FamilySearch Library Classes and Webinars
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 broadcast 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.
In order to view past webinars, click here.
For a list of other places that hold webinars, click here.
All class times are scheduled in Mountain Time.
Class Schedule[edit | edit source]
Webinars Broadcast Via Zoom[edit | edit source]
Webinars are currently being broadcast via Zoom. If you are not familiar with the program, this short video will teach you how to use Zoom to join a meeting. Click here to view the video.
We do have a cap on our Zoom account, so space is limited. If you go to register for a class and it is closed, please note that you may be able to view that class via the Family History Library Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/familyhistorylibrary.
Find the class you are interested in and click on the "Link to webinar" 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.
List of Online Classes in the Learning Center[edit | edit source]
Upcoming Webinars[edit | edit source]
Date | Class Title | Link to Webinar | Topic | Handout Link |
Tue, 7 Sep, 10:00 AM MDT | Merging Duplicate Records in FamilySearch Family Tree | Link to Register | FamilySearch | Handout |
Mon, 13 Sep, 10:00 AM MDT | Using the FamilySearch Catalog | Link to Register | FamilySearch | Handout |
Tue, 14 Sep, 10:00 AM MDT | Correcting Relationships in FamilySearch Family Tree | Link to Register | FamilySearch | Handout |
Tue, 28 Sep, 10:00 AM MDT | Adding Memories to FamilySearch Family Tree | Link to Register | FamilySearch | Handout |
Mon, 4 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT | Using the FamilySearch Catalog | Link to Register | FamilySearch | Handout |
Tue, 5 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT | Using the FamilySearch Mobile Apps | Link to Register | FamilySearch | Handout |
Tue, 12 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT | Using the FamilySearch Wiki | Link to Register | FamilySearch | Handout |
Tue, 19 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT | What's New at FamilySearch | Link to Register | FamilySearch | No Handout |
Mon, 1 Nov, 10:00 AM MDT | Using the FamilySearch Catalog | Link to Register | FamilySearch | Handout |
Tue, 2 Nov, 10:00 AM MDT | Overview of FamilySearch | Link to Register | FamilySearch | Handout |
Tue, 9 Nov, 10:00 AM MDT | Navigate, Add, Edit, Standardize, and Print on FamilySearch Family Tree | Link to Register | FamilySearch | Handout |
Tue, 16 Nov, 10:00 AM MDT | The Research Process, Research Help, and Searching Records on FamilySearch | Link to Register | FamilySearch | Handout |
Tue, 23 Nov, 10:00 AM MDT | Tips and Tricks for Finding Elusive Records on FamilySearch | Link to Register | FamilySearch | Handout |
European Research Webinars and Handouts
Date | Class Title | Link to Webinar | Topic | Handout Link |
Wed, 3 Nov, 9:00 AM MDT | GenTeam Gazetteer and Maps | Link to Register | Czechia (Beginner) | |
Wed, 3 Nov 9:30 AM MDT | Finding Jewish Records at the National Archives | Link to Register | Czechia (Intermediate) | |
Wed, 3 Nov, 10:00 AM MDT | Pilsen Regional Archives | Link to Register | Czechia (Intermediate) | |
Wed, 3 Nov, 10:30 AM MDT | Litoměřice Regional Archives | Link to Register | Czechia (Intermediate) | |
Wed, 3 Nov, 11:00 AM MDT | Prague Regional Archives | Link to Register | Czechia (Intermediate) | |
Wed, 3 Nov, 11:30 AM MDT | Prague City Archives | Link to Register | Czechia (Intermediate) | |
