Family History Library Class Handouts

Welcome to the Family History Library Class Handouts page. Here you will find the handouts for the upcoming webinars as well as past webinars. In order to join a class please click here.

US/Canada Handouts

 * Jan 14 - [[Media:Beginning_Research_Techniques.pdf|Beginning Research Techniques]]
 * Jan 28 - [[Media:FamilySearch_Research_Wiki.pdf|FamilySearch Research Wiki]]
 * Feb 11 - [[Media:Migration_Trails_Across_America.pdf|Migration Routes Across America]]
 * Feb 25 - [[Media:Religious_Migration_History_and_Genealogy_2016.pdf|Religious Migration History and Genealogy]]
 * Mar 10 - [[Media:Cousin_Research.pdf|Cousin Research]]
 * Mar 24 - [[Media:Understanding_United_States_Land_Records.pdf|Understanding United States Land Records]]
 * Apr 14 - [[Media:Research_Logs_a_Tool_for_Organizing_Your_Research.pdf|Research Logs: A Tool for Organizing Your Research]]
 * May 12 - [[Media:United_States_Records_before_1850.pdf|United States Records Before 1850]]
 * May 26 - [[Media:United_States_Church_and_Cemetery_Records.pdf|United States Church and Cemetery Records]]
 * Jun 21 - [[Media:United_States_Church_Records.pdf|United States Church Records]]
 * June 23 - [[Media:United_States_Probate_Records.pdf|United States Probate Records]]

International Handouts

 * Fri. Jan 8 - Finding Parishes in Germany [[Media:Map_Guide_Handout-1.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Map_Guide_Handout-2.pdf|Handout 2]]
 * Sat. July 9, 10:00am - [[Media:Switzerland_Online_Records.pdf|Switzerland Online Records]]
 * Sat. July 9, 11:00am - [[Media:Switzerland_Compiled_Genealogies.pdf|Switzerland Compiled Genealogies]]
 * Sat. July 9, 12:00pm - [[Media:Switzerland_Research_Strategies.pdf|Switzerland Research Strategies]]

Scandinavian Handouts

 * June 3 - [[Media:Figure_Out_Place Names_for_Swedish Genealogy.pdf|Figure Out Place Names for Swedish Genealogy]]


 * June 3 - [[Media:Interpreting_Money_in_Swedish Records.pdf|Interpreting Money in Swedish Records]]

Latin America Handouts

 * Sat, Jan 2 - [[Media:Metodos_de_organizacion.pdf|Métodos de organización]]

US/Canada Handouts

 * African American Research Using Plantation Records
 * [[Media:Beginning_African_American_Research.pdf|Beginning African-American Research: Post 1865]]
 * [[Media:Beginning_LDS_Research_class_handout.pdf|Beginning LDS Research]]
 * [[Media:Beginning_Research_Techniques.pdf|Beginning Research Techniques]]
 * [[Media:City_Directory_Research.pdf|City Directories: More Than Names and Addresses]]
 * [[Media:Civil_War_Records.pdf|Civil War Records]]
 * [[Media:Descendancy_Research_Finding_the_Past_in_the_Present.pdf|Descendancy Research]]
 * [[Media:FamilySearch_Research_Wiki.pdf|FamilySearch Research Wiki]]
 * [[Media:Give_Me_an_Estimate_When_It's_okay_to_Guess.pdf|Give Me An Estimate: When It's Okay to Guess in Genealogy]]
 * [[Media:Home_on_the_Range_Federal_Land_Records.pdf|Home on the Range: United states Federal Land Records]]
 * [[Media:Immigration_into_the_United_States.pdf|Immigration into the United States]]
 * [[Media:Organizing_Your_Genealogy_handout_2015.pdf|Organizing your Genealogy]]
 * [[Media:Overview_of_American_Indian_Research.pdf|Overview of American Indian Research]]
 * [[Media:Planning_and_Implementing_a_Research_Trip.pdf|Planning and Implementing a Research Trip]]
 * [[Media:Research_Logs_a_Tool_for_Organizing_Your_Research.pdf|Research Logs: A Tool for Organizing Your Research]]
 * [[Media:Solving_Tough_Research_Problems.pdf|Solving Tough Research Problems]]
 * [[Media:Document_Analyzation_and_Evaluation_Handout_October_2015.pdf|Some People Really Need to Get a Clue! Document Analyzation and Evaluation]]
 * [[Media:Document_Analyzation_and_Evaluation_Handout_%28Addendum%29_October_2015.pdf|Some People Really Need to Get a Clue! Addendum]]
 * [[Media:Tips_and_Tricks_for_Using_FamilySearch_Historical_Record_Collections.pdf|Tips and Tricks for Using FamilySearch's Historical Records Collection]]
 * [[Media:Understanding_United_States_Land_Records.pdf|Understanding United States Land Records]]
 * [[Media:United_States_Cemetery_Records.pdf|United States Cemetery Records]]
 * [[Media:United_States_Census_Records.pdf|United States Census]]
 * [[Media:US_Census_Techniques_and_Strategie_October_2015.pdf|United States Census Techniques and Strategies for Finding Elusive Ancestors]]
 * [[Media:United_States_Church_Records.pdf|United States Church Records]]
 * [[Media:United_States_Court_Records.pdf|United States Court Records]]
 * [[Media:United_States_Military_Records_on_the_FamilySearch_Website.pdf|United States Military Records on the FamilySearch Website]]
 * [[Media:United_States_Naturalization_Records.pdf|United States Naturalization Records]]
 * [[Media:United_States_Newspaper_Research_October_2015.pdf|United States Newspaper Research: News You Can Use]]
 * [[Media:United_States_Probate_Records.pdf|United States Probate Records]]
 * [[Media:Canadian_Census_Records.pdf|Using Canadian Census Records]]
 * [[Media:Using_FamilySearch%27s_Historical_Records_Collection.pdf|Using FamilySearch's Historical Records Collection]]
 * [[Media:Using_the_FamilySearch_Catalog_Effectively.pdf|Using the Family History Library Catalog Effectively]]
 * [[Media:Why_Didn%27t_My_Ancestor_Naturalize_Navigating_US_Naturalization_Records.pdf|Why Didn't My Ancestor Naturalize? Navigating US Naturalization Records]]
 * [[Media:World_War_I_and_Later_Military_Records.pdf|World War I and Later Military Records]]

