FamilySearch Library Classes and Webinars

Welcome! Here you can learn about the upcoming classes and webinars from the Family History Library. You are also able to view previous webinars if you could not attend live. Use the table below to navigate to the section you wish to view.

Upcoming Classes and Webinars
All class times are Mountain Time.

Monthly Class Schedules
In order to see the upcoming classes and webinars please click on the appropriate month to download a PDF of the class

[[Media:2016_May.pdf|May 2016]]

[[Media:June_2016.pdf|June 2016]]

[[Media:2016_July.pdf|July 2016]]

US/Canada Webinars
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 * Thu, 12 May, 6:00 PM MDT, United States Records Before 1850 - Handout
 * Thu, 26 May, 12:00 PM MDT, United States Church and Cemetery Records - Handout
 * Tue, 21 Jun, 9:30 AM MDT, United States Church Records - Handout
 * Thu, 23 Jun, 10:00 AM MDT, United States Probate Records - Handout
 * Tue, 5 Jul, 1:00 PM MDT, U.S. Research Question - Handout
 * Wed, 6 Jul, 10:00 AM MDT, Are You Your Own Brick Wall, Common Genealogical Mistakes and Their Solutions - Handout
 * Thu, 14 Jul, 11:00 AM MDT, United States Research: Big City Research - Handout
 * Wed, 20 Jul, 10:00 AM MDT, Where There's a Will, There's a Probate: U.S. Probate Records - Handout
 * Thu, 28 Jul, 10:00 AM MDT, United States Research: Mid-Atlantic Region - Handout

British Isles Webinars
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 * Tue, 3 May, 1:00 PM MDT, Ireland Hands On Case Study & Brainstorming Session - Handout
 * Thu, 12 May, 1:00 PM MDT, Tracing Scottish Ancestry in Non-Parochial Registers - Handout
 * Mon, 16 May, 2:00 PM MDT, More Irish than the Irish Themselves: The Hiberno-Norman Families - Handout
 * Thu, 26 May, 2:00 PM MDT, Ask Your British Research Question - (handout will be created after the session)
 * Tue, 7 Jun, 2:00 PM MDT, England Research Case Study
 * Tue, 21 Jun, 2:00 PM MDT, Welsh Naming Patterns - Handout
 * Wed, 22 Jun, 1:00 PM MDT, Welsh Non-conformity & Non-conformist Records - Handout
 * Thu, 23 Jun, 1:00 PM MDT, Wales Probate Records - Handout
 * Thu, 7 Jul, 1:00 PM MDT, England Research Case Study - Handout
 * Tue, 12 Jul, 1:00 PM MDT, England Resources on FamilySearch - Handout
 * Wed, 13 Jul, 1:00 PM MDT, England Resources on Ancestry - Handout
 * Thu, 14 Jul, 1:00 PM MDT, England Resources on Find My Past - Handout
 * Thu, 28 Jul, 1:00 PM MDT, Ask Your British Research Question - (handout will be created after the session)

Australia
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 * Tue, 24 May, 2:00 PM MDT, Beginning Australian Research - Handout

European Webinars
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 * Sat, 14 May, 10:00 AM MDT, Register of Swiss Surnames - [[Media:Handout_Register_of_Swiss_Surnames_2016.pdf|Handout]]
 * Wed, 15 Jun, 1:00 PM MDT, Using Polish Community Newspapers in North America and Poland - Handout
 * Tue, 21 Jun, 11:00 AM MDT, Finding Places in Former German Areas of Poland using the Online Gazetteer Kartenmeister.com - [[Media:Kartenmeister_2016.pdf|Handout]], [[Media:Kartenmeister_Practice_Document_Seminar.pdf|Practice 1]], [[Media:Kartenmeister_com_Practice_Exercises_Answer_Key_.pdf|Practice 1 Answer Key]], [[Media:Kartenmeister_Practice_Document_Debina_Seminar.pdf|Practice 2]], [[Media:Kartenmeister_Practice_Document_Debina_Answer_Key_Seminar.pdf|Practice 2 Answer Key]]
 * Tue, 28 Jun, 11:00 AM MDT, Genteam.at a Necessity When Researching in Austria and the Czech Republic - Handout
 * Sat, 9 Jul, 10:00 AM MDT, Switzerland Records Online - Handout
 * Sat, 9 Jul, 11:00 AM MDT, Switzerland Compiled Genealogies - Handout
 * Sat, 9 Jul, 12:00 AM MDT, Switzerland Research Strategies - Handout

