FamilySearch Library Classes and Webinars

Welcome to the Family History Library Classes and Webinars page. On this page you will find a list of all the class schedules as well as webinars that will be taught. A webinar is a class that is broadcasted over the internet, anyone interested can attend. In order to attend a webinar find the class from the below list. The classes are organized according to geographical region. Once you find the class you are interested in, click on the title to enter the online webinar room. Please make sure your headphones or speakers are connected BEFORE you enter the webinar room. We recommend that you enter the webinar about 15-20 minutes before the start time. This will help ensure that your sound is working before the webinar begins. If you would like to download the Handout click on the word “Click Here” next to the title of the class.

In order to view past webinars, you can scroll down to the Past Webinars section or click here.

All class times are scheduled in Mountain Time.

Class Schedules
[[Media:3Aug_2016.pdf|August 2016]]

[[Media:Sep_2016.pdf|September 2016]]

Upcoming Webinars
General Research Webinars United States Research Webinars British Isles Research Webinars Scandinavian Research Webinars Latin America & Spanish Research Webinars Indexing Workshops Indexing language workshops will resume in November.
 * Thu, 8 Sep, 3:00 PM, Genetic Genealogy: An Introduction to DNA - Handout [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
 * Tue, 6 Sep, 11:00 AM MDT, Ask Your United States Research Question
 * Thu, 8 Sep, 1:00 PM MDT, United States Research: Mid-West Region - Handout [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Thu, 22 Sep, 1:00 PM MDT, United States Research: Mountain West Region - Handout [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Tue, 27 Sep, 1:00 PM MDT, United States Case Study
 * Tue, 30 Aug, 1:00 PM MDT, Ask Your British Research Question
 * Tue, 6 Sep, 1:00 PM MDT, British Case Study - Handout [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Mon, 19 Sep, 1:00 PM MDT, Irish Census and Census Substitutes - Handout [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Tue, 20 Sep, 1:00 PM MDT, Scots-Irish Research - Handout [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Wed, 21 Sep, 1:00 PM MDT, Finding Needles in Haystacks: How to Trace England Ancestry in a Snap! - Handout [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Fri, 23 Sep, 1:00 PM MDT, Finding and Understanding Irish Place Names - Handout [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Thu, 29 Sep, 1:00 PM MDT, Your British Questions Answered - Handout [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Tue, 16 Aug, 2:00 PM MDT, Moving and Migration for Swedish Genealogy [[Media:Moving_and_Migration_for_Swedish_Genealogy.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Tue, 13 Sep, 1:00 PM MDT, Norwegian Emigration: The Experience - Handout [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Tue, 20 Sep, 3:00 PM MDT, Exploring Probate Records in Norway - [[Media:1Exploring_Probate_rec.,_Norway_Sept.2015.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Sat, 3 Sep, 1:00 PM MDT, Encontrando nuestros primos - Handout [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Sat, 17 Sep, 1:00 PM MDT, Hispanic Research Methodology - Handout [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Sat, 17 Sep, 2:00 PM MDT, Crossing Fronteras - Handout [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Sat, 17 Sep, 3:00 PM MDT, Recursos en línea para España - Handout [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]

Past Webinars
All of the past webinars are organized by region of the world. In order to view a past webinar, click on the word show next to the country of interest. You will then need to locate the desired title and click on it. Some areas, such as England, Wales, etc., are subheadings under a larger heading (i.e. British Isles). If you would like to download the handout click on the word “Handout” next to the title of the class.

General
General Research Webinars
 * Descendancy Research; [[Media:Descendancy_Research_Finding_the_Past_in_the_Present.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]] This webinar was recorded on 16 October 2015.

Africa
South Africa Research Webinars
 * South Africa: Beginning Research (48 minutes); [[Media:South_Africa_Beginning_Research.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * South Africa: National Archives (41 minutes); [[Media:South_Africa_National_Archives.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * South Africa: Online Family History Library Collections (36 minutes); [[Media:South_Africa_Online_FHL_Collections.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]

