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.

For a list of other places that hold webinars click here.

All class times are scheduled in Mountain Time.

Class Schedules

 * [[Media:March 2020.pdf|List of Online Classes in March 2020]]

List of Online Classes in the Learning Center

 * List of all Online Classes in the FamilySearch Learning Center

Upcoming Webinars
British Isles Research Webinars

Past Webinars & Handouts
Please search for the class title, a locality, subject, or the name of the instructor here or go to the wiki page Classes in the Learning Center.

General
General Research Webinars FamilySearch Webinars
 * Finding Original Records: The Real Game of Hide and Seek - [[Media:Finding Original Records T Bingaman Sep 2017 JMR.pdf|Handout]]
 * Cousin Research - [[Media:Cousin Research.pdf|Handout]]
 * Descendancy Research - [[Media:Descendancy Research Finding the Past in the Present.pdf|Handout]]
 * DNA: I've Tested, Now What? - [[Media:DNA I've Tested Now What.pdf|Handout]]
 * Genetic Genealogy: An Introduction to DNA - [[Media:Genetic Genealogy An Introduction to DNA.pdf|Handout]]
 * Give Me An Estimate: When It's Okay to Guess in Genealogy - [[Media:Give Me an Estimate When It's okay to Guess.pdf|Handout]]
 * Organizing Your Genealogy - [[Media:Organizing Your Genealogy handout 2015.pdf|Handout]]
 * Research Logs: A Tool for Organizing Your Research - [[Media:Research Logs a Tool for Organizing Your Research.pdf|Handout]]
 * Solving Tough Research Problems - [[Media:Solving Tough Research Problems.pdf|Handout]]
 * Using Social Media for Family History - [[Media:Using Social Media for Family History class handout.pdf|Handout]]
 * Overview of FamilySearch - [[Media:Overview of FamilySearch.org.pdf|Handout]]
 * Starting Family Tree: Attaching FamilySearch Sources in Family Tree - [[Media:FT-03 Starting Family Tree - Attaching FamilySearch Sources to Your Tree REG update June 2017.pdf|Handout]]
 * Starting Family Tree: Attaching Non-FamilySearch Sources in Family Tree - [[Media:Starting Family Tree Attaching Non FamilySearch Sources to Family Tree J Kesler Sep 2017 JMR.pdf|Handout]]
 * Starting Family Tree: Correcting Relationships - [[Media:FT-09 Correcting Relationships in Family Tree A Mann 2016-2909214-I Oct 2016 JMR.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
 * Starting Family Tree: Navigating, Adding, Editing, and Standardization of Dates and Places] - [[Media:Starting Family Tree Navigating, adding, standardizing, printing.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
 * Starting Family Tree: Preserving Memories Using Photos and Documents - [[Media:FT-05 Starting Family Tree - Preserving Memories using Photos and Documents A Magee 2017-3068802-I Feb 2017 JMR.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
 * Starting FamilyTree: Research Help and Searching the Records - [[Media:FT-02 Starting Family Tree - Research Help and Searching Records A Magee 2017-3068484-I Feb 2017 JMR.pdf|Handout]]
 * Starting Family Tree: Submitting Names for Temple Ordinances (For Church Members) - [[Media:FT-04 Starting Family Tree - Submitting Names for Temple Ordinances approved 2 17.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]
 * FamilySearch Research Wiki - [[Media:FS Wiki class handout for FHL Feb 2017.pdf|Handout]]
 * Tips and Tricks for Using FamilySearch's Historical Records Collection – [[Media:Tips and Tricks for Using FamilySearch Historical Record Collections.pdf|Handout]]
 * Using the Family History Library Catalog Effectively - [[Media:FS-01 Using the Family History Library Catalog Effectively A Mann 2016-2909204-I Oct 2016 JMR.pdf|Handout]] [[Image:Document.png|15x16px|link=]]

