Sunday Classes
BYU Family History Library
Free Family History Classes
January, February, March 2009
Phone: 422-6200
Address: 2250 Harold B. Lee Library, BYU, 84602
- Hours:
- Mon - Thurs: 9am to 9pm
- Fri: 9am to 6pm; Sat: 10am to 6pm
- 2nd & 4th Sundays: 10am to 7:30pm
- Other Information:
- Sunday tours or computer orientations are available. Call for reservations.
- Youth groups call the coordinator at 422-3766.
| Printable PDF Class Schedule (Click Here)Next Class Schedule | |||||||||
| CLASS TITLE | TEACHER | JAN | FEB | MAR | |||||
| 11 | 25 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 22 | ||||
| FAMILY HISTORY BASICS | CLASS TIMES | ||||||||
| Beginners: Basics and Documentation | Kelly Summers | 6:00 | |||||||
| Using All of the Features of PAF Insight | Duane Dudley | 3:00 | |||||||
| Beginners: Make a Plan and Fill in the Blanks- Evidence and Evaluation | Kelly Summers | 6:00 | |||||||
| GEDCOM Files and How to Use Them | Duane Dudley | 3:00 | |||||||
| FamilySearch.org for Beginners | Stephen Ehat | 4:30 | |||||||
| Where to Start When You Have Inherited the Family Genealogy | Janet Hovorka | 4:30 | |||||||
| ORGANIZING | |||||||||
| Care and Repair of Old Photographs | Janet Hovorka | 4:30 | |||||||
| Roots Magic 4: Getting Started | Bruce Buzbee | 6:00 | |||||||
| What Can Legacy Do, That PAF Can’t Do? | Ron Taylor | 6:00 | |||||||
| COMPUTERS | |||||||||
| Using WorldConnect at Rootsweb to Publish and Backup Your Data | Gerhard Ruf | 4:30 | |||||||
| Beginning Digital Scrapbooking | Janet Hovorka | 4:30 | |||||||
| Creating Powerful Power Point Presentations | Marilyn Thomsen | 4;30 | |||||||
| RESEARCH HELPS | |||||||||
| Beginners: Research Basics and Beyond: Looking for What Others Have Already Done | Kelly Summers | 6:00 | |||||||
| Beginners: Vital and Church Records | Kelly Summers | 6:00 | |||||||
| Beginners: What if I Can’t Find Vital or Church Records? Other Great Record Sources | Kelly Summers | 6:00 | |||||||
| Fee-based Databases that are FREE at Family History Centers | Marilyn Thomsen | 4:30 | |||||||
| The Absolutely Amazing Amount of Family History You Can Find Free on the Internet | Stephen Ehat | 3:00 | |||||||
| Ancestry.com- Making Your Searches More Effective | Dianne Empey | 6:00 | |||||||
| Research Starting with Next to Nothing | Laurie Castillo | 6:00 | |||||||
| If You Have Not Tapped Newspapers, You’re Not Being Thorough | Steven Ehat | 4:30 | |||||||
| Using “Record Search” to Examine the New Records Being Indexed | Duane Dudley | 3:00 | |||||||
| How to Use PAF as a Tool to Solve Difficult Research Problems | Stephen Ehat | 4:30 | |||||||
| Finding Records of Your African American Ancestors, Part A -1870 To Present | Mary Hill | 6:00 | |||||||
| Creating a Research Plan: SUCCESS in Extending Your Pedigree to the Next Generation | Barbara Robertson | 6:00 | |||||||
| Using Church Records to Identify Ancestors | Mary Hill | 4:30 | |||||||
| Using Google in Genealogy | Duane Dudley | 3:00 | |||||||
| Getting Unstuck: Reasons You May be Stuck, and How to Get Past Them | Laurie Castillo | 6:00 | |||||||
| U.S. RESEARCH | |||||||||
| U.S. Land Records: Are You Metes or Bounds? | De Hill | 4:30 | |||||||
| U.S. Vital Records on the Internet | Robertson | 6:00 | |||||||
| Southern States Research | Kelly Summers | 5:30 | |||||||
| PERSI and the Harold B. Lee Library | Marilyn Thomsen | 3:00 | |||||||
| Hidden Treasures in Court Records | Mary Hill | 4:30 | |||||||
| U.S. Probate Records: to Heir or Not the Heir | De Hill | 4:30 | |||||||
| U.S. Tax Records- Again and Again | De Hill | 4:30 | |||||||
| INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH | |||||||||
| German Research- Bring Your Research Problems | Wollenzien and DeMonja | 3:00 | 3:00 | 3:00 | |||||
| Scandinavian Research- Bring your Research Problems | Richard Matthews | 3:00 | |||||||
| English Research: Civil Registration | Apryl Cox | 3:00 | |||||||
| English Research: Census Records | Apryl Cox | 4:30 | |||||||
| English Research: Church of England Parish Registers | Apryl Cox | 3:00 | |||||||
| English Research: Nonconformist Church Registers | Apryl Cox | 4:30 | |||||||
| English Research: Probate Records 1 | Apryl Cox | 3:00 | |||||||
| English Research: Probate Records 2 | Apryl Cox | 4:30 | |||||||
| TEMPLE SUBMISSION | |||||||||
| Preparing Names for the Temple: Policies and Guidelines | Ray Garrison | 3:00 | 3:00 | 3:00 | |||||
| Searching for Completed Ordinances, using PAF Insight and New.FamilySearch | Duane Dudley | 3:00 | |||||||
| Using TempleReady to Submit Names for the Temple | Duane Dudley | 3:00 | |||||||
| CONSULTANTS AND LEADERS | |||||||||
| Consultant Training: Teaching a Sunday School Class in Your Ward | Barbara Robertson | 6:00 | |||||||
| Consultant Training: Online Helps for Your Calling | Marilyn Thomsen | 6:00 | |||||||
| Helpful Hints for Beginning Consultants | Carol Anne Lee | 6:00 | |||||||
| Consultant Training: How to Create an Exciting Ward Family History Program | Lloya Hall | 6:00 | |||||||
| Priesthood Leaders and Consultants: Assisting Members in Their Temple and Family History Work | Terry Lee | 4:30 | |||||||