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promise that as you increase your time in temple and family history work, you will increase and improve your ability to hear Him."
Pres. Russell M. Nelson, “Hear Him” April, 2020"
Zoom classes at least 15 minutes before the scheduled time. If the class has no participants, it will end 15 minutes after the start time.
Choice 1 - Click for Instructions for Registering and Downloading Zoom.
Choice 2 - Instructions for Joining an Online Zoom Class without Pre-registering.
- Select an Online Class the day and hour of the class.
- Next to each class title, click on the blue underscored text link Join Now
- You will enter the Waiting Room. Wait to be admitted by the Host. We look forward to seeing you!
- Call our Helpline (435-755-5594) to troubleshoot Zoom problems.
- Select an Online Class the day and hour of the class.
April 2021
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Ward/Stake Leadership & Consultant Classes
Stake & Ward Council Leaders: Temple & Family History Work
Stake and Ward Consultants and Leaders learn FamilySearch tools for helping members with Temple and Family History work. This class is taught in two sessions. Participants may attend any session in any order.
- Part 1: Learn about your calling and about FamilySearch’s tools that will help you engage members in Temple and Family History work.
- Part 2: Learn how to use the Temple and Family History Planner. Practice creating a Family History experience with ward members.
Class Handouts
Stake & Ward Council Leaders (T&FH) Leadership Training
Stake & Ward Council Leaders (T&FH) Leadership Training In Spanish
Upcoming Dates
- Wednesday 7:00 P.M. - Click here to join
Spanish Classes
FamilySearch.org has tutorials for managing your family tree, memories, Indexing, sources/merging records, and research. You can sign into FamilySearch with your own account and change the language to Spanish using your computer settings.
- Click on the blue underscored text FamilySearch WIKI link Spanish Tutorials and Genealogy and find everything you could possibly want to know about researching your Spanish ancestors.
Handouts
Stake & Ward Council Leaders (T&FH) Leadership Training In Spanish
FamilySearch
FamilySearch: May 6 - Italian Research (Instructor - Marcus Flansburg)
FamilySearch: May 11 - My Role as a Temple & Family History Consultant (Instructor - Sandra Merrill)
FamilySearch: Finding Records Via the Wiki. (Instructor - Laurie Littledike)
This class will teach skills associated with using the vast resources of the Wiki.
Class Handouts
Upcoming Dates
- Tuesday April 22 1:00 P.M. - Click here to join
FamilySearch: Unscrambling My Mixed-Up Family (Instructor - Bonita Farmer)
Learn to Correct Family Records. Learn how to merge, restore and replace your ancestors’ records.
Class Handouts
Upcoming Dates
- Thursday April 22 5:00 P.M. - Click here to join
FamilySearch: Using the Family Tree App (Instructor - Janet Taylor)
Learn to Correct Family Records. Learn to search Descendants with Tasks and attaching sources.
Class Handouts
Upcoming Dates
- Tuesday April 27 7:00 P.M. - Click here to join
Indexing
Basics for Indexing
This class will teach the basics of FamilySearch indexing such as gathering a batch, learning the indexing tools and submitting a completed indexed batch. It is a one session class that is repeated each week.
Class Handouts
Thursdays
- 7:00 P.M. - Click here to join
Research
This is a two part class.
- Part 1: Organizing Family History into Computer Folders
- Learn how to be more organized and efficient in your family history research and record keeping. Learn how to organize your research notes, photos, vital documents into family folders.
- Learn how to be more organized and efficient in your family history research and record keeping. Learn how to organize your research notes, photos, vital documents into family folders.
- Part 2: Document As You Go
- With the aid of a computer, we can collect information as quickly as we do research. These sessions will introduce students to many software tools for documenting and creating research documents. You will be introduced to research logs, Family Group Sheet referencing, writing about your ancestors, and using helpful tools such as Notepad, snippet etc.
Class Handouts
Thursdays
- 11:00 A.M. - Click here to join
This two week class will teach how Ancestry.com and the FamilySearch.org family trees can communicate with each other in finding your missing ancestors.
- Part 1: Getting Started
- Learn how to create a church-affiliated Ancestry account, download your 4+ generations from your Family Tree to an Ancestry tree, and how to use Record Seek to attach Ancestry sources to your Family Tree.
- Part 2: Working with your Ancestry Tree
- Learn how to edit, manage and save your Ancestry family tree, search for missing ancestors in Ancestry public trees, attach new sources, edit names, dates, places, and add family members to your Ancestry tree.
- Part 3: Adding information from your Ancestry Tree to FamilySearch Family Tree
- Learn how to sync FamilySearch Family Tree and Ancestry Trees, adding new relatives, sources, detail information, fix relationships and merge records in Ancestry Tree.