Research Seminars & Conferences
2016 European Family History Conference Nordic Family History Conference RootsTech en Español 2017 British Isles Research Seminar European Family History Conference RootsTech en Español United States & Canada Research Seminar 2018
 * Swiss Names and Places
 * Introduction to Swiss Research
 * German Research Strategies for Eastern Provinces
 * Research in German Archives
 * Old German Script, part 1
 * Old German Script, part 2
 * Extracting Information from German Church and Civil Records
 * Kartenmeister.com Finding Places in the Former German Area of Poland
 * German Census Records 1816-1916
 * German Historical Maps and Territories
 * Poland and Galicia Jewish Research: A Template for East European Research, part 1
 * Poland and Galicia Jewish Research: A Template for East European Research, part 2
 * Discovering Polish Websites
 * Genteam.at - a necessity when researching in the Czech Republic and Austria
 * Co Kraj, to Obyczaj: Records of the Polish Partitions
 * Sources for Polish Research and Gazetteers
 * Research in the Czech Republic
 * Russian Alphabet, Language and Handwriting, part 1
 * Russian Alphabet, Language and Handwriting, part 2
 * On Eagle's Wings: Records of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Republics
 * Introduction to Russian Research
 * Bessarabia Then and Now: Researching our ancestors and locating helpful resources
 * Russian Germans in North Caucasus
 * The Volga German Settlements in Russia
 * Latin for Genealogists
 * Best Practices for Nordic Ancestors in FamilySearch Family Tree
 * Feast Dates and Calendars
 * FamilySearch Wiki for Nordic Countries
 * Scandinavian Handwriting
 * Researching Your Swedish Heritage Using Arkiv Digital
 * Figure Out Place Names for Swedish Genealogy
 * Parish Record Substitution
 * Introduction to Swedish Estate Inventories
 * Migration, Travel Papers, and Government Inns in Sweden
 * Jurisdictions for Swedish Genealogy
 * Learn by Doing: Mistaken Identity of Johanna Andersdotter
 * Finland: An Introduction to Finnish Church Record Online Resources
 * Finland: A Case Study Using Hiski and Digitized Online Church Records
 * Danish Military Research
 * An Introduction to Danish Census Records
 * Danish Church Record Research: A Case Study
 * Using Witnesses to Find Your Danish Ancestors
 * Danish Probate Records
 * Research in Copenhagen
 * Introduction to Danish Land Records
 * Norwegian Military Records
 * Finding Ancestors in Online Norwegian Farm Books
 * Búsquedas eficaces
 * Censos sin secretos
 * Familiares enmascarados en los índices de Ancestry.mx
 * Investigación genealógica en Centro y Sudamérica
 * Recursos en línea para España
 * Recursos en línea para inmigrantes
 * Recursos en línea para México
 * Blessings and Curses of Tracing Welsh Ancestry
 * Welsh Naming Patterns and Customs
 * How to Trace England Ancestry Online
 * Tracing Non-Church of England Ancestry
 * Scotland’s ‘Lost’ Other Half: Tracing Difficult Ancestral Lines in Scotland’s Non-Parochial Register
 * Using Church of Scotland Parochial Registers to trace Scots Ancestry
 * Tracing Irish Roman Catholic Ancestry
 * Finding Ancestry in Ireland Civil Registration Records
 * Ireland Census & Census Substitutes
 * The Scots-Irish: Plantation and Settlement of Ulster in the 17th Century
 * Finding German Places of Origin
 * Spelling Variations in German Given and Place Names
 * Meyer's Gazetteer Now Online, Indexed and Fully Searchable!
 * German Church Records and Beyond: Deepen Your Research Using a Variety of Town Records
 * [https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/874 Elusive Immigrant: Methods of Proving Identity
 * Finding Your French Ancestors Online, part 1 (FamilySearch and Ancestry)
 * Finding Your French Ancestors Online, part 2 (FranceGenWeb)
 * Finding Your French Ancestors Online, part 3 (Geneanet)
 * Out of the Ashes of Paris
 * Calendar Changes in France, Germany, Switzerland, and the Low Countries
 * Gazetteers and Maps for Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
 * Beginning Research in Luxembourg
 * Beginning Research in Belgium
 * Names in Belgium and the Netherlands
 * WieWasWie, Past the Index: What to do next
 * Dutch Research Before 1911
 * Finding Your Family in the Amsterdam City Archives
 * Beginning Swiss Research
 * Swiss Maps and Gazetteers
 * Swiss Census Records
 * Swiss Chorgericht Records
 * Buscar ancestros en Italia
 * Búsquedas eficaces
 * Construir e investigar la historia familiar en el País Vasco
 * Dispensas e informaciones matrimoniales, ¿qué podemos encontrar?
 * ¡Nuevo! Registros de México
 * ¿Qué productos reemplazan a PAF 4?
 * Recursos genealógicos de Hispano América en Internet
 * Recursos genealógicos de Panamá
 * Canada Census Records
 * Descendancy Research
 * Freedman Bureau Records
 * Great Internet Sites for United States Research
 * Immigration and Canadian Border Crossings
 * Over There!: World War I Records Over Here
 * Quebec Research
 * Tips and Tricks for Using FamilySearch's Historical Records Collection
 * The Research Process
 * United States Case Study
 * United States Land Records
 * United States Naturalization Records
 * Using Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Africa
South Africa Research Webinars
 * South Africa: Beginning Research - [[Media:South Africa Beginning Research.pdf|Handout]]
 * South Africa: National Archives - [[Media:South Africa National Archives.pdf|Handout]]
 * South Africa: Online Family History Library Collections - [[Media:South Africa Online FHL Collections.pdf|Handout]]

