Sacramento California FamilySearch Center/Classes

 = General Information =

 Classes will be hosted through Zoom. Zoom is an online communication tool, which allows us to provide classes for you wherever you are in the world. An account is not required to use this service. For help with Zoom, select one of the links below.  Your confirmation email from the registered class will include a zoom link to join your class. The day of the registered class click on the zoom link and be ready 5 minutes before your scheduled class. Also, please meet requested prerequisites.
 * 1) How do I join a meeting?
 * 2) Download the App
 * 3) Technology requirements for Mobile Devices/Tablets, Windows/Mac ]
 * 4)  How to Use Zoom

= Monthly Consultant Training =

Each month we will focus on addressing the issues you face as you fulfill your calling to “creating experiences during which individuals can learn something meaningful about their family story” (Church Handbook under Family History Calling). We want to tailor these training classes to the specific needs of the Stake and Ward consultants in our area, so we will have a short questionnaire at the end of the class where you will be able to tell us what you want to learn in these training classes.

The same training class will be offered in the morning at 11:00am and again at 6:30pm. You need to register for each session on our website at www.sacfamilysearchlibrary.org.

Our first class, on January 6, 2021, “Bird By Bird” focused on helping our members work on their Family History without feeling guilty about what they haven’t been able to do and strategies Ward and Stake consultants can use to motivate and encourage members. We also covered the “Help” section on FamilySearch.org website.

Instructor: Laurie Markham

Our last class was on February 3, 2021, on using Zoom as a Family History Consultant to assist people working on their Family History.

Instructor: Chuck Athey

= Upcoming Classes =

Sacramento FamilySearch Library Class February 9th at 11:00am and February 9th at 6:30p To Be Determined | 11:00am Zoom Registration | 6:30pm Zoom Registration Instructor:

= Monthly Calendar Class Schedule and Registration =
 * Find the course you want to register for in the calendar below and click on the link or go to the Google Calendar and click the link there.
 * Within the week you will receive an email confirming your class registration, with time and date, and outlining what preparation and materials you will need for the class.

= All Classes by Topic = 

Ward/Stake Leadership & Consultant Classes





Stake & Ward Council Leaders: Temple & Family History Work - Phil Horner

This class will help stake and ward leaders understand their role in helping to make temple and family history a prominent focus in the life of children, youth, adults and families. Organizational principles on the stake and ward levels will be addressed.

Class Handouts Stake & Ward Council Leaders (T&FH) Leadership Training

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Temple & Family History Consultant Preparation - Laurie Markham

The goal is for the Consultants to gain a VISION and understanding of the RESPONSIBILITIES of their calling. A portion of the classes will provide an introduction to INSPIRATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

Class Handouts T & FH Vision and Responsibilities T & FH Consultant Activities

Upcoming Dates
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Zoom for Temple & Family History Consultants - Chuck Athey

The goal is to help Consultants understand how to use Zoom to assist others doing Family History.

Upcoming Dates
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FamilySearch Classes

  

FamilySearch Basics - TBD



Part 1: FamilySearch Intro and Family Tree

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This class is an overview of FamilySearch, concentrating on the front page information, account settings, the help menu and navigating in the Tree.

Class Handouts FamilySearch Overview

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Part 2: FamilySearch Person Page

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This class covers how to use the Person page in FamilySearch tree. Please have a family tree established in FamilySearch before attending this class.

Class Handouts The Person Page

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Part 3: FamilySearch Records

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This class covers how to search for sources in FamilySearch and other sites. Please have a family tree established in FamilySearch before attending this class.

Class Handouts Searching For Records

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Part 4: FamilySearch Records (continued)

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This class is the second part of How to search for records in FamilySearch and other sites. Please have a family tree established in FamilySearch before attending this class.