England

 * [[Media:Royalty_Nobility_and_Gentry_Differences_Approved_Handout.pdf|A Royal Flush or Not? Understanding the Differences between Royalty, Nobility, and Gentry]]
 * [[Media:British_Research_Question_Strategies_24_Mar_2016.pdf|British Research Problem Solving Strategies - 24 March 2016]]
 * [[Media:Church_of_England_Church_Records.pdf|Church of England Church Records]]
 * [[Media:EnglandMapsGazetteers2015.pdf|England Maps &amp; Gazetteers ]]
 * England Non-conformist Church Records
 * [[Media:EnglandWebsitesDec2014.pdf|England Online Websites]]
 * [[Media:The_Parish_Chest_%28FS_Template%29.pdf|England Parish Chest Records]]
 * [[Media:Records_of_the_Poor_in_England_%28FS_Template%29.pdf|England Poor Law Records]]
 * [[Media:England_Probate_Records_Part_1.pdf|England Probate Records Part 1]]
 * [[Media:England_Probate_Records_Part_2_2015_PATRON_CLASS_HANDOUT2.pdf|England Probate Records Part 2]]
 * [[Media:England_Records_from_the_Grave.pdf|England Records from the Grave]]
 * [[Media:England_Census_Records_and_Indexes_-_2015.pdf|England &amp; Wales Census Records]]
 * [[Media:ENGLAND_and_WALES_civil_registration_-_2015.pdf|England &amp; Wales Civil Registration]]
 * [[Media:TracingElusiveEnglandPre1837AncestryJul15_update_JMR-Phil-(Approved)-2015-10-23.pdf|Researching in Pre-1837 England]]
 * [[Media:Poff_-_Say_What_Understanding_Abbreviations%2B_in_England_Records.pdf|Say What? Understanding abbreviations, dates and other things found in English records]]
 * [[Media:Understanding_What_England_Church_Records_Are_Online_2.pdf|Understanding What England Church Records Are Online]]

Ireland

 * [[Media:Church_of_Ireland_Church_Records.pdf|Church of Ireland Chuch Records]]
 * [[Media:Ireland_Catholic_Church_Records2.pdf|Ireland Catholic Church Records]]
 * [[Media:Ireland_Census_and_Census_Substitutes.pdf|Ireland Census &amp; Census Substitutes]]
 * [[Media:Ireland_Civil_Registration.pdf|Ireland Civil Registration]]
 * [[Media:Tracing_Immigrant_Origins_Class_Handout.pdf|Ireland Emigration]]
 * [[Media:Understanding_Ireland_Jurisdictions.pdf|Ireland Jursidictions]]
 * [[Media:Ireland_Land_Records.pdf|Ireland Land Records]]
 * [[Media:Ireland_Presbyterian_Church_Records.pdf|Ireland Presbyterian Church Records]]
 * [[Media:Ireland_Genealogical_Websites.pdf|Ireland Websites]]
 * [[Media:Scotch-Irish_Research_handout2.pdf|Scotch-Irish Research]]