Scandinavian Webinars
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 * Fri, 20 May, 11:00 AM MDT, Exploring Norwegian Emigration Records: Finding Place of Origin - [[Media:Exploring_Emigration_records_and_finding_place_of_origin_syllabus2013_updated_JMR.pdf|Handout]]
 * Fri, 20 May, 1:00 PM MDT, Exploring "Church Records" in Norway - [[Media:Exploring_Church_Records_in_Norway_October_2016.pdf|Handout]]
 * Fri, 3 Jun, 1:00 PM MDT, Figure Out Place Names for Swedish Genealogy - Handout
 * Tue, 7 Jun, 11:00 AM MDT, Norwegian Printed Sources: An Overview - Handout
 * Fri, 24 Jun, 1:00 PM MDT, Recognizing and Extracting Genealogical Information from Norwegian church Records - Handout
 * Tue, 19 Jul, 1:00 PM MDT, Exploring Death Notices in Norway - Handout
 * Tue, 19 Jul, 2:00 PM MDT, Introduction to Norwegian Probates - Handout

Latin America & Spanish Language Webinars
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 * Sat, 7 May, 1:00 PM MDT, Descubre Árbol Familiar de FamilySearch - Handout
 * Sat, 21 May, 1:00 PM MDT, Relatives Masked in the Ancestry Indexes - Handout
 * Sat, 21 May, 2:00 PM MDT, I found my abuela in Mexico! Next Steps - Handout
 * Sat, 21 May, 3:00 PM MDT, Online Resources for Mexico - Handout
 * Sat, 4 Jun, 1:00 PM MDT, Los beneficios de utilizar el Registro Civil - Handout
 * Sat, 18 Jun, 1:00 PM MDT, Fuentes de FamilySearch - Handout
 * Sat, 2 Jul, 1:00 PM MDT, Los libros de la vida - Handout
 * Sat, 2 Jul, 1:00 PM MDT, Cómo utilizar el Wiki de Investigación - Handout

Indexing Workshops
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 * Wed, 11 May, 10:00 AM MDT, Spanish Indexing
 * Wed, 18 May, 10:00 AM MDT, Portuguese Indexing
 * Wed, 25 May, 10:00 AM MDT, French Indexing
 * Wed, 1 Jun, 2:00 PM MDT, Dutch Indexing
 * Wed, 8 Jun, 2:00 PM MDT, Italian Indexing
 * Wed, 15 Jun, 2:00 PM MDT, Spanish Indexing
 * Wed, 22 Jun, 2:00 PM MDT, Portuguese Indexing
 * Wed, 27 Jun, 2:00 PM MDT, French Indexing

Past Webinars
Webinars are organized by research country.

British Isles

 * Ask Your British Research Question (April 27 2016); Handout
 * British Research Questions Answered; not recorded (24 Mar 2016); Handout
 * British Resources on Ancestry (24 Feb 2016); Handout
 * British Resources on FamilySearch (23 Feb 2016); Handout
 * British Resources on FindMyPast (25 Feb 2016); Handout
 * England &amp; Wales Census Records (26 Jan 2016); [[Media:England_Census_Records_and_Indexes_-_2016_updated_JMR.pdf|Handout]]
 * England &amp; Wales Civil Registration (27 Jan 2016); [[Media:England_Civil_Registration_Class_Handout_2016-01-27.pdf|Handout]]

England

 * Church of England Church Records; [[Media:Church_of_England_Church_Records.pdf|Handout]]
 * England Maps &amp; Gazetteers; [[Media:EnglandMapsGazetteers2015.pdf|Handout]]
 * England Non-conformist Church Records; [[Media:Nonconformists_Church_Records.pdf|Handout]]
 * England Online Websites; [[Media:EnglandWebsitesDec2014.pdf|Handout]]
 * England Parish Chest Records; [[Media:The_Parish_Chest_(FS_Template).pdf|Handout]]
 * England Probate Records Part 1; [[Media:England_Probate_Records_Part_1.pdf|Handout]] The presentation begins in minute 3:41.
 * England Probate Records Part 2; [[Media:England_Probate_Records_Part_2_2015_PATRON_CLASS_HANDOUT2.pdf|Handout]]
 * England Research using FamilySearch.org (8 Feb 2016); [[Media:England Research Using FamilySearch org.pdf|Handout]]

