MFHC Family History Classes

Salt Lake Millcreek Family History Center Family History Classes

Play Lists for Family History Tutorials and Training Videos
Tutorial and Training Videos are being uploaded to the 7th Child Publishing YouTube Channel. The purpose is to replacing Thursday night Family History Classes at the Millcreek Family History Center (MFHC) and ward family history classes that were taught during Sunday School to accommodate the new shorter Sunday schedule and provide resources to be used in the home.

YouTube organizes the videos in Play Lists. 7th Child Publishing has all Family History videos in the main Play List of Family History Tricks and Tips, but has also placed some of the videos in specific Play Lists: MFHC Family History Classes (shown below) and Temple and Family History Consultant Training (shown on the Salt Lake Millcreek Family History Center TFHC Training page). Videos may also be grouped in a series, such as Family History Discovery Activities, Family History Help, Organizing Family History, or Fixing Family History Messes. These groupings will be noted after the title in the lists below.

The Purpose of Temple and Family History Work
Description: Explains the reason members of The Church of Jesis Christ of Latter-day Saints do temple and family history work for their ancestors.

Name Discovery Activities, Family History Discovery Activities
Description: Presents activities that can be done with family members in the home or online to discover the meaning of a persons name and interesting facts about the name. Activities include resources found on FamilySearch Family History Activities, but expands with additional resources and tools. Knowing about your name can help give you a sense of identity. Names also connect us to our ancestors.

How to Get Help for Family History, Family History Help
Description: Explains how to access help for family history on FamilySearch.org and from consultants locally or in areas the researcher has specific concerns.

Fixing Family History Messes Part 1 - Editing, Sorting and Removing Wrong Relationships, Fixing Family History Messes
Description: This video is part of a series explaining how to Fix Errors in your family history research, particularly as you try to fix errors others have created as they attach the wrong sources and family members and enter the wrong statistics. This video tells how to edit, sort out different people with the same name, and removing the wrong family members and documenting it properly.

Fixing Family History Messes Part 2 - Adding Correct Relationships, Sourcing and Sychronizing with other Sites, Fixing Family History Messes
Description: This video is part of a series explaining how to Fix Errors in your family history research, particularly as you try to fix errors others have created as they attach the wrong sources and family members and enter the wrong statistics. Adding correct family members with appropriate sources, which can be more accurate and more effectively done by synchronizing with other websites and other researchers.

Fixing Family History Messes Part 3 - Temple Ordinances, Fixing Family History Messes
Description: This video is part of a series explaining how to Fix Errors in your family history research, particularly as you try to fix errors others have created as they attach the wrong sources and family members and enter the wrong statistics. They may have merged records whose temple work was done and connected ordinance to the wrong person and links the wrong family members. If they are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, they may have reserved temple ordinances that link the wrong people together.

Navigating a Mess in Family History – Determine Between Similar Names and Statistics, Fixing Family History Messess
Description: This video is part of a series of Fixing Family History Messes. This particular video explains how to navigate a mess in your family history research as you try to determine between similar names and statistics in the records.

Overview of Family History Posts on 7th Child Publishing YouTube Channel
Description: The presenter has over 40 years experience in family history, including being a temple and family history consultant and trainer. She has helped people resolve difficult problems that required expertise in many areas. The overview will give examples of the types of tutorials and presentations that will be posted on the channel about family history. Strategies and tools will be given to help the viewer get the most out of their research.

Live Broadcast
There will be live broadcasts via YouTube, Facebook or other platforms. All those wishing to participate in the live broadcasts should send their email to Millcreek Family History Center or one of the consultants so they can receive an invitation to participate. The broadcasts will be announced through ward programs or bulletins, and on Friends of Millcreek Family History Center Facebook Group. Please join the group to receive notice. Below is an example of a broadcast notice:
 * 1) Sunday, 27 January 2019,  beginning at 7:30 p.m. MT.
 * 2) Topics: "Overview" and "Making a Plan for Research"
 * 3) Description: Introduction to live broadcast of Family History Classes, and how to participate and view recorded video of the broadcast. Participants can suggest future topics they would like to cover or ask questions they are trying to answer in their research. We will discuss how to plan their research according to the questions they want to answer.