Payson Utah FamilySearch Center/classes



= General Information =  Class Reminders for the week of September 19th through the 23rd at the Payson FamilySearch Center

School is in full swing. Fall is in the air. It is a wonderful time to start working and learning all the things you can do to organize your Family History. Our classes this week will be helpful in getting you started. Bring a friend and enjoy learning all the new things available for you. All classes are free. If you are unable to attend in person, please join us on zoom at https://zoom.us/j/95589561172?pwd=ZHVjdC9HZ1d2QUx1TDJtZnpaY0ZkQT09

Tuesday, September 19th at 10:30 am, Dennis Ransom will be teaching “England’s BMD & Christening Records.” Dennis, from an early age, has had a great interest in Temple and Family History Work. He has organized Family Reunions and has done a lot of research in British and Early American Records. He has served as a Family Search Center consultant for over 10 years. Do you need help searching for relatives in England? Dennis will show you ways to find and search the BMD (birth, marriage, and death records), and the christening records in England.

Wednesday, October 4th at 1:00 pm, Virginia Temple will be teaching “PART 1: RootsMagic”. RootsMagic is a liaison between FamilySearch and Ancestry. This class is taught in two sessions. Part 2 will be taught the following Wednesday, October 11th at 1:00 pm.

Thursday, October 5th at 6 pm Kristy Bloomer will be teaching “Using FamilySearch Partner Sites”. Have you wondered about the partner sites that FamilySearch has and what information they have to help your research? Kristy will teach you what Ancestry, My Heritage, Find My Past, Geneanet, and Filae have to help us in our research.

Thursday, October 5th at 7:30 pm Shelly Strand and Shaunese Luthy will be teaching “Researching Your Family” in the computer room. This is a hands-on class. The first part of the class you will learn about one type of record to use in your research. The second part of the class will be one on one help with what you need assistance with. This class is not zoomed.

Saturday, October 7th at 10:30 am Rose Nyman and Kristy Bloomer, will be teaching “Workshop: Talking Dead Relatives.” Come and learn what great things My Heritage can do with your old photos. It will help you find fun ways to communicate with your grandchildren and get them excited in doing FamilySearch. Learn how to improve your old faded pictures and how to have your pictures talk and tell their stories.

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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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<font size=3 color=#175873> 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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