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Payson Utah FamilySearch Center Classroom

Reserve a Classroom for your Ward or Stake Group

  • A classroom with a podium, large screen, and 24 computers can be reserved at the center for a two hour slot.
  • Please plan on bringing your own teacher.
  • Click here to reserve a classroom for your group.


Attend Classes Online or in the Center

  • Classes are taught live in the center and online, unless noted in the class description.
  • Scroll down to find a list of classes and when they are being offered.



Class Descriptions and Handouts

  • To see a class description, access handouts, or join a zoom class, click on the text "CLASS INFO - ATTEND CLASS" located to the right of each class title.

Class Offerings

  • All classes are available online, and unless noted below in the class description.
  • You may also attend the class in the center.

Class Schedules:

***Classes are subject to change. Please confirm the class schedule before attending.

Attend a Class Online Via ZOOM

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  • You will automatically be taken to a receptionist who will help you join your class.
  • You may also join a zoom class by clicking on the "CLASS INFO - ATTEND CLASS" link to the right of the class you wish to attend.
  • Then Click on the "Click here to join this class" link.




FAMILY SEARCH CLASSES

FamilySearch Basics - Ralph Stephens & Marijo Young

FamilySearch Intro and Family Tree
This class discusses the front-page capabilities of FamilySearch including account settings, help system, messaging, notifications, recommended tasks, the to-do-list, navigating in the Tree.
Class Handouts
Class Outline

Upcoming Dates


FamilySearch Person Page

This class discusses the PERSON page and it's functionality including the importance of having correct and sourced information, correct family relationships, layout settings, finding information using our FamilySearch Partners, examining the change history, etc.
Class Handouts
The Person Page

Upcoming Dates


FamilySearch Records

his class focuses on understanding what source data is and how to search for it. This class will teach how to use the search capabilities of FamilySearch under the "Search" / "Records" selection.
Class Handouts
Searching For Records (parts 3 & 4)

Upcoming Dates


FamilySearch Records (continued)

This class focuses on using the other FamilySearch search capabilities "Images", "Genealogies", "Catalog", "Books", and the "Research Wiki.

Class Handouts
Searching For Records (parts 3 & 4)

Upcoming Dates

Preserving your Memories Using FamilySearch - Ralph Stephens

Pictures and stories are a wonderful way of preserving our family history. This class will assist you in learning how to use photos, documents, stories and audio in the FamilySearch program.

Class Handouts
Class Outline

Upcoming Dates

Discovering Descendancy Research - Neal Beecher

Those with pioneer heritage may find it challenging to discover new names. This class will teach you effective ways to find the names of your distant cousins. You should have experience with using FamilySearch before taking this Class.

Class Handouts
Discovering Descendancy Research
Descendancy Class Exercise - Print Before Class

Upcoming Dates

Individuals and Relationships: Add, Edit & Delete - McKay Hendrix

This class will cover a variety of scenarios as information is added, edited, or deleted from within a person's Details page in FamilySearch.

Class Handouts
Worksheet
Individuals and Relationships

Upcoming Dates

Living Memories - Using the Memories App - Louise Harrington

Do you have favorite stories and photos you share at family gatherings? Will your loved ones benefit by learning more about their relatives? Do you feel an urgent need to preserve your memories, so they are never forgotten and are shared from generation to generation?

Come join us as we learn how to preserve our living memories. The FamilySearch Memory app makes collecting, preserving, and sharing your favorite family memories easy and convenient wherever you are. You’ll be the one everyone thanks for saving the most meaningful memories!

Class Handouts
Phone App Handout
Upcoming Dates

Using the FamilySearch Wiki – Julie Wilcox

The Family Search WIKI is an amazing but underused resource. It is a free tool for finding information about subjects, records that may have been generated by your ancestors, and places in which records may be found. It is like an online encyclopedia for family history research. Learn how to use this great tool to improve your own research.

