Family History Library Classes and Webinars
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]
- List of Online Classes for August 2022
- List of Online Classes for September 2022
- List of Online Classes for October 2022
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]
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 |
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) |
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.