Family History Library Classes and Webinars

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Welcome to the Family History Library Classes and Webinars page. On this page you will find a list of all the class schedules as well as webinars that will be taught. A webinar is a class that is broadcast over the internet, anyone interested can attend. In order to attend a webinar find the class from the below list. The classes are organized according to geographical region.

In order to view past webinars, click here.

For a list of other places that hold webinars, click here.

All class times are scheduled in Mountain Time.

Class Schedule[edit | edit source]

Webinars Broadcast Via Zoom[edit | edit source]

Webinars are currently being broadcast via Zoom. If you are not familiar with the program, this short video will teach you how to use Zoom to join a meeting. Click here to view the video.
We do have a cap on our Zoom account, so space is limited. If you go to register for a class and it is closed, please note that you may be able to view that class via the Family History Library Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/familyhistorylibrary.

Find the class you are interested in and click on the "Link to webinar" to enter the online webinar room. Please make sure your headphones or speakers are connected BEFORE you enter the webinar room. We recommend that you enter the webinar about 15-20 minutes before the start time. This will help ensure that your sound is working before the webinar begins.

List of Online Classes in the Learning Center[edit | edit source]

Upcoming Webinars[edit | edit source]


General & FamilySearch Webinars and Handouts
Date Class Title Link to Webinar Topic Handout Link
Mon, 1 Aug, 10:00 AM MDT Using the FamilySearch Catalog Link to Register FamilySearch Handout
Tue, 2 Aug, 10:00 AM MDT FamilySearch Family Tree: Overview and Navigation Link to Register FamilySearch Handout
Wed, 3 Aug, 10:00 AM MDT FamilySearch Tips & Tricks Link to Register FamilySearch Handout
Tue, 9 Aug, 10:00 AM MDT FamilySearch Family Tree: Person Page - Vital and Other Information Link to Register FamilySearch Handout
Wed, 10 Aug, 10:00 AM MDT Using FamilySearch Images Link to Register FamilySearch Handout
Tue, 16 Aug, 10:00 AM MDT FamilySearch Family Tree: Adding New Individuals Link to Register FamilySearch Handout
Wed, 17 Aug, 10:00 AM MDT How to Index on FamilySearch Link to Register FamilySearch Handout
Tue, 23 Aug, 10:00 AM MDT FamilySearch Family Tree: Merging Duplicate Individuals Link to Register FamilySearch Handout
Wed, 24 Aug, 10:00 AM MDT FamilySearch Help and Resources Link to Register FamilySearch Handout
Tue, 30 Aug, 10:00 AM MDT FamilySearch Family Tree: Correcting Relationships Link to Register FamilySearch Handout
Wed, 31 Aug, 10:00 AM MDT Using the FamilySearch Community Link to Register FamilySearch Handout
Mon, 5 Sep, 10:00 AM MDT Using the FamilySearch Catalog Link to Register FamilySearch Handout
Tue, 6 Sep, 10:00 AM MDT FamilySearch Family Tree: Sources - Record Hints and Attaching Sources Link to Register FamilySearch Handout
Wed, 7 Sep, 10:00 AM MDT Using the FamilySearch Wiki Link to Register FamilySearch Handout
Tue, 13 Sep, 10:00 AM MDT FamilySearch Family Tree: Sources - Best Practices & Reason Statements Link to Register FamilySearch Handout
Wed 14 Sep Sep, 10:00 AM MDT FamilySearch Activities for Everyone Link to Register FamilySearch Handout
Tue, 20 Sep, 10:00 AM MDT FamilySearch Family Tree: Adding Memories Link to Register FamilySearch Handout
Wed, 21 Sep, 10:00 AM MDT Overview of FamilySearch Link to Register FamilySearch Handout
Tue, 27 Sep, 10:00 AM MDT Using the FamilySearch Family Tree App: iOS Link to Register FamilySearch
Wed, 28 Sep, 10:00 AM MDT Research Process: The Ins and Outs Link to Register FamilySearch Handout
Mon, 3 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT Using the FamilySearch Catalog Link to Register FamilySearch Handout
Tue, 4 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT Using the FamilySearch Family Tree App: Android Link to Register FamilySearch No Handout
Wed, 5 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT FamilySearch: Tips & Tricks Link to Register FamilySearch Handout
Wed, 12 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT Using FamilySearch Images Link to Register FamilySearch Handout
Wed, 26 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT How to Index on FamilySearch Link to Register FamilySearch Handout

