In this basic introduction to Russian genealogical research, we'll debunk several common myths regarding Russian research, explores some of the special challenges in Russian records, and learn about basic record types and methodology.

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.

In this class you will getting some starting resources in helping you research your Basque Ancestors. You will also learn about the key record types that you will need to know about.

The first of a three-part series, this lesson will introduce you to South African research. The class will first discuss historical events that affected South African research, then talk about the major record types that can assist you in finding your South African ancestors. Finally, the lesson will discuss naming patterns and peculiarities to researching in South Africa.

Stuck in your Swiss research? Find out how to thoroughly analyze the records about your ancestors to find additional clues. Learn about the full information contained in birth, marriage, and death records, as well as other lesser-used record types that can help you break through your brick walls.

This class teaches the value of and demonstrates how to use two types of Danish tax records that work well together: The extra tax lists and the consumption, domestic servant, and domestic child tax lists At the time of presentation, these records were mostly in the Granite Mountain Record Vault but they have now been digitized and can be accessed from home by computer

This class will discuss the types of DNA tests used for genealogy, the companies that provide them, and which test will best help you with your DNA research problem.Click here for class materials: https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/DNA_Day_at_the_Family_History_Library

At the end of this presentation you will know what information is needed to get your ancestor across the pond what U.S. record types could supply that information what kinds of records and resources you might expect to search once you’ve crossed the pond and where to find help when you need it.

**The website demonstrated from 12:09-13:43 does not work. Use this link to access instead http://www.national.archsrch.gov.za/sm300cv/smws/sm300dl **The second of a three-part series, this lesson will introduce you to the National Archives holdings of South Africa. The class will discuss the types of documents held at the National Archives, and explain how to access the online index to the archives, called NAAIRS. The lesson will explore the National Archives records held at the FamilySearch Library, and how to access those records that are only available at the Archives in South Africa.

The third of a three-part series, this lesson will introduce to the FamilySearch online collections for South Africa. The class will discuss the types of records available, various ways on how to access the records, and how to use the collections. There will be a short quiz/activity at the end of the lesson pause the recording when the question is read, work to answer the question asked, and then resume the recording for the answer. The handout includes the activity questions.