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.
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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