Las Vegas Nevada FamilySearch Center/Training

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How Do I Start Researching My Ancestors
1.Write down what you know. Family Tree Chart Start with yourself. Use the Family Tree Chart above to enter information about you, your parents, grandparents, etc. If you do not know exact dates and places, estimate them. Fill out by memory first and the from records you have at home. NOTE: always use a pencil so corrections are easy to make. For each couple in the Family Tree Chart, fill out a Family Group Chartthat will show each of the children in that family. Circle any missing or incomplete information, and decide what/whom you want to find first.

2. Contact your immediate family first: In the step above, note the information that is missing and decide on the family member that might have that information. Record any useful information and stories they provide. Ask about copies of birth, marriage, and death certificates as well as journals, letters, photos, and other records that might be available. Find out if they know other people you should contact. Use this new gathered information to fill in the missing information on your Family Tree Chart and Family Group Charts. This will give you a guide as to where to go next.

3. Search other sources. A guide of places to find family history information can be found Here Gather your records starting with the records you already have, and organize them in one place. Explore online sources starting with FamilySearch.org/search for free access to family history records such as census, birth, death, marriage, military records, etc. See the information below to best learn how to use FamilySearch.org Search. Get personal help by visiting our local FamilySearch family history center for free personal help and many other valuable services. Center staff may also direct you to other local community resources.

4. Visit the FamilySearch Library to access premium websites to search for records Free access to Ancestry.com, WorldVitalRecords.com, Fold3.com, Find My Past, and more. Personal help to direct you in your research process. Free training classes

5. Sign up for Family Tree to see others who may be working on your line Go to FamilySearch.org and creating an account. Click on Family Tree to start you family tree or see what others have. See the training below for Family Tree

6. Take the newly found information and add to your pedigree and family group sheets.

7. Pick another ancestor or question and repeat the above steps.

Research Forms
Including pedigree charts, family group records, British, Cana and US Census forms, research log and LOTS more. Click HERE

Online Film Ordering
Learn how video

Ordering Films

How to set your Family History Default Center

Checking the Status of a Film

Renewing a Film

Instructions

If you know the film number you want to order click HERE

If not: to search the FamilySearch Catalog click HERE

Tips for Using FamilySearch.org/search
This is a collection of HISTORICAL Records that spans billions of names across hundreds of collections—including birth, marriage, death, probate, land, military, IGI extracted, and more. This online database stores all the historical documents and is available for searching. You can instantly search through hundreds of millions of records for information about your ancestors at FamilySearch.org/search AND handout Seaching With FamilySearch ■FamilySearch.org/search protects privacy. No information about living people is publicly available. ■For women, use maiden names to find birth and marriage records, but married names for census and death information. ■Add five years to life spans ■Try different spellings of a name (Miller, Milr). ■Try different forms of a name (Elizabeth, Liz, Liza). ■Immigrants often changed their names. ■If you can’t find information about a person, look for information about family members.

Getting Started training videos are found atFamilySearch Videos Watch the Getting Started 1, then find 2, 3, &amp; 4 listed at right.

FamilyTree
We have hands on training classes at the center. Check the Classes and Handouts page at: Training Schedule

Family Tree Training
Login into the site to access the training videos and PDFs.

Leland Moon Training
Level 1-Beginning

Level 2-Intermediate

Level 3-Advanced

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Tips and Tricks

Faster, easier way to attach Records in Family Tree to Entire Families

Family History Consultant Training
Downloads for Consultant Training. Many of the PDFs include active links taking you to the website when viewing on the computer:

Wiki Training site Scroll to the top and work in conjunction with lds.org/familyhistorycallings

Forms and Support Documents

Ancestry-How to Get the Most Out of Searches
Basics of starting a search http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kuk_wddJ6OM

Learning Center Home

First Steps

Next Steps

FREE Research Guides

Ancestry.com YouTube Channel

5-Minute Finds Series

Ancestry Desktop Education Series Best ways to search Ancestry

FindMyPast
Quick Tips to Get Started

FindMyPast YouTube Channel

Fold3 Tour
Tour using Fold3 with 4 videos and written instructions

Fold3 Youtube Channel

MyHeritage.com
Help

Video Training

WorldVitalRecords.com
Under the advanced search: http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/search.aspx you can search by birth/marriage/death,census &amp; voter lists, court/probate recrods, Collection Title, Recently added collections, by place and more. Read the Advanced Search Help and scroll down page to browse by state, country and collections. The right side bar has Browse by Popular Collections.

Indexing Help Resources

 * Basic Indexing Guidelines:
 * Quick start Video: Click Here
 * How to Dounload and Install Program
 * Index Resource Guide
 * FAQs: https://indexing.familysearch.org/support/faq.jsf
 * List of current Indexing projects:

RootsMagic
Training videos found at: http://rootsmagic.com/Webinars/ Mini Videos on Youtube: RootsMagicTV.com

Census US Federal

Directories

Military Records

Vital Records

Grave Markers Template