Lehi Utah FamilySearch Center/classes

List of Classes offered After Class Survey - please share your experience with us (Please print the outline/handout before coming to class --- bring your login name & password information) NOTE: There are no reservations -- classes are filled by those who arrive first.



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<FONT SIZE="4"><U>Ancestry</U></B></FONT>   (a four-week class -- taught each Monday at 1:00 pm) Ancestry.com is an effective, established application used by researchers throughout the world. This is an in depth four-week class on how to use ancestry.com in doing your family history research. You will learn how to use ancestry.com and how to share data with FamilySearch.</I> <U>NOTE:</U> You must have an Ancestry user name and password before attending this class Class Outline - Week 1-4 ... Class Handouts

<FONT SIZE="4"><U>Ancestry - Overview and Creating Your Tree</U></B></FONT>   (taught once every four weeks on Monday at 1:00pm) This is an introductory class to Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com is an established research tool which interfaces with FamilySearch. Please make sure you have an Ancestry user name and password before attending this class.</I> Class Handouts -- Ancestry website, adding your family tree & basic navigation Navigating your tree

<FONT SIZE="4"><U>Ancestry - Research Using Your Tree</U></B></FONT>   (taught once every four weeks on Monday at 1:00pm) This class will cover research tools using your personal tree in Ancestry. Please have a tree established in Ancestry before attending this class.</I> Class Handouts -- Research tools, adding data-pictures-sources Uploading Media to Ancestry Merging Duplicates Hints & Search

<FONT SIZE="4"><U>Ancestry - Exchanging Data with FamilySearch</U></B></FONT>   (taught once every four weeks on Monday at 1:00pm) This class will cover how you can share data between Ancestry.com and FamilySearch. Please have trees established in both Ancestry and FamilySearch before attending this class.</I> Class Handouts -- Transferring to FamilySearch database Adding Pictures

<FONT SIZE="4"><U>Ancestry - Exchanging Media Files and DNA Research</U></B></FONT>   (taught once every four weeks on Monday at 1:00pm) This is an advanced class on how to use Ancestry.com and how to use your DNA results in researching your family history.</I> Class Handouts -- Sharing DNA Results

<FONT SIZE="4"><U>Computer Basics</U></B></FONT>   (taught each Thursday at 3:00 pm) This class is intended for those who would like to learn how to better use the PC in doing their family history research. The class will cover the basic functions of using a PC with FamilySearch and other family history applications.</I> Class Outline Class Handout

<FONT SIZE="4"><U>FamilySearch - Introduction</U></B></FONT>   (taught once every four weeks on Wednesday at 9:30am) This class is an introductory class on how to use FamilySearch. You should have a FamilySearch user name and password and know how to use a PC before attending this class. (An American Sign Language translator will be available for the hearing impaired.)</I> Class Handouts -- Main Page Overview

<FONT SIZE="4"><U>FamilySearch - Family Tree and Person Page</U></B></FONT>   (taught once every four weeks on Wednesday at 9:30am) This class covers how to use the family tree and the person page in FamilySearch web site. Please have a family tree established in FamilySearch before attending this class. (An American Sign Language translator will be available for the hearing impaired.)</I> Class Handouts -- Introduction to the Person Page Introduction to the Family Tree

<FONT SIZE="4"><B><U>FamilySearch - Searching and Ordinances</U></B></FONT>   (taught once every four weeks on Wednesday at 9:30am) <I>This class covers search techniques in FamilySearch as well as how to reserve names for the Temple. Please have a family tree established in FamilySearch before attending this class. (An American Sign Language translator will be available for the hearing impaired.)</I> Class Handouts -- Introduction to Search Introduction to Temple

<FONT SIZE="4"><B><U>FamilySearch - Merging and Other Activities</U></B></FONT>   (taught once every four weeks on Wednesday at 9:30am) <I>This is an advanced class in how to use FamilySearch. The class covers merging and other activities available in FamilySearch. Please have a family tree established in FamilySearch before attending this class. (An American Sign Language translator will be available for the hearing impaired.)</I> Class Handouts -- Merging Basics with Example Merging & Other Items

