Brigham City Utah FamilySearch Center/Classes

Class Schedule
'''All classes are held in the Book Room of the Family History Center and will be limited to 12 patrons. Because of the smaller class size, advance registration is needed. Please register in advance by calling the Brigham City Family History Center at 723-5995.'''

Occasionally classes will be held in the Relief Society Room which will accommodate larger groups. Advance registration is not needed for any classes held in the Relief Society Room.

If there are not enough patrons signed up for a particular class, the class will be canceled. Some classes may be repeated at a later time if there is enough interest.

A class title in blue indicates there is a handout available. Click on the blue title to view the handout.


 * Wednesday, February 1 at 10:00 am - Share Your Ancestor's Life with a Google Earth Tour, taught by Sheri Lynn Lemon. Class will be held in the Relief Society Room. No advance registration required.
 * Tuesday, February 7 at 10:00 am - Swedish Research in ArkivDigital Online (a pay website which is free at the Family History Center) taught by Anita Olsen
 * Thursday, February 9 at 7:00 pm - Introduction to Indexing taught by Roger Hendrickson
 * Monday, February 13 at 10:00 am - Using Legacy with new FamilySearc h taught by Shari Duce
 * Tuesday, February 21 at 7:00 pm - Introduction to Ancestry.com (a pay website which is free at the Family History Center) taught by Jolene Patrick
 * Wednesday, February 22 at 10:00 am - Entering Sources in RootsMagic taught by Vicki Rasmussen
 * Monday, February 27 at 10:00 at - Using Ancestral Quest with new FamilySearch taught be Vern Backman


 * Tuesday, March 6 at 10:00 am – Legacy – Basic – Questions/Answers, taught by Duce
 * Wednesday, March 7 at 10:00 am – RootsMagic – Basic – Questions/Answers, taught by Rasmussen
 * Thursday, March 8 at 2:00 pm – Indexing Basics, taught by Hendrickson
 * Monday, March 12 at 10:00 am – Basic Genealogy – Where to Start, taught by Hall
 * Tuesday, March 13 at 10:00 am – Personal Ancestral File Refresher – Focus/Filter, taught by Keller
 * Monday, March 19 at 10:00 am – Find a Grave Basics, taught by Schow
 * Tuesday, March 20 at 10:00 am – Preview of FamilySearch Family Tree, taught by Ross , Held in RS Room, NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
 * Thursday, March 22 at 7:00 pm – Finding Censuses on LDS Wiki, taught by Sharp
 * Tuesday, March 27 at 2:00 pm – Easy Color Coding of Family Folder s, taught by Hess


 * Thursday, April 5 at 2:00 pm - Indexing 1940 Census Workshop, taught by Roger Hendrickson
 * Tuesday, April 10 at 10:00 am - How to Download and Use Irfanview, taught by Shari Duce
 * Wednesday, April 11 at 7:00 pm - Indexing 1940 Census Workshop, taught by Roger Hendrickson
 * Thursday, April 12 at 7:00 pm - Personal Ancestral File Refresher - Entering notes and sources, taught by Vern Backman
 * Tuesday, April 17 at 10:00 am - Using FamilySearch Catalog, taught by Claudia Ross
 * Wednesday, April 18 at 7:00 pm - Indexing 1940 Census Workshop, taught by Roger Hendrickson
 * Thursday, April 19 at 10:00 am - Beginning Genealogical Research, taught by Anita Olsen
 * Thursday, April 19 at 2:00 pm - Indexing 1940 Census Workshop, taught by Roger Hendrickson
 * Monday, April 23 at 10:00 am - Personal Ancestral File Refresher - Entering notes and sources, taught by Vern Backman
 * Tuesday, April 24 at 10:00 am - Why You Need to Use Dropbox, taught by Anita Olsen
 * Saturday, April 28 at 10:00 am–noon - Danish Workshop, taught by Anita Olsen


 * Thursday, May 3 at 10:00 am - Using Find My Past for English Research, taught by Joyce Palmer
 * Thursday, May 3 at 7:00 pm - Danish Probate Records, taught by Boyd Nielsen, AG
 * Saturday, May 5 at 10:00 am - noon - Basic Danish Research Workshop, taught by Anita Olsen
 * Wednesday, May 9 at 10:00 am - Using RootsMagic – Basics, taught by Vicki Rasmussen
 * Thursday, May 10 at 10:00 am - Successful Internet Researching - Where to Start, taught by Anita Olsen
 * Thursday, May 10 at 2:00 pm - How to Get Started Indexing, taught by Roger Hendrickson
 * Tuesday, May 15 at 10:00 am - Using Fold 3 to Research US Military Records, taught by Anita Olsen
 * Thursday, May 17 at 10:00 am - Using England Jurisdictions 1851 Website to Simplify British Research, taught by Joyce Palmer
 * Thursday, May 17 at 2:00 pm - Indexing 1940 Census Workshop, taught by Roger Hendrickson

About May’s classes:

Find My Past is a great site for English research. It is a subscription site but may be used free of charge at the Family History Center. It includes the complete 1841 1911 census, parish records, migration and military records and many other collections that will be helpful in learning more about your English ancestors.

On May 3 we are especially fortunate to have A. Boyd Nielsen, presenting his informative class on Danish Probate records. An accredited genealogist through ICAPGen, he has been involved in genealogical research for over 43 years. He specializes in Scandinavian, Germanic, British, and North American research.

The Basic Danish Research workshop being taught by Anita Olsen will continue this month on Saturday, May 5.

RootsMagic basics guides you through essential steps in starting to use RootsMagic, and answers questions for those who are already using the program.

Genealogical Websites abound. Learn which ones will speed your research and provide the information you are seeking in the Successful Internet Researching - Where to Start class.

Two classes will be offered on Indexing. The basic indexing class How to Get Started Indexing is essential for anyone who is beginning, or needs to improve their success rate. It also serves as a basis for the Indexing 1940 Census Workshop. The handout for the How to Get Started Indexing class is available on the FamilySearch wiki. To access the Center’s site on the LDS Wiki, go to: https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki Enter "Brigham City Utah Family History Center/Classes". Cursor to the class link. Click on the link to be taken to the class handout.

Fold 3 is an excellent site which focuses on U. S. Military Records. Originally known as Footnote, the new name derives from the American flag folding protocol.

The England Jurisdiction 1851 project simplifies research by consolidating data from many finding aids into a single searchable repository. Its features include contiguous parish and radius search lists and relevant jurisdictions as they existed in 1851. This easy to use site is a great tool for English research.

Staff Training Meeting
Thursday, July 19 at 7:00 pm