Riverton FamilySearch Library/Class Schedule

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For daily class information call 801-240-9601 or 801-240-9603.

'''To sign up for a pre-registration class call 801-240-9618. '''

Do You Need Help with Family Tree?
If you would like specific help on any of the basic features of Family Tree, ask at the Welcome Desk or Help Desk for a staff member to help you.

= Walk-in Classes =

FamilySearch Family Tree
These classes teach the basic fundamentals of using Family Tree features at FamilySearch.org.


 * Monday Series

Lecture and Hands-on Practice - Presented by Linda Baker - No registration necessary


 * 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Mondays - Library Training Room 1

Jan 04: "Creating and Attaching Outside Sources"  Jan 11: "Preparing Names for Temple Ordinances"   Jan 18: LIBRARY CLOSED   Jan 25: "Using the Merge Feature and Adding Photos and Stories"


 * 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays - Library Training Room 1

Jan 06: "Using 'My Source Box' and FamilySearch.org Sources"  Jan 13: "Creating and Attaching Outside Sources"   Jan 20: "Preparing Names for Temple Ordinances"   Jan 27: "Using the Merge Feature and Adding Photos and Stories"

FamilySearch Wiki
A look into the Wiki and how it can increase your opportunities of finding your family information. This class will include explanations and practical exercises to help you understand and exploit the benefits of this little used tool in your FamilySearch tool kit.

Lecture and Lab – No Registration Necessary Presented by Lee Tripp


 * 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. / 3rd and 4th Wednesday of the Month – Library Training Room 2

Jan 20: FamilySearch Wiki - "Why Wiki Works, Week 1" Jan 27: FamilySearch Wiki - "Why Wiki Works, Week 2"

Family Tree Sourcing
This class is an introduction to using sources with a hands-on practice of setting up and building a sourcing toolbox and attaching all types of sources to ancestors in Family Tree. Researchers of all levels of expertise will benefit from this class.

Lecture and Hands-on Practice - No registration necessary - Presented by Deane Gearig


 * 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Thursdays - Library Training Room 1

Jan 07: Week 1: "Computer Setup to Make Family History Sourcing Easier"  Jan 14: Week 2: "Sourcing in Family Tree"   Feb 04: Week 3: "Sourcing Using Both Ancestry and Family Tree"   Feb 11: Week 4: "Descendancy: Hope Chest, Easy Way to Find Missing Ordinances"


 * 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Thursdays - Library Training Room 2

Jan 07: Week 1: "Computer Setup to Make Family History Sourcing Easier"  Jan 14: Week 2: "Sourcing in Family Tree"   Feb 04: Week 3: "Sourcing Using Both Ancestry and Family Tree"   Feb 11: Week 4: "Descendancy: Hope Chest, Easy Way to Find Missing Ordinances"

Training for Ward Family History Consultants
This series of classes is designed to help ward family history consultants learn their duties and increase their skills. Basic computer skills are necessary. Each class is designed to build on knowledge received in the previous class, so it is important to begin training with the first class.

Lecture and Some Hands-on Practice - Presented by Jill Shoemaker - No registration necessary.


 * 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Thursdays - Library Training Room 1

Jan 07: Week 1 “Understanding Your Calling and Starting with Stories” Jan 14: Week 2 “Get to Know Your Family Tree”  Jan 21: Week 3 “Learn to Use Records”  Jan 28: Week 4 “Perform Temple Ordinances and Descendancy Research”  Feb 04: Week 5 “Finding People to Help”

Basic Computer Skills
These two classes teach basic computer skills with hands-on practice. Please bring a flash drive to get the most from this class.

Lecture and Lab - Presented by Kenneth Spencer - No registration is necessary.


 * 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays - Library Training Room 2

 Jan 05: "Basic Computer Skills, Part 1" BRING FLASH DRIVE Jan 12: "Basic Computer Skills, Part 2" BRING FLASH DRIVE Jan 19: "Basic Computer Skills, Part 1" BRING FLASH DRIVE Jan 26: "Basic Computer Skills, Part 2" BRING FLASH DRIVE

IrfanView and Snipping Tool
IrfanView is a free graphics editing program designed for capturing and editing photos and documents. It is helpful in acquiring and preparing digital images for family history projects and genealogy programs. This class teaches the basic features and functions of both IrfanView and the Snipping Tool. Basic computer skills are necessary for this class to be a good experience.