<FONT SIZE="4"><B><U>Find My Cousins / Descendancy Research</U></B></FONT> (taught every other Tuesday at 6:30 pm and every other Thursday at 9:30 am) <I>Many members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints with pioneer heritage, find it challenging to discover new names to take to the temple. This class will teach you effective ways to find the names of your distant cousins to take to the temple. You should have experience with using FamilySearch before taking this class.</I> Class Outline Class Handout

<FONT SIZE="4"><B><U>FindMyPast</U></B></FONT>  (taught every other Thursday at 1:00 pm) <I>Findmypast is an excellent database used by family history researchers to find their ancestors. This class will teach you the basics on how to use Findmypast with FamilySearch. This tool is free to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and interfaces with the Church’s FamilySearch tool.</I> Class Outline

<FONT SIZE="4"><B><U>Indexing</U></B></FONT>  (taught each Wednesday at 1:00 pm) <I>Indexing is a great way to volunteer in helping with family history. This class will teach people how to index data like birth and death records, marriage certificates, census documents, etc. Indexing helps build and improve the database of important documents used in family history research.</I> Class Outline

<FONT SIZE="4"><B><U>MyHeritage</U></B></FONT>  (taught every other Thursday at 1:00 pm) <I>MyHeritage is the family history tool used by researchers all over the world. This class will teach you the basics on how to use MyHeritage and how to utilize this tool in conjunction with FamilySearch. MyHeritage is free to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.</I> Class Outline

<FONT SIZE="4"><B><U>Research Apps</U></B></FONT> (taught every other Tuesday at 9:30 am) <I>There are numerous research apps which interface with FamilySearch. Many of these are free to members of the LDS Church. This class will give an overview of these research applications.</I> <U>Prerequisites</U> for this class include having a FamilySearch account and experience using the search tools in FamilySearch.

<FONT SIZE="4"><B><U>Searching Online - Beyond the Basics</U></B></FONT> (taught every other Monday at 3:00 pm and every other Thursday at 6:30 pm) <I>Sometimes we get stumped on where to look next for data about our ancestors. There are a variety of easy-to-use research tools available online that can assist you in your family history research. This class will cover some of the major search tools outside of FamilySearch.</I> <U>Prerequisites</U> for this class include: experience with FamilySearch, Ancestry.com and knowledge how to navigate in standard internet browsers like Chrome, Edge, or Firefox. Class Outline Class Handout

<FONT SIZE="4"><B><U>Using FamilySearch</U></B></FONT>   (a four-week class -- taught every Wednesday at 9:30 am) <I>The Using FamilySearch class is a four-week class which will cover everything from the basics to sourcing and merging, to reserving names for the temple. This class is intended for those who do not have a lot of experience with FamilySearch.</I> Class Outline - Week 1-4 ... Class Handouts

<FONT SIZE="4"><B><U>Using Memories in FamilySearch</U></B></FONT> (taught each Wednesday at 6:30 pm and each Friday at 9:30 am) <I>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.</I> Prerequisites for this class include FamilySearch and basic computer skills. Class Outline - Doug Gant Class Outline - Elizabeth Ide Class Handout - Elizabeth Ide

<FONT SIZE="4"><B><U>Using Other Apps</U></B></FONT>  (taught every other Tuesday at 9:30 am) <I>There are over 100 different web applications which interface with FamilySearch. Many of these are free to the public and can be very useful in doing family history research. This class will teach you about the most beneficial and convenient of these apps.</I> Class Outline Class Handout

<FONT SIZE="4"><B><U>Where do I Start?</U></B></FONT>  (starts in April) <I>Many members of the Church know how to use FamilySearch, but don’t know where they should begin in researching their family line and finding new names for the temple. This class will cover some basic ideas on where to begin and help you uncover new names in your family line.</I>

<FONT SIZE="4"><B><U>Why the Wiki?</U></B></FONT>  (taught every other Monday at 3:00 pm) <I>FamilySearch hosts a variety of Wiki pages on how to do family history research. The information on these pages can be very helpful in learning about the best practices of doing family research in specific parts of the world. This class will cover the basics of how and when to use the Wiki in doing your family history.</I> Class Outline Class Handout

<FONT SIZE="4"><B><U>Writing Your Personal and Family History</U></B></FONT>  (taught each Monday at 9:30 am) <I>Many members of the Church do not know where to begin in generating their personal or family history. This class will help you get started and teach you the basics on effective ways to write a personal or family history using both text and pictures.</I> Class Outline Class Handout

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