Europe
Austria Research Webinars & Handouts British Isles Research Webinars & Handouts England Research Webinars & Handouts Ireland Research Webinars & Handouts Scotland Research Webinars & Handouts Germany Research Webinars & Handouts Denmark Research Webinars & Handouts Norway Research Webinars & Handouts Sweden Research Webinars & Handouts Poland Research Webinars & Handouts Switzerland Research Webinars & Handouts
 * Genteam.at - A Necessity When Researching in the Czech Republic and Austria - Part of 2016 European Family History Conference
 * British Resources on FamilySearch - [[Media:British Resources on FamilySearch org updated JMR.pdf|Handout]]
 * British Resources on findmypast -
 * England &amp; Wales Census Records - [[Media:England Census Records and Indexes - 2016 updated JMR.pdf|Handout]]
 * England &amp; Wales Civil Registration - [[Media:England Civil Registration Class Handout 2016-01-27.pdf|Handout]]
 * Church of England Church Records - [[Media:Church of England Church Records.pdf|Handout]];  [[Media:A Hand List of Online England County-wide Indexes P Dunn Jul 2017 JMR (002).pdf|List of Online England and Wales Church Records]]
 * England Online Websites - [[Media:EnglandWebsitesDec2014.pdf|Handout]]
 * England Parish Chest Records - [[Media:The Parish Chest (FS Template).pdf|Handout]]
 * England Research using FamilySearch.org - [[Media:England Research Using FamilySearch org.pdf|Handout]]
 * Ireland Catholic Church Records - [[Media:Ireland Catholic Church Records2.pdf|Handout]]
 * Ireland Civil Registration - [[Media:Ireland Civil Registration.pdf|Handout]]
 * Ireland Emigration - [[Media:Tracing Immigrant Origins Class Handout.pdf|Handout]]
 * Ireland Presbyterian Church Records - [[Media:Ireland Presbyterian Church Records.pdf|Handout]]
 * Ireland Protestant Church Records - [[Media:IRELANDPROTESTANTCHRECSMarch16.pdf|Handout]]
 * More Irish than the Irish Themselves: The Hiberno-Norman Families - [[Media:More Irish than the Irish Themselves.pdf|Handout]]
 * Scotland's Old Parish Registers: How to Access, Use, and Interpret
 * www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
 * German Historical Geography
 * 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 updated JMR.pdf|Handout 2]], [[Media:Practice Document for Using Metasearch on Genealogy answer key updated JMR.pdf|Handout 3]]
 * Danish Census Research: Extracting Genealogical Information - [[Media:Census Records Research Syllabus.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Census Records Practice.pdf|Handout 2]]
 * Danish Census Research: Finding Censuses on Arkivalieronline - [[Media:A Guide to Arkivalieronline Accessing the Digitized Census Records.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Arkivalieronline Census practice.pdf|Handout 2]]
 * Danish Census Research: Using the Danish Demographical Database - [[Media:DDD Guide.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:DDD practice.pdf|Handout 2]]
 * Danish Church Records: Finding Ancestors Through Witnesses - [[Media:Witness Research Syllabus.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Witness Research Activity.pdf|Handout 2]]
 * Danish Church Records: Research Strategies - [[Media:Research Strategies Syllabus.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Research Strategies Activity.pdf|Handout 2]]
 * 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's place of origin in Norway Helvetica(1) (1).pdf|Handout]]
 * Norwegian Emigration: The Experience - [[Media:Norwegian emigration the experience New - Copy.pdf|Handout]]
 * Use the Full Scope of Arkiv Digital for Swedish Genealogy - [[Media:Use the Full Scope of Arkiv Digital.pdf|Handout]]
 * Poland Historical Geography
 * Polish Community Newspapers in North America and Poland
 * Polish Records Sources - Part of 2016 European Family History Conference
 * Research in Poland - [[Media:Research in Poland.pdf|Handout 1]], [[Media:Polish websites templated updated JMR.pdf|Handout 2]]
 * Research in Prussian Poland
 * Switzerland Compiled Genealogies - [[Media:Switzerland Compiled Genealogies.pdf|Handout]]