Lecture and Lab - Presented by Sally Briggs - No registration is necessary.


 * 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Thursdays - Library Training Room 2

Jan 21: "Installing and Using IrfanView Software and the Snipping Tool"

Indexing Workshop
The Learning Basic Indexing Skills class teaches basic indexing skills and other basic resources and helps available. This class will be helpful for all levels of indexers.

Lecture and Hands-on Practice - Presented by Tom Waldron - No registration necessary.


 * 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays - Training Room 1

Jan 12: “Learning Basic Indexing Skills”  Jan 26: “Learning Basic Indexing Skills”


 * 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays - Training Room 1

Jan 26: “Learning Basic Indexing Skills” 

Basic Language Indexing Workshop
Presented by Farrell Barlow, Barbara Lawrence, Charlie Hassard, Vernon Dunn The Basic Language Indexing classes teach how to index French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish birth, marriage, and death records, which are high priority FamilySearch Indexing projects. Foreign language skills are not needed for these classes. However, basic indexing skills or experience are helpful. Handouts will be provided.


 * 7:00 – 8:45 p.m. / Tuesdays – Training Room 1  

Jan 05: "French Indexing"   Jan 12: "Italian Indexing"    Jan 19: "Portuguese Indexing"    Jan 26: "Spanish Indexing"

Beginning Genealogy Research
This series of classes teaches the basic elements of genealogical research. Students will learn to research, create a research objective, develop necessary skills in using family history equipment, and learn how to use basic research tools.

Lecture and Lab - Presented by Larry Whittaker - No registration is necessary


 * 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. Mondays - Library Training Room 1

Jan 04: Week 1 "Introduction to Genealogy"  Jan 11: Week 2 "People, Records, and Tips"   Jan 18: HOLIDAY   Jan 25: Week 3 "Effective Search Strategies"   Feb 01: Week 4 "Online Genealogy"

Beginning British Research
This series of three classes focuses on beginning research in England; the class covers various types of family history records in England, how to access them, and how to interpret them in order to extend or expand the family tree. The class provides an overview of research strategies and focuses on British census records, Civil Registration records, and parish or church records.

Lecture and Lab - Presented by Lauren Leifson - No registration is necessary.


 * 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Mondays - Library Training Room 2

Jan 04: “Beginning British Research – “Getting Started with British Census Records”  Jan 11: “Beginning British Research – “England Civil Registration”   Jan 18: LIBRARY CLOSED   Jan 25: “Beginning British Research – “England Parish and Church Records”

Danish Research
These classes define types of records used in Danish research that give names, dates, places, and relationships of your ancestors. Learn where to find these records online on your own home computer. Instructions on how to extract and interpret the information found in these various records about your ancestors and how it can be used to extend your family lines will be given.

Lecture and Lab – No Registration Necessary - Presented by Orla Pedersen


 * 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. / Wednesday – Library Training Room 2

Jan 06: Week 1 – “Using FamilySearch.org Wiki, a Growing Resource in Danish Research”  Jan 13:  Week 2 – “Using Arkiveralieronline, sa.dk, Repository of Online Church Records”  Jan 20:  Week 3 – “Using Dansk Demografisk Database, Extracted and Indexed Census Records”

Swedish Research
This series of two classes teaches how to read and research Swedish records: birth, marriage and death information. It also reviews how to use household records, which are much like census records, that occur often in more freqent time periods.

Lecture and lab - presented by Margareta Soderquist - no registration necessary.

10:00 - 11:30 a.m. / Thursday - Library Training Room 1

Jan 07: “Beginning Swedish Research Week 1 Jan 14: “Beginning Swedish Research Week 2

Finding Your Cousins Workshop
These classes with varying topics provide helpful information for finding family names, analyzing your FamilySearch Family Tree, performing descendancy research, and are particularly helpful in helping you find new names to add to your family tree.