Class Handouts No Class Handout

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Turning Hearts with Memories in FamilySearch - Allan Bosch

Adding Documents, Photos, & Audio, In this class students will learn how to add various types of memories. Making memories public or private. What makes a valuable memory. Tweaking photos to enhance memory experience. How to upload and download memories. And adding photos from "Google Photos."

Class Handouts Adding Photos to Family Tree Adding Stories to Family Tree Andoid Family Tree and Memories

Previous Class Chat Transcripts 26 January 2021 AM Class

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Discovering Descendancy Research - TBD

Those with pioneer heritage may 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.

Class Handouts Discovering Descendancy Research Descendancy Class Exercise - Print Before Class

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Individuals and Relationships: Add, Edit & Delete - TBD

This class will cover a variety of scenarios as information is added, edited, or deleted from within a person's Details page in FamilySearch.

Class Handouts Individuals and Relationships

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Using the FamilySearch Wiki – TBD

The Family Search WIKI is an amazing but underused resource. It is a free tool for finding information about subjects, records that may have been generated by your ancestors, and places in which records may be found. It is like an online encyclopedia for family history research. Learn how to use this great tool to improve your own research.

Class Handouts The FamilySearch Wiki

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Finding Duplicates and Merging Records on Your Family Tree – TBD

Unfortunately we all have some duplicate records on our family trees. In this class you will learn how to find those duplicate records and then correctly merge them.

Class Handouts Finding Duplicates and Merging Records

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Discover, Gather & Connect Classes

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Using Google to Organize Your Photos - TBD



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Manage and organize your photos with Google Photos. Learn the three ways photos can be stored: photo library, facial recognition and albums. Learn how to navigate google photos and set up your phone to receive all photos taken and free up memory on your phone.

Class Handouts Google Photos - Part 1

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Part 2

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Learn how to edit your photos, edit facial groupings and edit albums in Google Photos.

Class Handouts Google Photos - Part 2

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Writing your Personal and Family Histories – TBD

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.

Class Handouts Writing Your Personal and Family Histories

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Quick and Easy Family History Activities – TBD

This class will introduce you to some quick, easy and fun family history activities that you can do with your family. It is a great way to get started with family history.

Class Handouts Quick and Easy Family History Activities

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 * None scheduled at this time

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Indexing Classes

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Indexing - Part 1 - TBD

Indexing is a great way to help with family history. Learn how to index data, such as birth and death records, marriage certificates, census documents, etc.

Class Handouts Indexing Terms Indexing Helps Indexing Guidelines Indexing Ruler Indexing Icons

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Indexing - Part 2 - TBD

This class will teach you more about indexing and how to become a reviewer.

Class Handouts Indexing - Part 2

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Family History Research Classes

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Using Existing Research to Strengthen and Extend Your Family Tree - Tim Fewkes

In this class we will explain and show by example how to use Puzzilla, Ancestry Public Member Trees, FamilySearch.org and Ancestry DNA Thru Lines to find ancestors and “cousins” and/or new supporting sources for them. In this class we will also explore Ancestry DNA Thru Lines and how to use this wonderful tool to find answers, solve mysteries and even connect with living cousins in your tree. You do not have to be a DNA expert to use DNA Thur Lines.

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Find Your Family Through Census Records - TBD

Country, State, and local census records track the location, family members, and many other bits of information that can often lead to profound discoveries. Learning how to find your family in them can often be a tricky task. We will talk about some of the ways to get the most out of those valuable records.

Class Handouts Census Analysis - Part 1 Census Analysis - Part 2 US Census Headings 1790-1860 US Census Headings 1870-1930 Using the Census to Find Other Records US-UK-Canadian Cenus Forms

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Discover Family History Through Military Records - TBD

Military records can provide a wealth of information that can help you get to know your ancestors better and may even provide data found nowhere else. This class will discuss a variety of military records and how to find them.

Class Handouts Finding Family History Through Military Records

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Finding Death, Burial and Cemetery Records - TBD

Can't find a death certificate? This class will help you learn about death certificates and a variety of alternate sources for death and burial records. Each death record tells a story and may provide important clues to help you find and learn about your ancestors.