Latin America
Spanish Language Webinars 2013 Webinars 2014 Webinars 2015 Webinars 2016 Webinars 2017 Webinars 2018 Webinars English Language Webinars 2015 Webinars 2016 Webinars 2018 Webinars
 * Empezando su historia familiar
 * La Investigación Genealógica en Guatemala: Elementos Básicos
 * Capellanías, cofradías, dispensas y más - [[Media:Capellanías, Cofradías, Dispensas Matrimoniales y.pdf|Handout]]
 * Corrigiendo parentescos en el Árbol Familiar - [[Media:Corrigiendo parentescos en el Árbol Familiar Oct.pdf|Handout]]
 * Cómo buscar a mis antepasados en FamilySearch - [[Media:Como encontrar a mis antepasados en FS.Arturo Cuellas.pdf|Handout]]
 * Cómo buscar a mis antepasados en mi propio país - [[Media:Como encontrar a mis antepasados en mi propio pais Arturo Cuellas.pdf|Handout]]
 * ¿Cómo involucrar a los niños en la investigación familiar?
 * Cómo organizar tu genealógia - [[Media:Como organizar tu genealogia.pdf|Handout]]
 * Encontrando a nuestros primos - [[Media:Encontrando Nuestros Primos-1-.pdf|Handout]]
 * ¿Mis antepasados vinieron de …? - [[Media:Handout - MisAntepasadosVinieronDe.pdf|Handout]]
 * ¿No hay otros registros? - [[Media:NoHayOtrosRegistros.pdf|Handout]]
 * Obtenga el máximo de MyHeritage
 * Recursos en línea además de FamilySearch - [[Media:Recursos en linea no FS.pdf|Handout]]
 * Registros civiles y parroquiales - [[Media:Registros C..pdf|Handout]]
 * ¿De dónde vinieron mis antepasados? - [[Media:De Donde Vinieron Mis Antepasados.pdf|Handout]]
 * Árbol Familiar: Fotos, Historias, y Audio - [[Media:Fotos, historias, y audio.pdf|Handout]]
 * ¿He buscado aquí? El uso de notas y listas de investigación - [[Media:He buscado aqui.pdf|Handout]]
 * Metas genealógicas para 2015 - [[Media:Handout - Metas.pdf|Handout]]
 * ¿Qué dice? Cómo leer la escritura antigua - [[Media:Que dice.pdf|Handout]]
 * Registros civiles y censos - [[Media:Registros C..pdf|Handout]]
 * Búsquedas eficaces - RootsTech
 * Censos sin secretos - RootsTech
 * Familiares enmascarados en los índices de Ancestry.mx - RootsTech
 * Investigación genealógica en Centro y Sudamérica - RootsTech
 * Los libros de la vida - Handout
 * Los Beneficios de Utilizar el Registro Civil - [[Media:Los Beneficios de Utilizar el Registro Civil.pdf|Handout]]
 * Más allá de los Registros Indexados - [[Media:Más Allá de los Registros Indexados.pdf|Handout]]
 * Nuevas herramientas del Árbol Familiar - [[Media:Nuevas Herramientas del Arbol Familiar.pdf|Handout]]
 * Recursos en línea para España - RootsTech
 * Recursos en línea para inmigrantes - RootsTech
 * Recursos en línea para México - RootsTech
 * Buscar ancestros en Italia - RootsTech
 * Búsquedas eficaces - RootsTech
 * Conquistar la mitología: Usando fuentes
 * Construir e investigar la historia familiar en el País Vasco - RootsTech
 * Dispensas e informaciones matrimoniales, ¿qué podemos encontrar? - RootsTech