Scotland

 * [[Media:Scotland_Census_Records_2015.pdf|Scotland Census Records]]
 * [[Media:UsingScottishChurchRecordsApr15.pdf|Scotland Church Records]]
 * [[Media:Scotland_Civil_Registration_2.pdf|Scotland Civil Registration]]

Wales

 * [[Media:WalesAnglicanNonformistChurchRecords_%28Dan_edit%29.pdf|Wales Anglican and Non-conformist Church Records]]
 * [[Media:Wales_Online_Websites_-Mark_July_2015_%28Dan_partial_edit%29.pdf|Wales Online Websites]]
 * [[Media:Improving_your_Welsh_Research_Using_Place-names_Maps_Gazetteers_-_2015.pdf|Wales Place-Names, Maps and Gazetteers]]
 * [[Media:Wales_Probate_Records_-_2015.pdf|Wales Probate Records]]
 * [[Media:Welsh_Naming_Patterns_Handout.pdf|Welsh Naming Patterns]]

Czech Republic

 * [[Media:Czech_Archives_Brno_Litomerice.pdf|Czech Archives Brno and Litomerice]]
 * [[Media:Brno_Litmerice_wordlist.pdf|Czech Archive Brno and Litomerice Word List]]

France

 * [[Media:French_websites_2015.pdf|French Websites]]

Germany

 * [[Media:Practice_Document_for_Using_German_Address_Books_webinar.pdf|Address books on Genealogy.net practice sheet]]
 * [[Media:Address_books_Answer_Sheet_Webinar_version_approved.pdf|Address books on Genealogy.net practice sheet answer key]]
 * [[Media:Ortsfamilienbuch_Practice_Exercises_for_webinar.pdf|Family Lineage book practice document]]
 * [[Media:OSB_Answer_Key_for_webinar_approved.pdf|Family Lineage book practice document answer key]]
 * [[Media:OFBs_in_Genealogy_net_approved.pdf|Finding and Using German Lineage Books on Genealogy.net]]
 * [[Media:FINDING_GERMAN_ADDRESS_BOOKS_ON_GENEALOGY_approved.pdf|Finding German Address Books on Genealogy.net]]
 * [[Media:German_Church_and_Civil_Records2.pdf|German Church and Civil Records]]
 * [[Media:The_Hamburg_Passenger_Lists.pdf|Hamburg Passenger Lists]]
 * [[Media:Practice_Document_for_Using_Metasearch_on_Genealogy.pdf|Metasearch on Genealogy.net Practice Document]]
 * [[Media:Metasuche_Answer_Key_for_webinar.pdf|Metasearch on Genealogy.net Practice Document answer key]]
 * [[Media:Metasearch_Genealogy_net_Syllabus_approved.pdf|Using Metasearch on Genealogy.net]]

Poland

 * [[Media:300_Years.pdf|300 Years of Polish Records]]
 * [[Media:Archives_vocabulary_templated.pdf|Archives Vocabulary List]]
 * [[Media:How_to_Use_the_Digitized_Records_of_the_Polish_State_Archives%29.pdf|How to Use the Digitized Records of the Polish State Archives]]
 * [[Media:Polish_websites_templated.pdf|Polish websites]]
 * [[Media:Stettin_tutorial_update2.pdf|Stettin Archives Tutorial]]
 * [[Media:Dziennik_Polski_2016_Jensen.pdf|Dziennik Polski]]

Russia

 * [[Media:1Russian_Alphabet_HANDOUT.pdf|Russian Alphabet]]
 * [[Media:Syllabus_Russian_Russian_-1.pdf|Russian Gazetteers and Maps]]
 * [[Media:Syllabus_Russian_Russian_.pdf|Russian Primary Records]]
 * [[Media:HANDOUTS_Handwriting.pdf|Russian Script]]

Slovakia

 * [[Media:Alzo_Slovak_Heritage_Webinar_June_2015.pdf|Preserving Our Slovak Roots in the 21st Century]]

South Africa

 * [[Media:South_Africa_Beginning_Research.pdf|South Africa: Beginning Research]]
 * [[Media:South_Africa_National_Archives.pdf|South Africa: National Archives]]
 * [[Media:South_Africa_Online_FHL_Collections.pdf|South Africa: Online Family History Library Collections]]

