Free Family History Library Classes and Webinars for January 2018
If your New Year’s resolutions include free, how-to family history classes, then look no further than the array of webinars and classes offered by the Family History Library starting in January 2018. Participants can attend in person or online. The January schedule includes informative classes for Ireland, Portugal, Germany, United Kingdom, Norway, and United States research, using the FamilySearch Family Tree, learning how to use the FamilySearch tools more effectively, how to index, and other useful tips and instruction. Some classes are available in Spanish. See the full schedule below. Mark your calendars for events you want to join so you don’t forget.
Online classes are noted on the schedule as webinars. Webinar attendees need to click the link next to the class title on the scheduled date and time to attend the class online. Those attending in person simply go to the room noted. Invite your family and friends. All class times are in mountain standard time.
If you are unable to attend a class in person or watch it online at the time it is scheduled, you may be able to watch it later. Most sessions are recorded and can be viewed later online at your convenience. To view these recorded sessions, go to the archive for Family History Library classes and webinars.
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DATE and TIME |
CLASS (and SKILL LEVEL) |
WEBINAR | ROOM |
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Tuesday, January 2, 10:00 a.m. |
Overview of FamilySearch.org (Beginner) |
Webinar | Main Lab |
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Saturday, January 6, 1:00 p.m. |
Secretos del Catálogo de FamilySearch (Beginner) |
Webinar | Main Lab |
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Monday, January 8, 10:00 a.m. |
Using the FamilySearch Catalog Effectively (Beginner) |
Webinar | Main Lab |
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Tuesday, January 9, 10:00 a.m. |
Starting FamilyTree: Navigating, Adding and Editing, Standardization of Dates and Places (Beginner) |
Webinar | Main Lab |
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Wednesday, January 10, 10:00 a.m. |
French Language Indexing (1.5 hrs) (Beginner) |
Webinar | Main Lab |
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Thursday, January 11, 1:00 p.m. |
British Case Study (Intermediate) |
Webinar | Main Lab |
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Thursday, January 11, 3:00 p.m. |
Using Social Media for Family History (Beginner) |
Webinar | Main Lab |
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Tuesday, January 16, 10:00 a.m. |
Tips and Tricks for Using the FamilySearch Historical Records Collection (Beginner) |
Webinar | Main Lab |
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Tuesday, January 16, 11:00 a.m. |
From America to Norway: A Beginner’s Case Study (Beginner) |
Webinar | 2N Lab |
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Wednesday, January 17, 10:00 a.m. |
Italian Language Indexing (1.5 hrs) (Beginner) |
Webinar | Main Lab |
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Thursday, January 18, 11:00 a.m. |
Pennsylvania Research (Beginner) |
Webinar | Main B |
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Thursday, January 18, 1:00 p.m. |
What’s New in British Research at FamilySearch.org (Intermediate) |
Webinar | Main B |
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Saturday, January 20, 1:00 p.m. |
Establecimiento geográfico-eclesiástico de la Nueva España—México (Intermediate) |
Webinar | Main Lab |
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Monday, January 22, 10:00 a.m. |
Using the FamilySearch Catalog Effectively (Beginner) |
Webinar | Main Lab |
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Tuesday, January 23, 10:00 a.m. |
What’s New at FamilySearch.org (Beginner) |
Webinar | Main Lab |
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Tuesday, January 23, 11:00 a.m. |
How to Find Ancestors in Digitalarkivet of Norway (Beginner) |
Webinar | 2N Lab |
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Tuesday, January 23, 1:00 p.m. |
Tracing Ancestry in Ireland’s Estate Records (Advanced) |
Webinar | Main B |
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Wednesday, January 24, 10:00 a.m. |
Portuguese Language Indexing (1.5 hrs) (Beginner) |
Webinar | B2 Lab |
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Thursday, January 25, 1:00 p.m. |
Your British and Irish Research Questions Answered (Intermediate) |
Webinar | B2 Lab |
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Monday, January 29, 10:00 a.m. |
Using the FamilySearch Catalog Effectively (Beginner) |
Webinar | Main Lab |
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Tuesday, January 30, 10:00 a.m. |
Starting FamilyTree: Attaching Sources (Beginner) |
Webinar | Main Lab |
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Tuesday, January 30, 1:00 p.m. |
FamilySearch’s Collections of British Merchant Maritime Records (Intermediate) |
Webinar | Main B |
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Tuesday, January 30, 2:00 p.m. |
Using German Civil Registration Records (Beginner) |
Webinar | Main A |
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Wednesday, January 31, 10:00 a.m. |
Spanish Language Indexing (1.5 hrs) (Beginner) |
Webinar | Main Lab |