 * Diviértete con tus hijos creando una fiesta de Historia Familiar
 * ¡Nuevo! Registros de México - RootsTech
 * Poner tus asuntos en orden: Métodos de organización Formularios de extracción: [[Media:Baptism template.pdf|Bautismo/Nacimiento]], [[Media:Marriage Template.pdf|Matrimonio]], [[Media:Death Template.pdf|Defunción]]
 * ¿Qué harías tú?
 * ¿Qué productos reemplazan a PAF 4? - RootsTech
 * Recursos genealógicos de Chile
 * Recursos genealógicos de Colombia
 * Recursos genealógicos de Hispano América en Internet - RootsTech
 * Recursos genealógicos de Panamá - RootsTech
 * Recursos genealógicos de Venezuela
 * Ayudando a los demás
 * Búsquedas eficaces
 * Conectando los árboles de Ancestry y FamilySearch
 * Creando tu propia ofrenda
 * Mi árbol es verdadero. ¡Citando la prueba!
 * Mi árbol es verdadero. ¡Tengo la prueba!
 * Mi papá también es mi abuelo
 * ¿Quién me ayuda?
 * Recursos genealógicos de Costa Rica
 * Recursos genealógicos del Ecuador
 * Reservando nombres para el templo (Para miembros SUD)
 * Secretos del Catálogo de FamilySearch
 * U.S. Hispanic Immigration - [[Media:U.S. Hispanic Immigration.pdf|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]]
 * Reading Spanish Handwriting - [[Media:12Reading Spanish Handwriting.pdf|Handout]]
 * Relatives Masked in the Indexes of Ancestry - [[Media:Relatives Masked in the Indexes of Ancestry.pdf|Handout]]
 * Finding Echeverria In Spain and France - Hispanic Conference
 * Finding Your Hispanic Ancestors on FamilySearch - Hispanic Conference
 * Mexico research with the Wiki
 * Migration Patterns in New Spain - Hispanic Conference
 * Online Resources for Northern Nueva España - Hispanic Conference
 * Through the Eyes of the Parish Priest

North America
United States Research Webinars & Handouts
 * Finding Your Ancestors in Vital Records - [[Media:Finding Your Ancestors in Vital Records.pdf|Handout]]
 * Mid-Atlantic States Overview - [[Media:Mid Atlantic Research.pdf|Handout]]
 * United States Census Techniques and Strategies for Finding Elusive Ancestors - [[Media:US Census Techniques and Strategie October 2015.pdf|Handout]]
 * United States Church Records - [[Media:United States Church Records.pdf|Handout]]
 * United States Court Records - [[Media:United States Court Records.pdf|Handout]]
 * United States Naturalization Records - [[Media:United States Naturalization Records.pdf|Handout]]
 * United States Probate Records - [[Media:24. United States Probate Records.pdf|Handout]]
 * United States Records before 1850 - [[Media:United States Records before 1850.pdf|Handout]]
 * United States Research: Mid-South Region - [[Media:Mid-South States Region.pdf|Handout]]
 * United States Research: Mountain West States - [[Media:Mountain West Region.pdf|Handout]]
 * Unites States Research: Pacific States Region - [[Media:Pacific States Region.pdf|Handout]]