Class Handouts Finding Death, Burial and Cemetery Records

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Five Minute Family History Success - TBD

President Nelson has invited us to sacrifice a little of our time doing family history work. Even if you only have a few minutes of time, there are many family history activities you can do. This lesson will show you over twenty ways you can do a little family history every day.

Class Handouts Five Minute Family History Successes

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Crossing the Pond – Finding Emigration and Immigration Records - TBD

All of us have ancestors who arrived in the United States from another country. This class will offer help in finding your ancestors emigration, immigration, and naturalization records from early colonial times to more recent records.

Class Handouts Crossing the Pond

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Newspapers Are a Genealogical Treasure - TBD

Everyone knows obituaries are a family history treasure. This class will help you understand that newspapers can help you learn so much more about an ancestor. We will show examples of news you can find and explain how to find the right newspapers and information about newspaper websites.

Class Handouts Newspapers are a Genealogical Treasure

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Tips and Tricks for Improving Your Search Results - TBD

We can all use a little help sometimes! We will demonstrate some of my tips and tricks for improving your family history search for information about your ancestors.

Class Handouts Tips and Tricks for Improving Your Search

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Finding Your Cousins Through Descendancy Research and Puzzilla - TBD

Learn how to use Descendancy Research through Puzzilla.org and FamilySearch to expand your family tree

Class Handouts Descendancy Research - Expand Your Family Tree

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Finding Your Danish Ancestors - TBD

You don't have to speak the language to do Danish Research! In this class you will learn about how to begin searching for your Danish ancestors using key web sites to aid in Danish research. You can do it!

Class Handouts Finding Your Danish Ancestors

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Class 1 - Getting Started using Ancestry to support FamilySearch – TBD

This class will show you how to create an Ancestry account - Transfer your FamilySearch tree into your own private or public Ancestry Tree – and then a quick overview of the Ancestry website. The overview is a quick summary of the website and not a detail of any feature within the website.

Class Handouts Getting Started with Ancestry Upcoming Dates

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Class 2 - Using Ancestry to research your family – Search Tips – TBD

This class will start with an imported tree from FamilySearch and identify all the different methods of researching individuals using Ancestry: Hints – the 1 to 50 hints that show up with a tiny leaf. Search – the Ancestry search engine which might show 100,000 potential records for your person. How to validate the record, Which records are most valid, How to narrow the search, How to search specific record types, How to research using other person’s public and private trees, and How to attach all those records to your individual.

Class Handouts Using Ancestry to research your family Upcoming Dates

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Class 3 - Transferring Ancestry data to FamilySearch database – TBD

This class will demonstrate the link between Ancestry and FamilySearch and how to use this link to import data, records, and information between the two databases. This link will also demonstrate how to add more individuals to your Ancestry tree, How to generate temple cards, and to modify and change links between individuals in your tree. The class will also demonstrate how to transfer media files (pictures, and stories) between the two websites.

Class Handouts Using Transferring Ancestry data to FamilySearch database Upcoming Dates

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Class 4 - Using DNA to support Ancestry and FamilySearch – TBD

This class will start with purchasing an Ancestry DNA kit, Activation of that kit, and then connecting the DNA data to your Ancestry tree. Once you have a DNA-Ancestry tree – Details on how to use DNA to validate your tree, locate new family members, and use all the DNA features in Ancestry to support your Family Tree.

Class Handouts Using DNA to support Ancestry and FamilySearch Upcoming Dates


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= Links to Online Classes at Other Centers = </b> Family History Library Webinars Archived Classes in the Learning Center (FHL) BYU Webinars Los Angeles FamilySearch Library St. George FamilySearch Center Ogden FamilySearch Center Layton FamilySearch Center Riverton FamilySearch Library Lehi FamilySearch Center