Europe
British Isles Research Webinars England Research Webinars Ireland Research Webinars Scotland Research Webinars Wales Research Webinars Czech Republic Research Webinars Denmark Research Webinars Germany Research Webinars Norway Research Webinars Poland Research Webinars Sweden Research Webinars Switzerland Research Webinars
 * Ask Your British Research Question (26 May 2016); [[Media:Ask_Your_Research_Question_-_2016-05-26_UPDATED_JMR.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Ask Your British Research Question (27 Apr 2016); [[Media:Ask_Your_Research_Question_-_2016-04-27.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * British Research Questions Answered [not recorded] (24 Mar 2016); [[Media:British_Research_Question_Strategies_24_Mar_2016.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * British Resources on Ancestry (24 Feb 2016); [[Media:British_Resources_on_Ancestry.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * British Resources on FamilySearch (23 Feb 2016); [[Media:British_Resources_on_FamilySearch_org_updated_JMR.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * British Resources on FindMyPast (25 Feb 2016); [[Media:British_Resources_on_FindMyPastFeb2016Handout.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * England &amp; Wales Census Records (26 Jan 2016); [[Media:England_Census_Records_and_Indexes_-_2016_updated_JMR.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * England &amp; Wales Civil Registration (27 Jan 2016); [[Media:England_Civil_Registration_Class_Handout_2016-01-27.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Church of England Church Records; [[Media:Church_of_England_Church_Records.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * England Maps &amp; Gazetteers; [[Media:EnglandMapsGazetteers2015.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * England Non-conformist Church Records; [[Media:Nonconformists_Church_Records.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * England Online Websites; [[Media:EnglandWebsitesDec2014.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * England Parish Chest Records; [[Media:The_Parish_Chest_(FS_Template).pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * England Probate Records Part 1; [[Media:England_Probate_Records_Part_1.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]] The presentation begins in minute 3:41.
 * England Probate Records Part 2; [[Media:England_Probate_Records_Part_2_2015_PATRON_CLASS_HANDOUT2.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * England Research using FamilySearch.org (8 Feb 2016); [[Media:England Research Using FamilySearch org.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Finding & Understanding Places in Ireland (17 Mar 2016); [[Media:Understanding_Places_in_Ireland_%2811_March_2016_update%2C_JMR_appr%29.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Ireland Census and Census Substitutes (17 Mar 2016); [[Media:Ireland_Census_and_Census_Substitutes_2016.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Ireland Civil Registration; [[Media:Ireland_Civil_Registration.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Ireland Emigration; [[Media:Tracing_Immigrant_Origins_Class_Handout.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Ireland Presbyterian Church Records (10 Jun 2015); [[Media:Ireland_Presbyterian_Church_Records.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Ireland Protestant Church Records (18 Mar 2016); [[Media:IRELANDPROTESTANTCHRECSMarch16.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Irish Roman Catholic Records (18 Mar 2016); [[Media:Irish_Roman_Catholic_Parish_Registers_-_2016_%28JMR_appr%29.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * More Irish than the Irish Themselves: The Hiberno-Norman Families (16 May 2016); [[Media:More_Irish_than_the_Irish_Themselves.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Basic Scotland Research Strategies
 * Inheritance in Scotland: Testaments and Retours
 * Scotland Census Records; [[Media:Scotland_Census_Records_2015.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Scotland Church Records; [[Media:UsingScottishChurchRecordsApr15.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Scotland Civil Registration (21 Apr 2016); [[Media:Scotland_Civil_Registration_-_2016.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|16x15px|link=]]
 * Scotland Land Records
 * Scotland Maps &amp; Gazetteers
 * Scotland Naming Patterns &amp; Clans
 * Scotland Websites
 * Scotland's Old Parish Registers: How to Access, Use, and Interpret
 * Scotlands People Gov Uk
 * Wales Maps and Gazetteers; [[Media:Wales_Online_Websites_-Mark_July_2015_(Dan_partial_edit).pdf|Handout]]
 * Welsh Naming Patterns; [[Media:Welsh_Naming_Patterns_Handout.pdf|Handout]]
 * Czech Online Records at the Brno and Litomerice Archives; [[Media:Czech_Archives_Brno_Litomerice.pdf|Handout]] The presentation begins in minute 14:30.