Class Handouts
The FamilySearch Wiki
Upcoming Dates (Zoom Only)

Finding Duplicates and Merging Records on Your Family Tree – Julie Wilcox

Unfortunately we all have some duplicate records on our family trees. In this class you will learn how to find those duplicate records and then correctly merge them.
Class Handouts
Finding Duplicates and Merging Records

Upcoming Dates (Zoom Only)

Using the FamilySearch Catalog and Browsing un-indexed Records
– Julie Wilcox

Learn how to best use and search the catalog of genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) made available by FamilySearch online and in libraries and centers. Also, how to browse records that have not yet been indexed and link those records to the family tree. Included are hints for using the catalog on Ancestry.com.
Class Handouts
Using FamilySearch Catalog
Upcoming Dates (Zoom Only)

Everything you need to Know About Attaching Sources – Art Robbins

Learn how to add sources using the Source Linker in FamilySearch.
Class Handouts
Create a Source Document in Irfanview
Upcoming Dates

Do’s and Don’ts on FamilySearch Tree – Julie Wilcox

Join this class for suggestions of things you should DO on FamilySearch Family Tree (that maybe you aren't yet doing!), and also some common mistakes you should NOT do on Family Tree. Good advice for beginners and for those who are experienced researchers.
Class Handouts
Do's and Don'ts on your Tree
Upcoming Dates (Zoom Only)

FamilySearch Training Videos (Click on the link on the right - to view list of videos.)

These short training videos will help you get started using FamilySearch. Click on the "View Video" link below the class title you are interested in - to see the video.


The new FamilySearch Person Page (8 minutes and 41 seconds)


Navigating your Family Tree in FamilySearch (8 minutes and 11 seconds)


Uploading Memories to the FamilySearch Gallery (5 minutes and 3 seconds)


Merging in FamilySearch (4 minutes and 53 seconds)


What Happens with your FamilySearch Memories & Sources When you Die? (2 minutes and 28 seconds)


What Happens with your FamilySearch Record When you Die? (5 minutes and 29 seconds)


DISCOVER, GATHER & CONNECT CLASSES

Writing your Personal and Family Histories - Mark VanOrden

Genealogies, family stories, historical accounts, and traditions - form a bridge between past and future and bind generations together in ways that no other keepsake can. Most people do not know where to begin when generating their personal or family history. This class will help you get started and teach you practical and easy ways to write a personal or family history using both text and pictures. (You do not need to be a trained writer.) The class covers how to use tools like Word, Powerepoint, Snippet, and the internet to generate your documents. We will also discuss ideas on how to print and publish and share your documents. Writing your story or a family history should be enjoyable and the value is priceless.
Class Handouts
Writing Your Personal and Family Histories
Upcoming Dates

Building your own Family YouTube Video Library - Kent Gardiner

Have you ever wanted to have all your family videos instantly accessible online so your children and grandchildren can enjoy them? This class will teach you how to create your own YouTube video library and how to create interesting video moments and video slide shows. We will discuss editing, copyright, and privacy settings for your videos.
Class Handouts
Make your own Family YouTube Library
Upcoming Dates

  • No classes scheduled

Ancestor picture books – Inspire the next generation – Kent Gardiner

Have you ever wanted to make a family history picture book? There are several different ways of formatting such a book. Which is the best fit for you? What are best practices? Learn the steps to writing, formatting and publishing a book that will inspire your descendants. Picture books will be available in class for viewing.
Class Handouts
Ancestor Picture Books
Upcoming Dates

  • No Classes Scheduled

Find, Read, and Prepare German Documents for Translation
- Kent Gardiner

FamilySearch has thousands of German parish records that contain detailed information on your ancestors. This class will teach you how to find, read, and prepare them for translation. Discover your ancestors' professions, witnesses, immigration, location, cause of death along with their birth, marriage and death dates. In this class we will demonstrate how to read a little German script and where your documents can be translated.
Class Handouts
Find, Read, and Prepare German Documents for Translation
Upcoming Dates

One-Page Family Stories and How to Share Them – Kent Gardiner

Share your family stories.
Class Handouts
One-Page Family Stories
Upcoming Dates

Best practices in Scanning Photos – Kent Gardiner

Learn the ins and outs of scanning your family photos.
Class Handouts
Coming soon
Upcoming Dates

Making and Preserving Memories on FamilySearch – Kent Gardiner

Learn the ins and outs of scanning your family photos.
Class Handouts
Making and Preserving Memories
Upcoming Dates

Finding their Stories in Early Church History Resources Using BYU Special Collections – Elaine Gunther

Find your family stories using the BYU special collection.
Class Handouts
BYU LIbrary Special Collections
Upcoming Dates

Finding their Stories in Early Church History Resources Using the Church History Library – Elaine Gunther

Finding your family stories using the resources at the Church FamilySearch Library.
Class Handouts
Using the Church History Library
Upcoming Dates

Finding their Stories in Early Church History Resources - Using Hidden Gem Sites Plus one Free Newspaper Site - Elaine Gunther