Ireland

 * Finding & Understanding Places in Ireland (17 Mar 2016); Handout
 * Ireland Census and Census Substitutes (17 Mar 2016); Handout
 * Ireland Civil Registration; [[Media:Ireland_Civil_Registration.pdf|Handout]]
 * Ireland Emigration; [[Media:Tracing_Immigrant_Origins_Class_Handout.pdf|Handout]]
 * Ireland Presbyterian Church Records (10 Jun 2015); [[Media:Ireland_Presbyterian_Church_Records.pdf|Handout]]
 * Ireland Protestant Church Records (18 Mar 2016); Handout
 * Irish Roman Catholic Records (18 Mar 2016); Handout

Scotland

 * Basic Scotland Research Strategies
 * Inheritance in Scotland: Testaments and Retours
 * Scotland Census Records; [[Media:Scotland_Census_Records_2015.pdf|Handout]]
 * Scotland Church Records; [[Media:UsingScottishChurchRecordsApr15.pdf|Handout]]
 * Scotland Civil Registration; [[Media:Scotland_Civil_Registration_2.pdf|Handout]]
 * Scotland Land Records
 * Scotland Maps &amp; Gazetteers
 * Scotland Naming Patterns &amp; Clans
 * Scotland Websites
 * Scotland's Old Parish Registers: How to Access, Use, and Interpret
 * Scotlands People Gov Uk

Wales

 * Wales Maps and Gazetteers; [[Media:Wales_Online_Websites_-Mark_July_2015_(Dan_partial_edit).pdf|Handout]]
 * Welsh Naming Patterns; [[Media:Welsh_Naming_Patterns_Handout.pdf|Handout]]

Canada

 * Using Canadian Census Records; [[Media:Canadian_Census_Records.pdf|Handout]] This webinar was recorded on the 28 May 2015. The presentation will start two minutes after you click into the recording.

Czech Republic

 * Czech Online Records at the Brno and Litomerice Archives; [[Media:Czech_Archives_Brno_Litomerice.pdf|Handout]] The presentation begins in minute 14:30.

Denmark

 * Danish Census Research Series: This is a series of 3 classes Using the Danish Demographical Database (This presentation begins in minute 00:00), [[Media:DDD_Guide.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:DDD_practice.pdf|Handout 2]] Finding Censuses on Arkivalieronline (This presentation begins in minute 37:55), [[Media:A_Guide_to_Arkivalieronline_Accessing_the_Digitized_Census_Records.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Arkivalieronline_Census_practice.pdf|Handout 2]] Extracting Genealogical Information (This presentation begins in minute 1:06:06), [[Media:Census_Records_Research_Syllabus.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Census_Records_Practice.pdf|Handout 2]].
 * Danish Church Records: Feast Days; [[Media:Feast_Days_Syllabus.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Feast_Days_Practice.pdf|Handout 2]]
 * Danish Church Records: Finding Ancestors Through Witnesses (38 minutes); [[Media:Witness_Research_Syllabus.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Witness_Research_Activity.pdf|Handout 2]]
 * Danish Church Records: Research Strategies (49 minutes); [[Media:Research_Strategies_Syllabus.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Research_Strategies_Activity.pdf|Handout 2]]
 * Danish Family History Resources: Gazetteers and Jurisdictions; [[Media:Jurisdictions_Syllabus.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Lets_Practice.pdf|Handout 2]]
 * Danish Probate Records: The Probate Process; [[Media:Probate_Record_Syllabus.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Probate_Practice.pdf|Handout 2]] The presentation begins in minute 13:50.
 * Danish Probate Records: Accessing the Probate Records; [[Media:Probate_Record_Syllabus.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Probate_Practice.pdf|Handout 2]] The presentation begins in minute 57:19.
 * Danish Probate Records: Extracting Genealogical Information; [[Media:Probate_Record_Syllabus.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Probate_Practice.pdf|Handout 2]] The presentation begins in minute 1:54:01.
 * Danish Research Strategies; [[Media:Research_Strategies_Syllabus.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Research_Strategies_Activity.pdf|Handout 2]]