Switzerland

 * [[Media:Italian.pdf|1808 Census headings for Canton Ticino]]
 * [[Media:Appenzell_Online_Records.pdf|Appenzell Online Records]]
 * [[Media:Handout_Register_of_Swiss_Surnames_with_2015_brand.pdf|Register of Swiss Surnames]]
 * [[Media:Swiss-German_Research_Helps_approved.pdf|Swiss Beginning Research Basics]]
 * [[Media:Swiss_Genealogical_Word_List_approved.pdf|Swiss Genealogical Word List]]
 * [[Media:Switzerland_Online_Records.pdf|Switzerland Online Records]]
 * [[Media:Switzerland_Compiled_Genealogies.pdf|Switzerland Compiled Genealogies]]
 * [[Media:Switzerland_Research_Strategies.pdf|Switzerland Research Strategies]]

Census Records Research Series

 * [[Media:DDD_Guide.pdf|A Guide to the Danish Demographical Database]]
 * [[Media:DDD_practice.pdf|Dansk Demografisk Database Practice]]
 * [[Media:A_Guide_to_Arkivalieronline_Accessing_the_Digitized_Census_Records.pdf|A Guide to Arkivalieronline: Accessing the Digitized Census Records]]
 * [[Media:Arkivalieronline_Census_practice.pdf|Let's Practice: Finding Census Records on Arkivalieronline]]
 * [[Media:Census_Records_Research_Syllabus.pdf|Danish Census Records: Extracting Genealogical Information]]
 * [[Media:Census_Records_Practice.pdf|Danish Census Records: Extracting Genealogical Information Practice]]

Church Records: Extracting Genealogical Information

 * [[Media:Key_Words_Practice.pdf|Key Words Practice]]
 * [[Media:Extracting_Genealogical_Information_Syllabus2.pdf|Danish Church Records: Extracting Genealogical Information Syllabus]]
 * [[Media:Extracting_Genealogical_Information_Practice.pdf|Let's Practice: Extracting Genealogical Information from Danish Church Records]]
 * [[Media:Gothic_Script_Practice.pdf|Gothic Handwriting Practice]]

Church Records: Finding Ancestors through Witnesses

 * [[Media:Witness_Research_Syllabus.pdf|Witness Research Syllabus]]
 * [[Media:Witness_Research_Activity.pdf|Witness Research Activity]]

Church Records: Research Strategies

 * [[Media:Research_Strategies_Syllabus.pdf|Danish Church Records: Research Strategies Syllabus]]
 * [[Media:Research_Strategies_Activity.pdf|Danish Church Records: Life Cycle Activity]]

Emigration

 * [[Media:Danish_Emigration_Syllabus.pdf|Danish Emigration Syllabus]]
 * [[Media:Emiarch_Guide.pdf|A Guide to the Danish Emigration Archives Database]]
 * [[Media:Emiarch_Practice.pdf|Practice Worksheet for the Emigration Database]]

FamilySearch.org or Slægtsforskning

 * [[Media:FamilySearch_Dansk_Syllabus.pdf|FamilySearch.org og Slægtsforskning guide]]
 * [[Media:FamilySearch_Aktivitet.pdf|FamilySearch Aktivitet]]

Feast Days

 * Feast Days Syllabus
 * [[Media:Feast_Days_Practice.pdf|Feast Days Practice]]

Jurisdictions and Gazetteers

 * [[Media:Jurisdictions_Syllabus.pdf|Jurisdictions and Gazetteers Syllabus]]
 * [[Media:Lets_Practice.pdf|Jurisdictions Practice]]

Probate Research Series

 * [[Media:Probate_Record_Syllabus.pdf|Probate Record Syllabus]]
 * [[Media:Probate_Practice.pdf|Probate Record Practice]]

Resources on FamilySearch.org

 * [[Media:FamilySearch_Syllabus.pdf|Danish Resources on FamilySearch.org Syllabus]]
 * [[Media:DanishResourcesonFamilySearch_Activity.pdf|Danish Resources on FamilySearch.org Activity]]

Norway

 * [[Media:Norwegian_emigration_the_experience_New_-_Copy.pdf|Norwegian Emigration: The Experience]]
 * [[Media:Case_History-_How_to_find_ancestors_in_Digitalarkivet.pdf|Case History-How to find ancestors in Digitalarkivet]]
 * [[Media:Exploring_census_records_in_NorwayAug2014.pdf|Exploring Census Records in Norway]]
 * [[Media:Exploring_Nor_Par_reg.pdf|Exploring Norwegian Parish Records]]
 * [[Media:Norwegian_emigration_New.pdf|Norway Emigration: The Experience]]
 * [[Media:Norway_Migration_and_emigration.pdf|Norway: Migration and Immigration]]
 * [[Media:Norway_reading_the_records_updated_March_2015.pdf|Norwegian Paleography]]
 * [[Media:How_to_find_ancestors_in_Digitalarkivet_updated.pdf|How to Find Ancestors in Digitalarkivet of Norway]]

