Online Webinars from the British Isles Team

Have you ever wanted to attend a class at the Family History Library but you don’t live in Salt Lake City and you can’t afford the cost of the trip? We have a treat for you! The Family History Library has begun offering online webinars that can be viewed from the comfort of your home. All that is required is a computer with speakers and an internet connection.

== NOTICE: We have a new Wiki page for Family History Library Classes and Webinars. This page will no longer be active and will be turned off January 1, 2016. For more information about upcoming and past Classes and Webinars please visit the new page Family History Library Classes and Webinars. This new page includes a link to the Class Handouts. ==

Upcoming Webinars
All webinars are Mountain Time (MT). 'Webinars may last from 30 minutes - 1 hour long, depending on the course. '

These classes may include a shorter PowerPoint presentation with 'hands-on' application exercises included at the end of the handout. Handouts will be available for download before the class begins.

October (England Intermediate Research Series)
To join the webinar: Click the class link to view the webinar. After clicking the link click " Run a temporary application ." Sign in using your first name and where you live, i.e. Peter-Wisconsin. Connect your audio by clicking the Audio  tab above of the Chat. Click " Call Using Computer ." Please do not click the camera icon.


 * Mon. October 12th @ 11am - A Royal Flush or Not? Understanding the Differences between Royalty, Nobility, and Gentry
 * Tues. October 13th @ 11am - Say What? Understanding abbreviations, dates and other things found in English records
 * Wed. October 14th @ 11am - Understanding What England Church Records Are Online
 * Thurs. October 15th @ 11am - England Records from the Grave
 * Fri. October 16th @ 11am - Researching in Pre-1837 England

Class times for other regions: U.S. Pacific Time: 10am U.S. Central Time: 12pm U.S. Eastern Time: 1pm United Kingdom &amp; Ireland: 6pm New Zealand: 5am 

Download the handouts:

When Signing In
Please include your first name and the name of the country or state from where you are watching. If you are watching as a group, please include the number of people viewing the class together in your sign-in name. For example: If your name is Barbara and you were watching from England with 4 other friends at the local Family History Center your sign-in name would look like this: Barbara England 5.

Download the Handouts from Previous Webinars
Wales (July 2015)


 * Welsh Naming Patterns
 * Wales Place-Names, Maps and Gazetteers
 * Wales Online Websites
 * Wales Anglican and Non-conformist Church Records
 * Wales Probate Records

Scotland  (April-May 2015)


 * Scotland Emigration
 * Scotland Probate Records
 * Scotland Poor Law Records
 * Scotland Land Records
 * Scotland Clans and Naming Patterns
 * Scotland Maps &amp; Gazetteers
 * Scotland Websites
 * Scotland Church Records
 * Scotland Census Records
 * Scotland Civil Registration

England (January 2015)


 * England Maps &amp; Gazetteers
 * England Online Websites
 * England &amp; Wales Census Records
 * England &amp; Wales Civil Registration
 * Church of England Church Records
 * England Non-conformist Church Records
 * England Probate Records Part 1
 * England Probate Records Part 2
 * England Parish Chest Records
 * England Poor Law Records

Ireland  (September 2014)


 * Ireland Jursidictions
 * Ireland Websites
 * Ireland Emigration
 * Ireland Census &amp; Census Substitutes
 * Ireland Civil Registration
 * Ireland Catholic Church Records
 * Church of Ireland Chuch Records
 * Ireland Land Records
 * Ireland Presbyterian Church Records
 * Scotch-Irish Research

View Past Webinars
Past webinars will be posted after the series is taught.

WALES  (July 2015)


 * Welsh Naming Patterns
 * Wales Maps and Gazetteers
 * Wales Online Websites
 * Wales Anglican and Non-conformist Church Records
 * Wales Probate Records

SCOTLAND (April-May 2015)


 * Scotland Emigration
 * Scotland Probate Records
 * Scotland Poor Law Records
 * Scotland Land Records
 * Scotland Naming Patterns &amp; Clans
 * Scotland Maps &amp; Gazetteers
 * Scotland Websites
 * Scotland Church Records
 * Scotland Census Records
 * Scotland Civil Registration
 * Basic Scotland Research Strategies
 * Inheritance in Scotland: Testaments and Retours
 * Scotland's Old Parish Registers: How to Access, Use, and Interpret
 * www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

 ENGLAND (January 2015)


 * England Maps &amp; Gazetteers
 * England Online Websites
 * England &amp; Wales Census Records
 * England &amp; Wales Civil Registration
 * Church of England Church Records
 * England Non-conformist Church Records
 * England Probate Records Part 1 (audio begins at 3 min 41 sec)
 * England Probate Records Part 2
 * England Parish Chest Records
 * England Poor Law Records

 IRELAND (September 2014)

Due to some issues and technical difficulties, links to the Ireland Webinar Research Series taught September 15-20, 2014 will be added sometime in this year. Thank you for your patience!


 * Ireland Jurisdictions
 * Ireland Websites
 * Ireland Emigration
 * Ireland Census and Census Substitutes
 * Ireland Civil Registration
 * Ireland Catholic Church Records
 * Church of Ireland Chuch Records
 * Ireland Land Records
 * Ireland Presbyterian Church Records
 * Scotch-Irish Research