 * Danish Census Research Series: This is a series of 3 classes Using the Danish Demographical Database (This presentation begins in minute 00:00), [[Media:DDD_Guide.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:DDD_practice.pdf|Handout 2]] Finding Censuses on Arkivalieronline (This presentation begins in minute 37:55), [[Media:A_Guide_to_Arkivalieronline_Accessing_the_Digitized_Census_Records.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Arkivalieronline_Census_practice.pdf|Handout 2]] Extracting Genealogical Information (This presentation begins in minute 1:06:06), [[Media:Census_Records_Research_Syllabus.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Census_Records_Practice.pdf|Handout 2]].
 * Danish Church Records: Feast Days; [[Media:Feast_Days_Syllabus.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Feast_Days_Practice.pdf|Handout 2]]
 * Danish Church Records: Finding Ancestors Through Witnesses (38 minutes); [[Media:Witness_Research_Syllabus.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Witness_Research_Activity.pdf|Handout 2]]
 * Danish Church Records: Research Strategies (49 minutes); [[Media:Research_Strategies_Syllabus.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Research_Strategies_Activity.pdf|Handout 2]]
 * Danish Family History Resources: Gazetteers and Jurisdictions; [[Media:Jurisdictions_Syllabus.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Lets_Practice.pdf|Handout 2]]
 * Danish Probate Records: The Probate Process; [[Media:Probate_Record_Syllabus.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Probate_Practice.pdf|Handout 2]] The presentation begins in minute 13:50.
 * Danish Probate Records: Accessing the Probate Records; [[Media:Probate_Record_Syllabus.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Probate_Practice.pdf|Handout 2]] The presentation begins in minute 57:19.
 * Danish Probate Records: Extracting Genealogical Information; [[Media:Probate_Record_Syllabus.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Probate_Practice.pdf|Handout 2]] The presentation begins in minute 1:54:01.
 * Danish Research Strategies; [[Media:Research_Strategies_Syllabus.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Research_Strategies_Activity.pdf|Handout 2]]
 * German Church and Civil Records; [[Media:German_Church_and_Civil_Records2.pdf|Handout]]
 * Hansen's Map Guides: Finding records with parish maps; [[Media:Map_Guide_Handout-1.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Map_Guide_Handout-2.pdf|Handout 2]]
 * Online Ortsfamilienbücher at Genealogy.net; [[Media:OFBs_in_Genealogy_net_update_JMR.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Ortsfamilienbuch_Practice_Exercises_updated_JMR_(1).pdf|Handout 2]], [[Media:Answer_Key_Practice_Document_for_Using_German_Ortsfamilien_Books_on_Genealogy_update_JMR.pdf|Handout 3]]
 * Using Metasuche or Metasearch on Genealogy.net; [[Media:Metasearch_Genealogy_net_updated_JMR.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Practice_Document_for_Using_Metasearch_on_Genealogy_answer_key_updated_JMR.pdf|Handout 2]], [[Media:Practice_Document_for_Using_Metasearch_on_Genealogy_updated_JMR.pdf|Handout 3]]
 * Exploring Census Records in Norway; [[Media:Exploring_census_records_in_NorwayAug2014.pdf|Handout]]
 * Exploring "Church Records" in Norway; [[Media:Exploring_Church_Records_in_Norway_October_2016.pdf|Handout]]
 * Exploring "Death Notices" in Norway; [[Media:Exploring_Death_Notices_in_Norway.pdf|Handout]]
 * Finding Gyrid Aarsand's place of origin in Norway; [[Media:Finding_Gyrid_Aarsand%27s_place_of_origin_in_Norway_Helvetica%281%29_%281%29.pdf|Handout]]
 * How to find ancestors in Digitalarkivet of Norway; [[Media:How_to_find_ancestors_in_Digitalarkivet_updated.pdf|Handout]]
 * Norwegian Emigration: The Experience; [[Media:Norwegian_emigration_the_experience_New_-_Copy.pdf|Handout]]
 * Norwegian Printed Sources; [[Media:Norwegian printed sources New.pdf|Handout]]
 * Advancing Your Polish Genealogy: 300 Years of Records by Cecile Wendt Jensen; [[Media:300_Years.pdf|Handout]]
 * Polish Community Newspapers in North America and Poland
 * Research in Poland; [[Media:Research_in_Poland.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Polish_websites_templated_updated_JMR.pdf|Handout 2]]
 * Using The Digitized Records of Various Polish State Archives; [[Media:How_to_Use_the_Digitized_Records_of_the_Polish_State_Archives).pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Polish_websites_templated.pdf|Handout 2]] The presentation begins in minute 23:32.
 * Use the Full Scope of Arkiv Digital for Swedish Genealogy; [[Media:Use_the_Full_Scope_of_Arkiv_Digital.pdf|Handout]]
 * Swiss Beginning Research Basics; [[Media:Swiss-German_Research_Helps_approved.pdf|Handout]]
 * Names and Places: The Register of Swiss Surnames; [[Media:Handout_Register_of_Swiss_Surnames_with_2015_brand.pdf|Handout]] The presentation begins in minute 1:20.