Find your family stories using various resources including the University of Utah collections.
Class Handouts
Hidden Gem Sites
Upcoming Dates

Finding their Stories in Early Church History Resources - Using High Utility
Research Sites and Free Newspaper Sites - Elaine Gunther

Find your family stories using various resources including high utility research sites and free newspaper web site.
Class Handouts
Using High Utility Research Sites
Upcoming Dates

Introduction to IrfanView – Powerful easy-to-use photo editing and repair software – Larry Gunther

This class will show you how to use this powerful, free photo editing tool.
Class Handouts
Introduction to Irfanview
Upcoming Dates

Boost your Research with Google Books and Internet Archive – Larry Gunther

Discover how to use these powerful resources for genealogical research with searchable access to 76 million books..
Class Handouts
Coming Soon
Upcoming Dates

Introduction to The Family History Guide - Ken Jacobsen

This class is a basic introduction to The Family History Guide, a free website that represents a best-in-class learning environment for family history. Its scope is broad, but its focus is narrow enough to help you achieve your goals, step by step. Whether you are brand new to family history or a seasoned researcher—or somewhere in between—The Family History Guide can be your difference maker.
Class Handouts
Family History Guide
Upcoming Dates

Using Google Drive in Genealogy - Rachel Raisor

This class will show you how to use Google Drive for your family history activities. Google Drive is a great place to store and share your family history pictures and documents.
Class Handouts
Using Google Drive in Genalogy
Upcoming Dates


INDEXING CLASSES

Indexing - Making Records Searchable – Melanie Bird

Make data searchable via indexing. You will learn the basics of indexing records.
Class Handouts

Upcoming Dates

  • No class scheduled


FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH CLASSES

Discover Family History Through Military Records - Julie Wilcox

Military records can provide a wealth of information that can help you get to know your ancestors better and may even provide data found nowhere else. This class will discuss a variety of military records and how to find them.

Class Handouts
Finding Family History Through Military Records
Upcoming Dates (Zoom Only)

Finding Death, Burial and Cemetery Records - Julie Wilcox

Can't find a death certificate? This class will help you learn about death certificates and a variety of alternate sources for death and burial records. Each death record tells a story and may provide important clues to help you find and learn about your ancestors.
Class Handouts
Finding Death, Burial and Cemetery Records
Upcoming Dates (Zoom Only)

Five Minute Family History Success - Julie Wilcox

President Nelson has invited us to sacrifice a little of our time doing family history work. Even if you only have a few minutes of time, there are many family history activities you can do. This lesson will show you over twenty ways you can do a little family history every day.
Class Handouts
Five Minute Family History Successes
Upcoming Dates (Zoom Only)

Crossing the Pond – Finding Emigration and Immigration Records
- Julie Wilcox

All of us have ancestors who arrived in the United States from another country. This class will offer help in finding your ancestors emigration, immigration, and naturalization records from early colonial times to more recent records.
Class Handouts
Crossing the Pond
Upcoming Dates (Zoom Only)

Newspapers Are a Genealogical Treasure - Julie Wilcox

Everyone knows obituaries are a family history treasure. This class will help you understand that newspapers can help you learn so much more about an ancestor. We will show examples of news you can find and explain how to find the right newspapers and information about newspaper websites.
Class Handouts
Newspapers are a Genealogical Treasure
Upcoming Dates (Zoom Only)

Tips and Tricks for Improving Your Search Results - Julie Wilcox

We can all use a little help sometimes! We will demonstrate some of my tips and tricks for improving your family history search for information about your ancestors.
Class Handouts
Tips and Tricks for Improving Your Search
Upcoming Dates (Zoom Only)

All About Puzzilla.org - Julie Wilcox

Puzzilla is a companion to the FamilyTree on FamilySearch. Learn the differences between the free version and the premium version (which is available to use free at family search centers). Puzzilla provides a unique view, enabling improved descendancy research. Plus, learn how Puzzilla can help you easily find possible duplicates, individuals with hints, etc. Learn the features of each of the “buttons” provided in the Premium version.
Class Handouts
All About Puzzilla.org
Upcoming Dates (Zoom Only)

Descendancy Research using Puzzilla.org - Julie Wilcox

Learn how to use Descendancy Research through Puzzilla.org and FamilySearch to expand your family tree Class Handouts
Descendancy Research - Expand Your Family Tree
Upcoming Dates (Zoom Only)

