Colorado Springs Colorado North FamilySearch Center/Previous Classes Offered

 '''   Getting Started in Family Search! Accessing &amp; Navigating the Site'''

Presenter: Melanie Montgomery

How to sign into Family Search-Family Tree, navigate the fan chart and tree views, and use the features on the person's detail page.

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Handouts:                  ѻ Getting Started in FamilySearch (PowerPoint)

ѻ Getting Started in FamilySearch (Handout)

    Finding Grandma – Research Techniques in Tree Building Presenter: Ed S.              To Register go to: Finding Grandma – Research Techniques in Tree Building

    Clutter-Free Genealogy Previous Instructor(s): Amy Anderson''' Genealogy is fun…when you can find the information you have! Genealogy is frustrating…when you can't find what you know you have! Learn a color-coded system that can be applied to your file folders, notebooks and computer files that is simple to set up and maintain and is well organized, inexpensive, flexible and easy for future generations to understand. Just a few easy steps and you will be on your way to "clutter-free" genealogy. Handouts: ѻ Clutter FreeGenealogy

    From Storage Box to Story Book Previous Instructor(s): Parris Neal'''

We have often been challenged to find a way to convert all of our photos, memories, articles, group sheets, and important documents from our "storage boxes" into a family history that can be understood, appreciated, added to, and passed along to the next generation. Brother Neal has gone through the experience and will show how to make that conversion into an "electronic family history scrapbook" that can include art, hot links, stories, and all of the other priceless collectibles that will culminate into a real time story book. Handouts: ѻ Sharing Shoebox

    Picking a Partner (Part 1) Ancestry.com Previous Instructor(s): Vint Atkinson'''

The Church has partnered with a number of genealogical societies and websites and has made access to those stores of information available to every Church member. Find out how you can use these services to find your ancestors. Handouts: ѻ Partnership Sites ѻ Ancestry.com.pdf ѻ MyHeritage.com ѻ Find My Past.com ѻ Creating_a_GEDCOM_File.pdf

    Social Media and How to Start a Blog Previous Instructor(s): Amy Anderson'''

This class can show you some quick ways to share your experiences with family history and what you have learned about your ancestors so far. Come learn what blogging is and how it is a good way to share stories, information, and ideas. Learn how Social Media like Facebook and Twitter can be used to share your family history or promote your blog. Come and learn how to promote all your new found genealogy skills! Handouts: ѻ Social Media1 ѻ Social Media 2

    It's All About Me Previous Instructor(s): Melanie Kratz'''

Write a personal history from start to finish that your descendants will want to read. Organizing your timeline, choosing a format, deciding what to include and what to leave out, adding pictures and memorabilia, and even publishing options.

Handouts: ѻ It's All About Me Personal History - Student Handout

    Sharing Your Shoebox: Artistic Ancestry Archiving Previous Instructor(s): Jen Roberts'''

Pull those boxes of old family photographs and records out of your attic and share your shoebox. Learn everything you need to know to get those treasured pictures out of the box and into your digital files. This class will cover digitizing and organizing your paper photographs and memorabilia. We will also discuss easy ways to artistically archive your ancestry by creating heritage scrapbook albums and keepsakes. Handouts: ѻ Sharing Your Shoebox]

    Overview of FamilySearch Partnership Websites: Ancestry, FindMyPast, &amp; MyHeritage Previous Instructor(s): Karl VanWie'''

Early in 2014, FamilySearch announced a series of agreements with Ancestry, FindMyPast, and MyHeritage to accelerate the delivery of freely searchable genealogical records to family history researchers. This session will explore these 3 web-based genealogy/family history tools. We will discuss the key features and capabilities of each tool, pros and cons, and market space so that you can know how to best enhance and improve your efforts in Family History and in preserving your past. Handouts: ѻ Partnership Sites ѻ Ancestry.com.pdf ѻ MyHeritage.com ѻ Find My Past.com ѻ Creating_a_GEDCOM_File.pdf