Wed, 3 Nov, 12:30 PM MDT | Třeboň Regional Archives | Link to Register | Czechia (Intermediate) | |
Wed, 3 Nov, 1:00 PM MDT | Zamrsk Regional Archives | Link to Register | Czechia (Intermediate) | |
Wed, 3 Nov, 1:30 PM MDT | Brno Regional Archives | Link to Register | Czechia (Intermediate) | |
Wed, 3 Nov, 2:00 PM MDT | Opava Regional Archives | Link to Register | Czechia (Intermediate) | |
Wed, 3 Nov, 2:30 PM MDT | Reading Czech Parish Registers-Births | Link to Register | Czechia (Intermediate) | |
Wed, 3 Nov, 3:00 PM MDT | Reading Czech Parish Registers-Marriages | Link to Register | Czechia (Intermediate) | |
Wed, 3 Nov, 3:30 PM MDT | Reading Czech Parish Register-Deaths | Link to Register | Czechia (Intermediate) | |
Sat, 6 Nov, 9:00 AM MDT | How to Use Danish Church Records | Link to Register | Nordic (Beginner) | |
Sat, 6 Nov, 10:15 AM MDT | Research in Skåne, Sweden | Link to Register | Nordic (Intermediate) | |
Sat, 6 Nov, 12:30 PM MDT | Norway Census Strategy | Link to Register | Nordic (Intermediate) | |
Sat, 6 Nov, 1:45 PM MDT | Historical Timeline for Norway | Link to Register | Nordic (Beginner) | |
Sat, 6 Nov, 3:00 PM MDT | How to Read the Church Records for Iceland | Link to Register | Nordic (Beginner) | |
Wed, 10 Nov, 10:00 AM MST | Netherlands Censuses and Population Registers | Link to Register | Netherlands (Intermediate) | |
Wed, 10 Nov, 12:00 PM MST | Netherlands Notarial Records | Link to Register | Netherlands (Advanced) | |
Wed, 10 Nov, 2:00 PM MST | Netherlands Archive Spotlight: Friesland | Link to Register | Netherlands (Intermediate) |
British Isles Research Webinars and Handouts
Date | Class Title | Link to Webinar | Topic | Handout Link |
Sat, 18 Sep, 10:00 AM MDT | Birth, Marriage, and Death Records of British Abroad | Link to Register | British Isles (Intermediate) | Handout |
Sat, 18 Sep, 11:00 AM MDT | British Naturalization Records | Link to Register | British Isles (Intermediate) | Handout |
Sat, 18 Sep, 11:30 AM MDT | Beginning Australian Research | Link to Register | British Isles (Beginner) | Handout |
Sat, 18 Sep, 1:30 PM MDT | Introduction to Jamaican Research | Link to Register | British Isles (Beginner) | Handout |
Sat, 18 Sep, 3:00 PM MDT | British East India | Link to Register | British Isles (Intermediate) | Handout |
Sat, 18 Sep, 3:30 PM MDT | British South Africa | Link to Register | British Isles (Intermediate) | Handout |
Sat, 18 Sep, 4:00 PM MDT | British in the South Seas | Link to Register | British Isles (Intermediate) | Handout |
Tue, 30 Nov, 9:00 AM MST | An Overview of Scottish History and Records to 1800 | Link to Register | British Isles (Beginner) | |
Tue, 30 Nov, 9:30 AM MST | An Overview of Scottish History and Records from 1800 | Link to Register | British Isles (Beginner) | |
Tue, 30 Nov, 10:00 AM MST | Using ScotlandsPeople | Link to Register | British Isles (Beginner) | |
Tue, 30 Nov, 11:00 AM MST | Scottish Church Records Project | Link to Register | British Isles (Beginner) | |
Tue, 30 Nov, 11:30 AM MST | Exploring Scottish Kirk Sessions Records | Link to Register | British Isles (Beginner) | |
Tue, 30 Nov, 12:00 PM MST | National Library of Scotland | Link to Register | British Isles (Beginner) | |
Tue, 30 Nov, 1:30 PM MST | ScotlandsFamily | Link to Register | British Isles (Beginner) | |
Tue, 30 Nov, 2:00 PM MST | Scottish Indexes | Link to Register | British Isles (Beginner) | |
Tue, 30 Nov, 3:00 PM MST | Scotland Statistical Accounts | Link to Register | British Isles (Beginner) | |
Tue, 30 Nov, 3:30 PM MST | Lesser-Known Glasgow Resources | Link to Register | British Isles (Beginner) | |