Germany

 * German Church and Civil Records; [[Media:German_Church_and_Civil_Records2.pdf|Handout]]
 * Hansen's Map Guides: Finding records with parish maps; [[Media:Map_Guide_Handout-1.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Map_Guide_Handout-2.pdf|Handout 2]]
 * Online Ortsfamilienbücher at Genealogy.net; [[Media:OFBs_in_Genealogy_net_update_JMR.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Ortsfamilienbuch_Practice_Exercises_updated_JMR_(1).pdf|Handout 2]], [[Media:Answer_Key_Practice_Document_for_Using_German_Ortsfamilien_Books_on_Genealogy_update_JMR.pdf|Handout 3]]
 * Using Metasuche or Metasearch on Genealogy.net; [[Media:Metasearch_Genealogy_net_updated_JMR.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Practice_Document_for_Using_Metasearch_on_Genealogy_answer_key_updated_JMR.pdf|Handout 2]], [[Media:Practice_Document_for_Using_Metasearch_on_Genealogy_updated_JMR.pdf|Handout 3]]

2016

 * Búsquedas eficaces; Handout
 * Censos sin secretos; Handout
 * Familiares enmascarados en los índices de Ancestry.mx; Handout
 * Investigación genealógica en Centro y Sudamérica; Handout
 * Más allá de los Registros Indexados; Handout
 * Métodos de organización; [[Media:Metodos_de_organizacion.pdf|Handout]] Formularios de extracción: [[Media:Baptism_template.pdf|Bautismo/Nacimiento]], [[Media:Marriage_Template.pdf|Matrimonio]], [[Media:Death_Template.pdf|Defunción]]
 * Nuevas herramientas del Árbol Familiar; Handout
 * Recursos en línea para inmigrantes; Handout
 * Recursos en línea para España; Handout
 * Recursos en línea para México; Handout

2015

 * ¿De dónde vinieron mis antepasados?; Handout
 * Conozca el sitio de PARES; Handout The presentation begins in minute 01:30.
 * Conozca los sitios asociados de FamilySearch, parte 1: Inscripción y el sitio de FindMyPast; Handout The presentation begins in minute 15:26.
 * Conozca los sitios asociados de FamilySearch, parte 2: Los sitios de Ancestry y MyHeritage; Handout The presentation begins in minute 1:16:45.
 * Cómo utilizar mejor el Wiki de FamilySearch; Handout The presentation begins in minute 2:14:08.
 * El Árbol Familiar Para Principiantes; Handout
 * Expedientes Matrimoniales; Handout The presentation begins in minute 17:11.
 * FamilySearch: Fotos, Historias, y Audio; Handout
 * Fuentes en FamilySearch; [[Media:Fuentes_en_FamilySearch.pdf|Handout]] The presentation begins in minute 8.
 * Genealogía Descendente; Handout The presentation begins in minute 39.
 * ¿He buscado aquí? El uso de notas y listas de investigación; Handout
 * Limpiezas de sangre; Handout The presentation begins in minute 1:20:00.
 * Metas genealógicas para 2015; Handout
 * ¿No hay otros registros?; Handout The presentation begins in minute 1:36:57.
 * Obras Pías; Handout The presentation begins in minute 2:20:57.
 * Preguntas Frecuentes de FamilySearch; Handout The presentation begins in minute 21:35.
 * Protocolos notariales; Handout The presentation begins in minute 50:55.
 * ¿Qué dice? Cómo leer la escritura antigua; Handout
 * Recursos en línea además de FamilySearch; Handout The presentation begins in minute 22.
 * Registros civiles y censos; Handout

