Payson Utah FamilySearch Center/classes



= General Information =  Class Reminders for the week of August 22 - August 24th at the Payson FamilySearch Center

The children are back in school. Can’t go to Education Week? Don’t want to fight crowds? Come and join our free classes. Learn from our excellent teachers. We have great consultants who can help you with your family history work. The Payson FamilySearch Center is open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 9 am to 9 pm and Saturdays, 10 am - 1 pm.

Tuesday, August 22, 10:30 am, Glenn Hammer will be teaching “Avoiding Duplicate Ordinances.” Glenn and his wife, Rose Maree, serve in the Payson FamilySearch Center. As Church Service Missionaries, they can help you build your FamilySearch Tree. Do you get frustrated with the duplication of ordinance submissions? Glenn will teach you ways to avoid duplications and the frustration it can cause.

Wednesday, August 23, at 1 pm, Randy Bronson will be teaching “Swedish Records”. Randy has spent extensive time researching Swedish records. Are you stuck or struggling with a line from Sweden? Come to Randy’s class where you can learn ways to research Swedish Records and get help with your questions. Randy and his wife, Melanie, served as directors at the Payson Family History Center for 6 years.

Thursday, August 24th, at 7 pm, Dennis Ransom will be teaching “Ancestry DNA Workshop: Thru-Lines & Colored Dot System.” Dennis has served at the  FamilySearch Center for over 10 years. He is our science guy. Don’t understand your DNA? This Workshop will help you create a family tree on Ancestry and link it to your DNA test results with all the correct options for visibility and sharing. Using your Ancestry family tree matches list, we will explore Clustering, ThruLines, and Color-code dots to organize your matches.

Thursday, August 24th, at 7 pm, Shelly Strand will be teaching in our computer room, “Research Resources – Record Finder.” This is a hands-on class. She will share resources to assist you in your search for family records. Shelly just finished her bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in Family History Research. This week, we will focus on using FamilySearch’s Record Finder. Learn about this tool that directs you to record types and collections that could have the information that answers your research question.

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= FamilySearch Connect Series = 



 Connect - Family Trees on FamilySearch

There are handouts with each of these previous courses that helps a person learn an appropriate way to build, discover different pedigree views and correct any mistakes in your tree. This foundational course will teach how you and your patrons can collaboratively build a family tree.

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 Connect - How to Introduce FamilySearch

Are you helping others start their family history? These handouts help you teach a person where to start, or restart, in FamilySearch.

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<font size=3 color=#175873> Connect - Family Trees on FamilySearch

This handout helps how to build, discover different pedigree views and correct any mistakes in your tree while showing how to build a family tree.

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<font size=3 color=#175873> Connect - Stories Make Our Ancestors Come Alive

Everyone has a story. Can you help others capture their family stories? These stories can be written by themselves or told from a relative. They can also be found in a journal or newspaper. These handouts explore how to help others record their family members memories. Class Handouts Class Handout



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<font size=3 color=#175873> Connect - Basic Searching in FamilySearch.org

This class covers how to use the search menu in FamilySearch to add record sources to your FamilyTree. Class Handout



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