- Part 4: Growing your family lines through DNA matches and creating “Bare-Bones” trees on Ancestry
- Learn how to search DNA matches, use DNA Thrulines, how creating a “Bare-Bones” tree can assist in finding new information on your collateral lines.
- Part 5: 5th Thursday lesson
- Other features of Ancestry will be covered such as LifeStory, Gallery and the Search tab. There will also be time to address Ancestry questions students might have.
Class Handouts
Thursdays
- 9:30 A.M. - Click here to join
This class will focus on the processes and tools for researching Swedish records. You will learn about the Swedish history, people and place, and language. It will be taught in two sessions.
- Part 1: Getting to know Sweden and its’ history, people, places, language and handwriting.
- Part 2: Learning how to approach Swedish research in Church records, births, marriages, deaths, and household examination records.
Class Handouts
Sweden Wiki
Swedish Church Records
Household Examination Records
Common Non Patronymic Surnames
Common Swedish Names and Variant Spellings
Swedish Place Name Add Ons
Tuesdays
- 11:00 A.M. - Click here to join
How and where do I begin researching? Using a hands-on format, this class will give you an experience with a guided-research process and best practices for researching in repositories, libraries, searchable websites, and FamilySearch Wiki.
- Week 1: How do I Begin? Using Guided Research, you will learn the processes and tools for effective research.
- Week 2: Practice researching FamilySearch Partner sites & other genealogy repositories.
- Week 3: Research in FamilySearch and Ancestry.com. using Notepad, Family Group Sheets, Research Logs, Census worksheets.
- Week 4: Learn how to research for ancestors in libraries, repositories, court records, land records, civil records & registries, church records, censuses and more.
- Week 5: Learn how to use WIKI in FamilySearch to find additional sources.
Class Handouts
Thursdays
- 7:00 P.M. - Click here to join
This class will teach how to use and search for your ancestors in FamilySearch’s Genealogies and the Images collection.
- Part 1: Understanding and managing your FamilySearch Genealogies family tree.
- Part 2: Understanding FamilySearch Images and how to research and source them in your family tree.
Class Handouts
How to Search Genealogies
How to Upload a GEDCOM File
Thursdays
- 11:00 A.M. - Click here to join
This class will teach researching techniques and processes for finding your ancestors in FamilySearch’s Historical Records, the Catalog and the Digital Book Library.
Class Handouts
Tuesdays
- 7:00 P.M. - Click here to join
Links to Online Classes at Other Centers
Family History Library Webinars
Archived Classes in the Learning Center (FHL)
BYU Webinars
Los Angeles FamilySearch Library
St. George FamilySearch Center
Lehi FamilySearch Center
Layton FamilySearch Center
Riverton FamilySearch Library
For Logan FamilySearch Missionaries
Missionary Monthly Zoom Meetings
Improve your family history skills and access our Missionary Training zoom meetings. Join us the first week of each month by selecting your preferred day and time. Join by clicking on Click Here to Join.
Tuesday 1:00 p.m. Click Here to Join Friday 10:00 a.m. Click Here to Join
Missionary Basic and On-Going classes
We are grateful for your willingness to serve in the Logan FamilySearch Library. Since FamilySearch.org regularly updates their program features, we can always learn new things and refine our skills in family history work.
We encourage missionaries to attend the Library’s Online Classes and learn the latest family history tools and methods. Following is a suggested schedule for attending these classes in order to build your skills in family history work.
Learning More About FamilySearch.org
- Let’s Get Started - Review basic FamilySearch program features.
- Five Generations - Update your 5 generations family line.
- Preserving & Organizing Memories - Upload & attach photos, documents to your family tree.
- FamilySearch & Ancestry Partners - Learn how these programs work together in family history work.
- Indexing - Learn basic indexing skills.
- Temple and Family History Leadership and Consultants - Learn how to assist others in connecting to their ancestors
Learning About Family History Research
- Organizing Family History Computer Folders - Learn how to organize your family history research documents.
- Document As You Go - Learn how to document and create your own research documents.
- Swedish Research - Learn about Swedish church record research, places and language.
You can find the list of classes, times and dates to attend on this webpage under Services Provided/Online Classes.
We also encourage missionaries to use The Family History Guide at thefhguide.com. This is a self-help and online tutoring program. It is updated regularly with the latest FamilySearch features and family history practices. It is an excellent companion for beginners or for reviewing family history related topics. For questions or concerns contact our Library’s Helpline at 435.755.5594.
Handouts
Links to Online Classes at Other Centers
Family History Library Webinars
Archived Classes in the Learning Center (FHL)
BYU Webinars
Los Angeles FamilySearch Library
St. George FamilySearch Center
Lehi FamilySearch Center
Layton FamilySearch Center
Riverton FamilySearch Library