Webinars
- Research Seminar coming November 11 - November 15, 2019.
Latin America & Spanish Research Webinars
- Latin America Research Seminar coming October 29 - November 2, 2019.
- Tue, 29 October, 9:30 AM MDT, La Comunidad FamilySearch
- Tue, 29 October, 11:00 AM MDT, Recursos en el Pais Vasco
- Tue, 29 October, 1:30 PM MDT, Jurisdicciones
- Tue, 29 October, 3:00 PM MDT, Encontremos a nuestros antepasados: Ayudas para indexar mejor
- Wed, 30 October, 9:30 AM MDT, Genealogía de España
- Wed, 30 October, 11:00 AM MDT, Archivos militares en España ¿Qué buscar?
- Wed, 30 October, 1:30 PM MDT, Ayudando a otros desde tu smartphone
- Wed, 30 October, 3:00 PM MDT, Ancestry cómo herramienta en la investigación
- Thu, 31 October, 9:30 AM MDT, BillionGraves - Del cementerio hasta el website
- Thu, 31 October, 11:00 AM MDT, Después de PAF, pruebe Ancestral Quest
- Thu, 31 October, 1:30 PM MDT, Registros en Centroamérica
- Thu, 31 October, 3:00 PM MDT, Paleografía
- Fri, 1 November, 9:30 AM MDT, Cómo explicar los grados de relación familiar
- Fri, 1 November, 10:00 AM MDT, Online Resources for Hispanic Research
- Fri, 1 November, 11:00 AM MDT, Cementerios de Chile y la información a distancia
- Fri, 1 November, 11:30 AM MDT, Explaining Family Relationships
- Fri, 1 November, 1:30 PM MDT, El ADN y la historia familiar
- Fri, 1 November, 2:00 PM MDT, Tips and Tricks for Finding Your Hispanic Ancestors on FamilySearch.org
- Fri, 1 November, 3:00 PM MDT, FamilySearch: Una ofrenda digital
- Fri, 1 November, 3:30 PM MDT, Portugal Parish Records
- Sat, 2 November, 9:30 AM MDT, Recordando a los olvidados
- Sat, 2 November, 10:00 AM MDT, Uma introdução a registros históricos
- Sat, 2 November, 11:00 AM MDT, El sistema notarial
- Sat, 2 November, 11:30 AM MDT, Paleografia em registros em Português
- Sat, 2 November, 1:30 PM MDT, Registros eclesiásticos avanzados
- Sat, 2 November, 2:00 PM MDT, DNA e Genealogia
- Sat, 2 November, 3:00 PM MDT, FamilySearch: Recuérdame
Portuguese Research Webinars
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Past Webinars & Handouts
Please search for the class title, a locality, subject, or the name of the instructor here or go to the wiki page Classes in the Learning Center.
General
General Research Webinars
- Finding Original Records: The Real Game of Hide and Seek - Handout
- Cousin Research - Handout
- Descendancy Research - Handout
- DNA: I've Tested, Now What? - Handout
- Genetic Genealogy: An Introduction to DNA - Handout
- Give Me An Estimate: When It's Okay to Guess in Genealogy - Handout
- Organizing Your Genealogy - Handout
- Research Logs: A Tool for Organizing Your Research - Handout
- Solving Tough Research Problems - Handout
- Using Social Media for Family History - Handout
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Research Seminars & Conferences
2016
European Family History Conference
Nordic Family History Conference
2017
British Isles Research Seminar
European Family History Conference
- Finding German Places of Origin
- Spelling Variations in German Given and Place Names
- Meyer's Gazetteer Now Online, Indexed and Fully Searchable!
- German Church Records and Beyond: Deepen Your Research Using a Variety of Town Records
- [https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/874 Elusive Immigrant: Methods of Proving Identity
- Finding Your French Ancestors Online, part 1 (FamilySearch and Ancestry)
- Finding Your French Ancestors Online, part 2 (FranceGenWeb)
- Finding Your French Ancestors Online, part 3 (Geneanet)
- Out of the Ashes of Paris
- Calendar Changes in France, Germany, Switzerland, and the Low Countries
- Gazetteers and Maps for Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
- Beginning Research in Luxembourg
- Beginning Research in Belgium
- Names in Belgium and the Netherlands
- WieWasWie, Past the Index: What to do next
- Dutch Research Before 1911
- Finding Your Family in the Amsterdam City Archives
- Beginning Swiss Research
- Swiss Maps and Gazetteers
- Swiss Census Records
- Swiss Chorgericht Records
United States & Canada Research Seminar
2018
Conferencia hispana de historia familiar
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Africa
South Africa Research Webinars
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Europe
Austria Research Webinars & Handouts
British Isles Research Webinars & Handouts
England Research Webinars & Handouts
Ireland Research Webinars & Handouts
Scotland Research Webinars & Handouts
Wales Research Webinars & Handouts
- Wales Anglican and Non-Conformist Church Records - Handout
- Wales Online Websites - Handout
- Wales Place Names, Maps, and Gazetteers - Handout
- Wales Probate Records - Handout
- Welsh Naming Patterns - Handout
Czech Republic Research Webinars & Handouts
- Czech Archive Brno and Litomerice Word List - Handout
- Czech Online Records at the Brno and Litomerice Archives - Handout
France Research Webinars & Handouts
Germany Research Webinars & Handouts
Nordic Research Webinars & Handouts
Denmark Research Webinars & Handouts
- Danish Census Research: Extracting Genealogical Information - Handout 1, Handout 2
- Danish Census Research: Finding Censuses on Arkivalieronline - Handout 1, Handout 2
- Danish Census Research: Using the Danish Demographical Database - Handout 1, Handout 2
- 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
- Danish Probate Records: Accessing the Probate Records - Handout 1, Handout 2
- Danish Probate Records: Extracting Genealogical Information - Handout 1, Handout 2
- Danish Research Strategies - Handout 1, Handout 2
- Danish Resources on FamilySearch.org - Handout 1, Handout 2
- FamilySearch.org or Slægtsforskning - Handout 1, Handout 2
- Gothic Handwriting Practice - Handout
Norway Research Webinars & Handouts
Sweden Research Webinars & Handouts
Poland Research Webinars & Handouts
Russia Research Webinars & Handouts
Slovakia Research Webinars & Handouts
- Preserving Our Slovak Roots in the 21st Century - Handout
Switzerland Research Webinars & Handouts
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Latin America
Spanish Language Webinars
English Language Webinars
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North America
Canada Research Webinars & Handouts
- Using Canadian Census Records - Handout
United States Research Webinars & Handouts
United States Case Studies
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