2014

 * Árbol Familiar para principiantes; Handout
 * Búsquedas eficaces en los registros históricos de FamilySearch; Handout
 * Capellanías, cofradías, dispensas y más; Handout
 * Corrigiendo parentescos en el Árbol Familiar; Handout
 * Cómo buscar a mis antepasados en FamilySearch; Handout
 * Cómo buscar a mis antepasados en mi propio país; Handout
 * ¿Cómo involucrar a los niños en la investigación familiar?
 * Cómo organizar tu genealógia; Handout
 * Encontrando a nuestros primos; Handout
 * ¿Mis antepasados vinieron de …?; [[Media:Handout_-_MisAntepasadosVinieronDe.pdf|Handout]]
 * ¿No hay otros registros?; Handout
 * Obtenga el máximo de MyHeritage
 * Preguntas frecuentes sobre el Árbol Familiar; Handout
 * Recursos en línea además de FamilySearch; Handout
 * Registros civiles y parroquiales; Handout
 * Tesoros ocultos en los registros originales; Handout
 * ¿Y ahora qué? Cómo hacer la investigación genealógica; Handout 1, Handout 2

2016

 * FamilySearch Records for South America
 * Improve Your Search Results in FamilySearch Hispanic Records [[Media:Improve_your_search_results_update_JMR.pdf|Handout]]

2015

 * Hispanic Online Resources; [[Media:Hispanic_Research_Methodology.pdf|Handout]] This recording has not been edited.
 * Hispanic Research Methodology: A Case Study; [[Media:Online_Resources.pdf|Handout]]
 * Reading Spanish Handwriting; Handout
 * U.S. Hispanic Immigration; Handout

Norway

 * Exploring Census Records in Norway; [[Media:Exploring_census_records_in_NorwayAug2014.pdf|Handout]]
 * Exploring "Church Records" in Norway; [[Media:Exploring_Church_Records_in_Norway_October_2016.pdf|Handout]]
 * Exploring "Death Notices" in Norway; [[Media:Exploring_Death_Notices_in_Norway.pdf|Handout]]
 * How to find ancestors in Digitalarkivet of Norway; [[Media:How_to_find_ancestors_in_Digitalarkivet_updated.pdf|Handout]]
 * Norwegian Emigration: The Experience; [[Media:Norwegian_emigration_the_experience_New_-_Copy.pdf|Handout]]

Poland

 * Advancing Your Polish Genealogy: 300 Years of Records by Cecile Wendt Jensen; [[Media:300_Years.pdf|Handout]]
 * Research in Poland; [[Media:Research_in_Poland.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Polish_websites_templated_updated_JMR.pdf|Handout 2]]
 * Using The Digitized Records of Various Polish State Archives; [[Media:How_to_Use_the_Digitized_Records_of_the_Polish_State_Archives).pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Polish_websites_templated.pdf|Handout 2]] The presentation begins in minute 23:32.

South Africa

 * South Africa: Beginning Research (48 minutes); [[Media:South_Africa_Beginning_Research.pdf|Handout]]
 * South Africa: National Archives (41 minutes); [[Media:South_Africa_National_Archives.pdf|Handout]]
 * South Africa: Online Family History Library Collections (36 minutes); [[Media:South_Africa_Online_FHL_Collections.pdf|Handout]]

Sweden

 * Use the Full Scope of Arkiv Digital for Swedish Genealogy; [[Media:Use_the_Full_Scope_of_Arkiv_Digital.pdf|Handout]]

Switzerland

 * Swiss Beginning Research Basics; [[Media:Swiss-German_Research_Helps_approved.pdf|Handout]]
 * Names and Places: The Register of Swiss Surnames; [[Media:Handout_Register_of_Swiss_Surnames_with_2015_brand.pdf|Handout]] The presentation begins in minute 1:20.

United States

 * Finding Your Ancestors in Vital Records; [[Media:Finding_Your_Ancestors_in_Vital_Records.pdf|Handout]] This webinar was recorded on 13 October 2015.
 * United States Census Techniques and Strategies for Finding Elusive Ancestors; [[Media:US_Census_Techniques_and_Strategie_October_2015.pdf|Handout]] This webinar was recorded on 13 October 2015.
 * United States Court Records; [[Media:United_States_Court_Records.pdf|Handout]] This webinar was recorded on 14 October 2015.
 * Descendancy Research; [[Media:Descendancy_Research_Finding_the_Past_in_the_Present.pdf|Handout]] This webinar was recorded on 16 October 2015.