Finding your Family in City Directories - Julie Wilcox

As an important resource for family history research, city directories can provide fascinating new discoveries for anyone exploring their family history in mid-19th to mid-20th century America.
Class Handouts
Using City Directories to Find your Family
Upcoming Dates (Zoom Only)

  • No Classes Scheduled

Finding Your Danish Ancestors - Part 1 - Julie Wilcox

You don't have to speak the language to do Danish Research! In this class you will learn about how to begin searching for your Danish ancestors using key web sites to aid in Danish research. You can do it!
Class Handouts
Finding Your Danish Ancestors - Part 1
Upcoming Dates (Zoom Only)

  • No classes scheduled

Finding Your Danish Ancestors - Part 2 - Julie Wilcox

You don't have to speak the language to do Danish Research! In this class you will learn about how to begin searching for your Danish ancestors using key web sites to aid in Danish research. You can do it! Class Handouts
Finding Your Danish Ancestors - Part 2
Upcoming Dates (Zoom Only)

  • No classes scheduled


Ancestry.com Classes

Overview and Creating your Tree – Alvin Jones

This is an introductory class to Ancestry.com. It is an established research tool which interfaces with FamilySearch. Please make sure you have an Ancestry username and password before attending this class.
Class Handouts
Creating a Tree
Download a Tree
Mac Keyboard Shortcuts
PC Keyboard Shortcuts
Navigating your Treee
Websites
Upcoming Dates

Ancestry – Research using your Tree – Alvin Jones

This class will cover research tools using your personal tree in Ancestry. Please have a tree established in Ancestry before attending this class.
Class Handouts
Hints and Search
United Kingdom Census
U.S. Census
Upcoming Dates

Ancestry – Exchanging Data with FamilySearch – Alvin Jones

This class will cover how you can share data between Ancestry.com and Family Search. Please have trees established in both Ancestry and FamilySearch before attending this class.
Class Handouts
Eternal Reminder
Merging Duplicates
Transferring Ancestry data to FamilySearch
Upcoming Dates

Ancestry – Exchanging Media Files– Alvin Jones

This is a class on how to share media files with Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.
Class Handouts
 Printing in Ancestry
Upcoming Dates

Ancestry – Organize Your Research – Using FamilySearch & Ancestry.com
– Alvin Jones

This class will organize the way to do research by using FamilySearch and Ancestry.com. This class will cover a step by step process that will help you organize your research.
Class Handouts
Organize Your Research
Research Checklist
Upcoming Dates

Ancestry DNA Analysis – Art Robbins

This class will help you understand how to use DNA in your family history research.
Class Handouts
Ancestry DNA
Upcoming Dates

Ancestry - Quick Overview – Art Robbins

This class will help you understand the basics of how to use Ancestry.com.
Class Handouts
Quick Overview of Ancestry.com
Upcoming Dates


MYHERITAGE CLASSES

MyHeritage - An Overview Including Powerful Photo Features - Marijo Young

MyHeritage is a family-oriented, family history site available in 42 languages. This class is an overview of the program, how it functions, what it offers, and how it can be beneficial to your research. We’ll touch on the groundbreaking photo tools that set MyHeritage apart from other programs. You will get a brief look at the DNA function.

It is helpful to have your account already set up and at least a basic tree started, a Gedcom tree imported, or a FamilySearch tree sync. (See the handout for instructions to set up your account).

Class Handouts
Creating a Tree in MyHeritage
Upcoming Dates

MyHeritage - Research Features and Additional Photo Tools - Marijo Young

We will explore how to use the MyHeritage researching tools including, Smart and Record matches, the tree matching feature, as well as digging further into the new groundbreaking photo features.
Class Handouts
Coming soon
Upcoming Dates

  • No class scheduled


Geneanet CLASSES

Geneanet - Let's Open the Door to this Amazing Free Site - Elaine Gunther

  • Learn how to navigate this site with 8 billion names from 1.7 million trees worldwide.
  • 6 million digitized records.
  • 4 million searchable books and newspapers.
  • Even the most experienced researcher will find something new.

Class Handouts
How to use Geneanet
Upcoming Dates


Links to Online Classes at Other Centers

FamilySearch Library Web-site
FamilySearch Library Webinars
Archived Classes in the Learning Center (FS Library)
BYU Webinars
St. George FamilySearch Center
Ogden FamilySearch Center
Layton FamilySearch Center
Utah FamilySearch Center#Riverton Utah FamilySearch Center_Online_Classes Riverton Utah FamilySearch Center

Center Hours
Payson FamilySearch Center
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Saturday 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
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Payson, UT 84043
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