If you are struggling with Italian genealogy research, take heart! Many record collections from Italy have now been microfilmed, digitized, …

Illuminating the World’s Records FamilySearch and its predecessors have been preserving the world’s records for more than 100 years. Even wi…

Mine the Gold! - What are the Freedmen Records? This class will investigate how to effectively research millions of New Freedmen's Bureau Records from FamilySearch.

Sometimes those little used land records can add additional family information. Explore the benefits and uses of land records and how to find them.*The website mentioned from 17:05 – 18:05 is no longer functional.*

Records are the key to family history research. This lesson will introduce various types of records and how they can be used in family history research.

This class will discuss the known census records and how to access them.*The link for the Basel census in the handout and found at minute 21:30-24:40 no longer works.*

This class teaches how to locate and use Danish vaccination records and shows their genealogical value

We will learn why we should use church records, how to find them, types of church records and information found in them, and ways to determine an ancestor's religion.

Did you know that Swedish parishes have been keeping records since 1686? Although individual parishes may have a few records from earlier da…

The United States took its first census in 1790, just a year after George Washington was inaugurated as the first president. For such a youn…