European Research Webinars and Handouts

Date Class Title Link to Webinar Topic Handout Link
Wed, 5 Oct, 1:00 PM MDT 1877 (Dvorzsák) and 1913 Kingdom of Hungary Gazetteers Link to Register Hungary (Intermediate)
Wed, 5 Oct, 2:15 PM MDT Reading Hungarian Civil Registration Records Link to Register Hungary (Intermediate)
Wed, 5 Oct, 3:30 PM MDT Reading Hungarian Parish Registers Link to Register Hungary (Intermediate)
Mon, 17 Oct, 9:00 AM MDT Russian Historical Geography and Introduction to Record Types (45 min) Link to Register Russia (Beginner)
Mon, 17 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT Researching Records from the Former Soviet Republics (30 min) Link to Register Russia Empire (Beginner)
Mon, 17 Oct, 11:00 AM MDT Historical Images (30 min) Link to Register Russia - FamilySearch (Beginner)
Mon, 17 Oct, 1:00 PM MDT Russian Empire Gazetteers (45 min) Link to Register Russia Empire (Beginner)
Mon, 17 Oct, 2:00 PM MDT Russian Alphabet and Deciphering the Handwriting Link to Register Russia (Beginner)
Tue, 18 Oct, 9:00 AM MDT Introduction to Ukrainian Research (45 min) Link to Register Ukraine (Beginner)
Tue, 18 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT Update on FamilySearch Operations in Ukraine (30 min) Link to Register Ukraine (Beginner)
Tue, 18 Oct, 10:45 AM MDT Using WikiSource in Your Ukrainian Research (30 min) Link to Register Ukraine (Intermediate)
Tue, 18 Oct, 11:30 AM MDT Locating Metrical Books in Archives Using the Metrics Website/Working with Archives (45 min) Link to Register Russian Empire (Intermediate)
Tue, 18 Oct, 1:00 PM MDT Introduction to Research in Belarus (45 min) Link to Register Belarus (Beginner)
Tue, 18 Oct, 2:00 PM MDT Introduction to Germans from Russia Research (45 min) Link to Register Russian Empire (Beginner)
Wed, 19 Oct, 9:00 AM MDT Locating Lithuanian Records Using E-Paveldas (30 min) Link to Register Lithuania (Beginner)
Wed, 19 Oct, 9:45 AM MDT Locating Latvian Records Using Raduraksti (30 min) Link to Register Latvia (Beginner)
Wed, 19 Oct, 10:45 AM MDT Locating Estonian Records Using Saaga (30 min) Link to Register Estonia (Beginner)
Wed, 19 Oct, 11:30 AM MDT EWZ Records Link to Register Russian Empire (Beginner)
Wed, 19 Oct, 1:00 PM MDT How to Use JRI-Poland Link to Register Poland (Beginner)
Tue, 25 Oct, 9:00 AM MDT Leaving the Garden of Sweden: Swedish Emigration Records and Strategy Link to Register Sweden (Beginner)
Tue, 25 Oct, 10:15 AM MDT How to Use the Swedish National Archive Website, Riksarkivet Link to Register Sweden (Beginner)
Tue, 25 Oct, 12:00 PM MDT Understanding Norwegian Land and Records Link to Register Norway (Beginner)
Tue, 25 Oct, 1:15 PM MDT Exploring Four Different Kinds of Probate Records for Norway Link to Register Norway (Beginner)

British Isles Research Webinars and Handouts
Date Class Title Link to Webinar Topic Handout Link

Asia Research Webinars and Handouts
Date Class Title Link to Webinar Topic Handout Link
Wed, 3 Aug, 6:00 PM MDT 在FamilySearch獲得免費中文家譜幫助系列：家譜樹的“協助他人”功能 Link to Register China (Beginner)
Wed, 17 Aug, 6:00 PM MDT 在FamilySearch獲得免費中文家譜幫助系列：家譜中心和FamilySearch附屬圖書館 Link to Register China (Beginner)
Wed, 14 Sep, 6:00 PM MDT 在FamilySearch獲得免費中文家譜幫助系列：FamilySearch中文課程 Link to Register China (Beginner)
Wed, 19 Oct, 6:00 PM MDT 在FamilySearch獲得免費中文家譜幫助系列：FamilySearch幫助中心 Link to Register China (Beginner)

United States and Canada Research Webinar and Handout
Date Class Title Link to Webinar Topic Handout Link
Thu, 4 Aug, 10:00 AM MDT They're Better Than You Think: U.S. Census Records, 1790-1840 Link to Register US/Canada (Beginner)
Thu, 18 Aug, 10:00 AM MDT Beyond the Brick Wall: Strategies for pre-1850 U.S. Research Link to Register US/Canada (Intermediate)
Thu, 1 Sep, 10:00 AM MDT Extra! Extra! The Scoop on U.S. Newspaper Research Link to Register US/Canada (Beginner)
Thu, 15 Sep, 10:00 AM MDT Ask Your United States and Canada Research Questions Link to Register US/Canada (Beginner)
Thu, 6 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT The Bred, the Wed, and the Dead, Eh?: An Introduction to Canadian Civil Registration Link to Register US/Canada (Beginner)
Thu, 20 Oct, 10:00 AM MDT The Origins of the Melting Pot: U.S. Immigration Records, 1820-1957 Link to Register US/Canada (Beginner)

Research Webinars and Handouts in Spanish
Date Class Title Link to Webinar Topic Handout Link
Thu, 11 Aug, 1:00 PM MDT Los registros históricos, el catálogo o las imágenes de FamilySearch, ¿cuál elijo para encontrar a mis antepasados? Link to Register Spanish (Beginner)
Thu, 8 Sep, 1:00 PM MDT Ahí está el detalle: dónde seguir buscando registros en México además de FamilySearch Link to Register Spanish (Intermediate)
Thu, 13 Oct, 9:00 AM MDT España: Registros en línea Link to Register Spain (Beginner)
Thu, 13 Oct, 10:15 AM MDT ¿Qué dice? Cómo leer la escritura antigua Link to Register Spanish (Beginner)
Thu, 13 Oct, 11:30 AM MDT Mis antepasados fueron españoles, pero ¿de dónde vinieron? Link to Register Spain (Beginner)



Past Webinars[edit | edit source]


To view past webinars, check out the page Classes in the Learning Center.




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