Latin America
Spanish Language Webinars 2014 Webinars 2015 Webinars 2016 Webinars English Language Webinars 2015 Webinars 2016 Webinars
 * Árbol Familiar para principiantes; Handout
 * Búsquedas eficaces en los registros históricos de FamilySearch; Handout
 * Capellanías, cofradías, dispensas y más; Handout
 * Corrigiendo parentescos en el Árbol Familiar; [[Media:Corrigiendo_parentescos_en_el_%C3%81rbol_Familiar_Oct.pdf|Handout]]
 * Cómo buscar a mis antepasados en FamilySearch; Handout
 * Cómo buscar a mis antepasados en mi propio país; Handout
 * ¿Cómo involucrar a los niños en la investigación familiar?
 * Cómo organizar tu genealógia; Handout
 * Encontrando a nuestros primos; Handout
 * ¿Mis antepasados vinieron de …?; [[Media:Handout_-_MisAntepasadosVinieronDe.pdf|Handout]]
 * ¿No hay otros registros?; Handout
 * Obtenga el máximo de MyHeritage
 * Preguntas frecuentes sobre el Árbol Familiar; Handout
 * Recursos en línea además de FamilySearch; Handout
 * Registros civiles y parroquiales; Handout
 * Tesoros ocultos en los registros originales; Handout
 * ¿Y ahora qué? Cómo hacer la investigación genealógica; Handout
 * ¿De dónde vinieron mis antepasados?; Handout
 * Conozca el sitio de PARES; Handout The presentation begins in minute 01:30.
 * Conozca los sitios asociados de FamilySearch, parte 1: Inscripción y el sitio de FindMyPast; Handout The presentation begins in minute 15:26.
 * Conozca los sitios asociados de FamilySearch, parte 2: Los sitios de Ancestry y MyHeritage; Handout The presentation begins in minute 1:16:45.
 * Cómo utilizar mejor el Wiki de FamilySearch; Handout The presentation begins in minute 2:14:08.
 * El Árbol Familiar Para Principiantes; Handout
 * Expedientes Matrimoniales; Handout The presentation begins in minute 17:11.
 * FamilySearch: Fotos, Historias, y Audio; Handout
 * Fuentes en FamilySearch; [[Media:Fuentes_en_FamilySearch.pdf|Handout]] The presentation begins in minute 8.
 * Genealogía Descendente; Handout The presentation begins in minute 39.
 * ¿He buscado aquí? El uso de notas y listas de investigación; Handout
 * Limpiezas de sangre; Handout The presentation begins in minute 1:20:00.
 * Metas genealógicas para 2015; Handout
 * ¿No hay otros registros?; Handout The presentation begins in minute 1:36:57.
 * Obras Pías; Handout The presentation begins in minute 2:20:57.
 * Preguntas Frecuentes de FamilySearch; Handout The presentation begins in minute 21:35.
 * Protocolos notariales; Handout The presentation begins in minute 50:55.
 * ¿Qué dice? Cómo leer la escritura antigua; Handout
 * Recursos en línea además de FamilySearch; Handout The presentation begins in minute 22.
 * Registros civiles y censos; Handout
 * Los libros de la vida Handout
 * Los Beneficios de Utilizar el Registro Civil; Handout
 * Más allá de los Registros Indexados; Handout
 * Métodos de organización; [[Media:Metodos_de_organizacion.pdf|Handout]] Formularios de extracción: [[Media:Baptism_template.pdf|Bautismo/Nacimiento]], [[Media:Marriage_Template.pdf|Matrimonio]], [[Media:Death_Template.pdf|Defunción]]
 * Nuevas herramientas del Árbol Familiar; Handout
 * Búsquedas eficaces; Handout RootsTech 2016 class
 * Censos sin secretos; Handout RootsTech 2016 class
 * Familiares enmascarados en los índices de Ancestry.mx; Handout RootsTech 2016 class
 * Investigación genealógica en Centro y Sudamérica; Handout RoostTech 2016 class
 * Recursos en línea para España; Handout RootsTech 2016 class
 * Recursos en línea para inmigrantes; Handout RootsTech 2016 class
 * Recursos en línea para México; Handout RootsTech 2016 class
 * Hispanic Online Resources; [[Media:Hispanic_Research_Methodology.pdf|Handout]] This recording has not been edited.
 * Hispanic Research Methodology: A Case Study; [[Media:Online_Resources.pdf|Handout]]
 * Reading Spanish Handwriting; Handout
 * U.S. Hispanic Immigration; Handout
 * FamilySearch Records for South America
 * I Found My Abuela in Mexico: Next Steps [[Media:I_found_my_abuela_in_Mexico.pdf|Handout]]
 * Improve Your Search Results in FamilySearch Hispanic Records [[Media:Improve_your_search_results_update_JMR.pdf|Handout]]
 * Online Resources for Mexico [[Media:Online resources for Mexico.pdf|Handout]]
 * Relatives Masked in the Indexes of Ancestry [[Media:Relatives_Masked_in_the_Indexes_of_Ancestry.pdf|Handout]]

North America
Canada Research Webinars United States Research Webinars
 * Using Canadian Census Records; [[Media:Canadian_Census_Records.pdf|Handout]] This webinar was recorded on the 28 May 2015. The presentation will start two minutes after you click into the recording.
 * 2016 United States Research Seminar - Handout
 * Finding Your Ancestors in Vital Records; [[Media:Finding_Your_Ancestors_in_Vital_Records.pdf|Handout]] This webinar was recorded on 13 October 2015.
 * United States Census Techniques and Strategies for Finding Elusive Ancestors; [[Media:US_Census_Techniques_and_Strategie_October_2015.pdf|Handout]] This webinar was recorded on 13 October 2015.
 * United States Court Records; [[Media:United_States_Court_Records.pdf|Handout]] This webinar was recorded on 14 October 2015.