Tue, 30 Nov, 4:00 PM MST | Scottish Archive Network | Link to Register | British Isles (Beginner) |
Date | Class Title | Link to Webinar | Topic | Handout Link |
Fri, 22 Oct, 7:00 PM MDT | 在FamilySearch 獲得中文尋根幫助的几种方法 | Link to Register | Asia | |
Fri, 19 Nov, 5:00 PM MST | Chinese Burials and Tombstones: Customs and Inscriptions | Link to Register | Asia (Beginner) |
Date | Class Title | Link to Webinar | Topic | Handout Link |
Thu, 2 Sep, 10:00 AM MDT | Skimming the Surface: A Look into Quebec Notarial Records | Link to Register | Canda (Beginner) | Handout |
Mon, 13 Sep, 1:00 PM MDT | Never to be Forgotten: Suggestions for Writing Family Stories | Link to Register | United States (Beginner) | Handout |
Thu, 16 Sep, 10:00 AM MDT | Genealogy in Canada's Western Provinces | Link to Register | Canada (Beginner) | Handout |
Thu, 23 Sep, 10:00 AM MDT | Ask Your United States and Canada Research Question | Link to Register | US/Canada (Beginner) | No Handout |
Thu, 7 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT | A Glimpse into the Societies of the Mid-Atlantic States | Link to Register | US/Canada (Beginner) | Handout 1 |
Thu, 14 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT | The Knowles Collection, What Is It and How Do I Use It? | Link to Register | US/Canada (Beginner) | Handout |
Thu, 21 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT | Organizing Your Genealogy | Link to Register | US/Canada (Beginner) | |
Thu, 4 Nov, 10:00 AM MDT | "Hallelujah!" Researching African American Church Records | Link to Register | US/Canada (Intermediate) | |
Thu, 11 Nov, 10:00 AM MST | U.S. Military Pension Files (1776-1916): A Gold Mine for Family History Research | Link to Register | US/Canada (Intermediate) | |
Thu, 18 Nov, 10:00 AM MST | From the Colonies to Canada: Researching Your United Empire Loyalists | Link to Register | US/Canada (Intermediate) |
Research Webinars and Handouts in Spanish
Date | Class Title | Link to Webinar | Topic | Handout Link | |
Fri, 24 Sep, 2:00 PM MDT | Investigación Genealógica en Colombia | Link to Register | Spanish (Intermediate) | ||
Fri, 24 Sep, 3:30 PM MDT | Genealógica en Centroamérica | Link to Register | Spanish (Intermediate) | ||
Fri, 24 Sep, 5:00 PM MDT | Los Registros de Migración | Link to Register | Spanish (Intermediate) | Volante | |
Sat, 25 Sep, 9:00 AM MDT | Los Pleitos de Hidalguía | Link to Register | Spanish (Advanced) | Volante | |
Sat, 25 Sep, 10:30 AM MDT | Los Registros Militares: Un tesoro de inforamación a tu alcance | Link to Register | Spanish (Intermediate) | ||
Sat, 25 Sep, 12:00 PM MDT | Derribando Muros de Ladrillos: Un caso de estudio | Link to Register | Spanish (Intermediate) | ||
Sat, 25 Sep, 1:15 PM MDT | Los siete Sacramentos de la Iglesia Católica en los registros parroquiales | Link to Register | Spanish (Intermediate) | ||
Sat, 25 Sep, 2:30 PM MDT | Aventuras de Evidencia en los caminos de Europa | Link to Register | Spanish (Intermediate) | ||
Sat, 25 Sep, 3:45 PM MDT | El uso de las aplicaciones en la investigación genealógica | Link to Register | Spanish (Intermediate) | ||
Sat, 25 Sep, 5:00 PM MDT | Los Recuerdos: parte esencial de nuestra investigación genealógica | Link to Register | Spanish (Beginner) | ||
Thu, 14 Oct, 1:00 PM MDT | Buscando a los ancestros italianos | Link to Register | Spanish (Beginner) | Volante | |
Thu, 11 Nov, 1:00 PM MDT | Corregiendo el Árbol Familiar de FamilySearch | Link to Register | Spanish (Beginner) |
Past Webinars[edit | edit source]
To view past webinars, check out the page Classes in the Learning Center.