Sweden

 * [[Media:Use_the_Full_Scope_of_Arkiv_Digital.pdf|Using the Full Scope of ArkivDigital for Swedish Genealogy]]


 * [[Media:Using_the_Swedish_Household_Exams_and_Parish_Registers_part_1.pdf|Using the Swedish Household Exams and Parish Registers part 1]]


 * [[Media:Using_the_Swedish_Household_Exams_and_Parish_Registers_part_2.pdf|Using the Swedish Household Exams and Parish Registers part 2]]

2015

 * Búsquedas eficaces
 * Conozca el sitio de PARES
 * Conozca los sitios asociados de FamilySearch: Inscripción, FindMyPast, Ancestry, MyHeritage
 * Cómo utilizar mejor el Wiki de FamilySearch
 * El Árbol Familiar para principiantes
 * Expedientes Matrimoniales
 * Fotos, historias y audio
 * Fuentes en FamilySearch
 * Genealogia Descendente
 * ¿He buscado aquí? El uso de notas y listas de investigación
 * Limpieza de Sangre
 * Metas genealógicas para 2015
 * Metodologia
 * ¿No hay otros registros?
 * Obras Pías
 * Preguntas Frecuentes de FamilySearch
 * Protocolos notariales
 * ¿Qué dice? Cómo leer la escritura antigua
 * Recursos Recursos en línea además de FamilySearch
 * Registros civiles y parroquiales

2014

 * [[Media:Arbol_Familiar_para_principiantes.pdf|Árbol Familiar para principiantes]]
 * [[Media:Busquedas_eficaces.pdf|Búsquedas eficaces en los registros históricos de FamilySearch]]
 * [[Media:Capellan%C3%ADas%2C_Cofrad%C3%ADas%2C_Dispensas_Matrimoniales_y.pdf|Capellanías, cofradías, dispensas y más]]
 * [[Media:Como_empezar_su_historia_familiar.pdf|Cómo empezar su historia familiar]]
 * [[Media:Como_encontrar_a_mis_antepasados_en_FS.Arturo_Cuellas.pdf|Cómo encontrar mis antepasados en FamilySearch]]
 * [[Media:Como_encontrar_a_mis_antepasados_en_mi_propio_pais_Arturo_Cuellas.pdf|Cómo encontrar mis antepasados en mi propio país]]
 * [[Media:Como_organizar_tu_genealogia.pdf|Cómo organizar tu genealógia]]
 * [[Media:Corrigiendo_parentescos_en_el_%C3%81rbol_Familiar_Oct.pdf|Corrigiendo parentescos en el Árbol Familiar]]
 * [[Media:Diccionarios_Geograficos.pdf|¿Dónde vivían mis antepasados? El uso de los diccionarios geográficos]]
 * [[Media:Encontrando_Nuestros_Primos-1-.pdf|Encontrando a nuestros primos]]
 * [[Media:Handout_-_MisAntepasadosVinieronDe.pdf|Mis antepasados vinieron de ...]]
 * [[Media:NoHayOtrosRegistros.pdf|¿No hay otros registros?]]
 * [[Media:Preguntas_Frecuentes.pdf|Preguntas frecuentes sobre el Árbol Familiar]]
 * [[Media:Recursos_en_linea_no_FS.pdf|Recursos en línea además de FamilySearch]]
 * [[Media:Registros_C..pdf|Registros civiles y parroquiales]]
 * [[Media:Tesoros_Ocultos.pdf|Tesoros ocultos en los registros originales]]
 * [[Media:Y_Ahora_que.pdf|¿Y ahora qué? Cómo hacer la investigación genealógica (March)]]
 * [[Media:Y_Ahora_que.pdf|¿Y ahora qué? Cómo hacer la investigación genealógica (July)]]

2015

 * [[Media:Hispanic_Research_Methodology.pdf|Hispanic Research Methodology: A Case Study]]
 * [[Media:Online_Resources.pdf|Hispanic Resources Online]]
 * Reading Spanish Handwriting
 * U.S. Hispanic Immigration

2014

 * [[Media:Paleography_2014_syllabus.pdf|Reading Spanish Handwriting]]