Online Webinars from the International and Scandinavian Research Teams

Have you ever wanted to attend a class at the Family History Library but you don’t live in Salt Lake City and you can’t afford the cost of the trip? We have a treat for you! The Family History Library has begun offering online webinars that can be viewed from the comfort of your home. All that is required is a computer with speakers and an internet connection.

Upcoming Webinars
All webinars are Mountain Time (MT). Also all webinars are an hour long, unless otherwise stated.

November

 * Thu, 6 November @ 7:00 pm - Using the Danish Demographical Database: Finding Censuses 

How To Join a Webinar Live
Before attending one of our classes, please download the class handout.

On Computer (PC or Apple)
To join one of our webinar classes, please use this link: http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhlintl/

Once at the web page:


 * 1) make sure "Enter as a Guest" is selected
 * 2) type your name in the Name box (see the below paragraph)
 * 3) then click on the "Enter Room" box


 * When Signing In: Please include your first name and the name of the country or state from where you are watching. If you are watching as a group, please include the number of people viewing the class together in your sign-in name. For example: If your name is Anna and you were watching from Norway with 4 other friends at the local Family History Center your sign-in name would look like this: Anna Norway 5.

On Android Tablet or Ipad
Before joining the webinar, you must download the free Adobe Connect app.

After the app is downloaded, open the app and enter in the following url: http://ldschurch1.adobeconnect.com/fhlintl/

The app will then take you to a log in page. Once at the log in page:


 * 1) make sure "Guest" is selected
 * 2) type your name in the Name box (see the below paragraph)
 * 3) then click on the "Enter" box


 * When Signing In: Please include your first name and the name of the country or state from where you are watching. If you are watching as a group, please include the number of people viewing the class together in your sign-in name. For example: If your name is Anna and you were watching from Norway with 4 other friends at the local Family History Center your sign-in name would look like this: Anna Norway 5.

Denmark
Danish Church Records: Extracting Genealogical Information


 * Danish Church Records: Extracting Genealogical Information Syllabus
 * Let's Practice: Extracting Genealogical Information from Danish Church Records
 * Gothic Handwriting Practice

Danish Census Records Research Series


 * A Guide to the Danish Demographical Database
 * Dansk Demografisk Database Practice
 * A Guide to Arkivalieronline: Accessing the Digitized Census Records
 * Let's Practice: Finding Census Records on Arkivalieronline
 * Danish Census Records: Extracting Genealogical Information
 * Danish Census Records: Extracting Genealogical Information Practice 

Danish Church Records: Research Strategies


 * Danish Church Records: Research Strategies Syllabus
 * Danish Church Records: Life Cycle Activity

Danish Church Records: Finding Ancestors through Witnesses


 * Witness Research Syllabus
 * Witness Research Activity

Germany

 * German Church and Civil Records

Norway

 * Exploring Norwegian Parish Records

South Africa

 * South Africa: Beginning Research
 * South Africa: National Archives
 * South Africa: Online Family History Library Collections

View Past Webinars
Past webinars will be posted soon after the class is taught

Denmark


 * Danish Church Records: Finding Ancestors Through Witnesses (38 minutes)
 * Danish Church Records: Research Strategies (49 minutes)
 * Danish Census Research Series: This is a series of 3 classes - Using the Danish Demographical Database (37 minutes), Finding Censuses on Arkivalieronline (28 minutes), Extracting Genealogical Information (38 minutes). You can use the lobby button in the left hand bar to skip between the different classes.

Germany



Norway



South Africa


 * South Africa: Beginning Research (48 minutes)
 * South Africa: National Archives (41 minutes)
 * South Africa: Online Family History Library Collections (36 minutes)

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