St. George Utah FamilySearch Center/Classes

  Click here to reserve your group in Classroom A (22 computers). Click here to reserve your group in Classroom B (28 computers). Classes are taught in our center Monday through Friday and are available to access live on online (Zoom). Class Schedules: March 2023 April 2023

Class Descriptions and Handouts ''NOTE: Schedules or instructors may change. ''   Zoom Classes  Zoom is an online tool which allows us to provide live interactive classes to people throughout the world.

To find a Zoom Class, do the following:


 * To select a class, choose from the monthly schedule above under the "Online Class Offerings" heading
 * Click on the link under "Class Schedules" for the month you want and you will see a menu of our classes with the date and time they are offered
 *  A Zoom account is not required to join a class!
 * If you would like to know more about Zoom or create a Zoom account, scroll down to the "For help with Zoom" heading below and click on the links provided under the heading.

To join a zoom class, do the following:
 * 1) Navigate to this webpage on the date and time of the class you would like to join (we recommend joining classes 5-10 minutes before they start to resolve any connection issues).
 * 2)  Click on "JOIN CURRENT CLASS" below
 * 3) From the screen that pops up select "Open Zoom Meeting" - DO NOT SELECT "Launch Meeting"
 * 4) Select "join with video" and "join with audio" when and if prompted to do so.

For step by step instructions on how to use Zoom one-on-one help, please click here

JOIN CURRENT CLASS

 For help with Zoom, select one of the links below.
 * 1) Download the App
 * 2) Technology requirements for Mobile Devices/Tablets, Windows/Mac

Ward/Stake Consultant Classes



Stake & Ward Family History Consultant Training - Wayne Borgerson, Thursday eevenings at 7 PM, (Zoom only).

https://fh.lib.byu.edu/sunday-classes-archive/

Other Handouts helpful for Family History Consultants
 * Helper Resource Handout
 * Helper Resource PowerPoint
 * Consultant Training Handout
 * Consultant Training Smart Phones Handout
 * Consultant Training Family History Guide
 * Creating an Unconnected Tree Handout
 * Interactive Pedigree Chart - begin your journey here

Upcoming Dates <b>
 * Every Sunday at 2:00PM MST with Kathryn Grant.

St. George FamilySearch Center Missionary Classes</b></FONT>

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St. George FamilySearch Center Missionary Training

The training lessons, activities and resources are provided for continuing education of our fabulous missionaries. This is for staff of the St.George FamilySearch Center only.


 * Family-Centered, Family History Activities Presentation
 * Family-Centered Family History Activities Handout
 * 10-minute Leader Presentation: Family-Centered Family History Activities
 * Quick Resources (24 March 2022)

Discovery Center
 * Lesson 1: Discovery Center - This lesson covers texting a picture from the green screen and sending a famous relative relationship page via e-mail. Try it! (St George FamilySearch Center)
 * Lesson 2: Using a Computer for the Discovery Center - This lesson shows you how to use our 'touch screen' computers for a Discovery Center experience. Try it when the center is full and we need more touch screens! (St George FamilySearch Center)
 * Lesson 3: Using the Computer for the Discovery Center - (St. George FamilySearch Center Training)
 * Tips for Recording in the Story Booths [coming soon]
 * Lesson 3: Creating a New FamilySearch Account and Building a Bridge - This lesson covers some tips and suggestions to creating a new FamilySearch account.

FamilySearch Family Tree
 * Recover a Forgotten Password - A video from St George FamilySearch
 * Quick Start to a FamilySearch Account - A video provided by Gospel Media Library
 * Building A Bridge - A video from St George FamilySearch
 * Recover a Username and Password - A YouTube video by the Web Genealogist
 * Navigating Family Tree - Overview - A video and handout from the FamilySearch Learning Center
 * Merging Duplicates - A video from the BYU Family History Library
 * Merging Duplicates - St George FamilySearch Center Training
 * Unmerging A Record - St George FamilySearch Center Training
 * Creating an Unconnected Person - St George FamilySearch Center Training

FamilySearch Research
 * Record Search Tips - A video from the FamilySearch Learning Center
 * Finding Elusive Records (Browse Images and other search strategies) - A Webinar from FamilySearch by Robert Kehrer
 * FamilySearch Source Linker - A Webinar from the BYU Family History Library
 * Descendancy Research - A Webinar from FamilySearch by Tim Bingaman
 * Using RECORDSEEK to Attach A Source Document to FamilySearch or Ancestry - A YouTube Video by Holly Kauer

Assisting in Finding Ancestor for the Temple
 * Descendancy Research - A Webinar from FamilySearch by Tim Bingaman

Memories, Photos, Audio, Scanning
 * Preparing Media for Memories - St George FamilySearch Center Training
 * Using a MEMORY as a Source - St George FamilySearch Center Training
 * Download a Photo of an Ancestor That has been Shared by Someone Else - St George FamilySearch Center Training
 * Manipulating a Photo-turning and cropping - St George FamilySearch Center Training
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Web Indexing
 * Read this article: Why Web Indexing
 * Read this article: FamilySearch Web Indexing

Family History Apps for Phone or Tablet <b>
 * TBA - This training was developed for the St. George FamilySearch Center.

Links to Mini Lessons on FamilySearch features Resource Handouts

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 * These Mini Lessons are designed for people who are busy, do not have much free time, or do not know much about family history.
 * Most of the lessons require only half an hour to complete.
 * Each lesson covers a simple feature of FamilySearch and can usually done on your computer at home.

Links to Training Moments on Family Search features Training Moment videos


 * These Training Moment videos are helpful in learning to navigate and use the various features of Family Search.
 * They are 3 to 5 minutes each and two new videos are added each month.
 * Sample topics include; working with Memories, photo albums, Topics Tags, restoring and adding photos, slide scanning, new Family   Search features, attaching sources and un-attached people to Family Search, and more.

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Links to Online Classes at Other Centers </b></FONT> FamilySearch Library Webinars Archived Classes in the Learning Center (FS Library) BYU Webinars Los Angeles FamilySearch Center Layton FamilySearch Center Riverton Utah FamilySearch Center