Lecture - Presented by Ron Ray - No registration is necessary


 * 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Tuesdays - Library Training Room 2

Jan 05: Finding Your Cousins Workshop (Triple Combo: FamilySearch, Virtual Pedigree, FindaRecord) Jan 12: Finding Your Cousins Workshop (Plus Newspapers) Jan 19: Finding Your Cousins Workshop (Plus Google, Google Books, Google Images) Jan 26: "Finding Your Cousins Workshop (Plus Best Family History Websites)


 * 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays - Training Room 2

Ideas for Breaching Brick Walls
Everywhere your ancestors went, they left some kind of record. This class will present the many places where records may be found, even unusual places. No record is unsearched, both online and offline. Class participants will learn how to successfully search FamilySearch, the FamilySearch Wiki, Ancestry, and Cyndi's List. The classes are not sequential and may be attended at any time. Lecture and Hands-on Lab - Presented by Tom and Betsy Neil - No registration is necessary.


 * 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Thursdays - Training Room 1

Jan 07: "Conquering FamilySearch"  Jan 14: "Successful Ancestry Searching"   Jan 21: "Census Tips and Substitutes, FANs, Maps and Land"   Jan 28: "Favorite Websites"   Feb 04: "International Genealogy"   Feb 11: "Finding Family Offline"

Ancestry.com
This four-week class is designed for all levels of family history users to integrate Ancestry.com into Family Tree. Using the new Ancestry tools, you will learn how to transfer data and sources between Ancestry and FamilySearch and learn the advantages of an active tree in Ancestry. You will also learn how to use all the tools within the Ancestry program to augment FamilySearch. Basic computer skills are helpful.

Lecture and demonstration - Presented by Al Jones and Art Robbins - no registration necessary.


 * 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. - Monday - Library Training Room 1

Jan 04: “Adding Your Family Tree and Basic Website Tools” Jan 11: “Research Database Tools: Adding Data, Pictures, and Sources”  Jan 18: LIBRARY CLOSED  Jan 25: “Transferring Ancestry.com Data to FamilySearch Trees”  Feb 01: “Advanced Research and Production Tools”


 * Wednesday Series – 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. – Library Training Room 1 

Jan 13: “Adding Your Family Tree and Basic Website Tools” Jan 20: “Research database Tools: Adding Data, Pictures, and Sources”  Jan 27: “Transferring Ancestry.com Data to FamilySearch Trees”  Feb 03: “Advanced Research and Production Tools”

MyHeritage.com
This is a one-week course designed for new users of MyHeritage.com. The class presents the features and functions of the program. Basic computer skills are necessary.

Lecture and lab with handouts - Presented by Tom Waldron


 * 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. - Tuesday - Library Training Room 1

Jan 05: “MyHeritage.com – Getting Started”  Jan 19: “MyHeritage.com – Getting Started”

Ancestral Quest
This is an nine-week course designed for current and new users of Ancestral Quest. The class teaches the features and functions of the program and gives students some hands-on practice. Basic computer skills are necessary.

Lecture and Lab - Presented by Bud Wood


 * Tuesday Series - 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. - Library Training Room 1 

Jan 05: Week 1 "Introduction to Ancestral Quest"  Jan 12: Week 2 "Linking Records in My AQ Database with Family Tree"   Jan 19: Week 3 "Sources"   Jan 26: Week 4 "Photos and Screen Tabs"   Feb 02: Week 5 "Customization, Printing, and Backups"   Feb 09: Week 6 "Search Techniques"   Feb 16: Week 7" Match/Merge, etc." Feb 23: Week 8 "Collaboration"


 * Wednesday Series - 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Library Training Room 1  Jan 06: Week 1 "Introduction to Ancestral Quest" Jan 13: Week 2 "Linking Records in My AQ Database with Family Tree" Jan 20: Week 3 "Sources" Jan 27: Week 4 "Photos and Screen Tabs" Feb 03: Week 5 "Customization, Printing, and Backups" Feb 10: Week 6 "Search Techniques" Feb 17: Week 7 "Match/Merge, etc." Feb 24: Week 8 "Collaboration"

Legacy 8
This six-week course teaches the basic features and capabilities of the genealogy data management program Legacy 8, which is an approved FamilySearch affiliate software, and provides hands-on computer experience. Basic computer skills are necessary. Some experience with Legacy is helpful.

Lecture and Lab Course - Presented by Tom Waldron - No registration is necessary.


 * 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays - Library Training Room 2 

Jan 05: “Reports, Charts and Merges” Jan 12: “Descendant Chart, Publishing and Research Guidance”  Jan 19: “Searches, Customizing, and Duplicates”

RootsMagic
'''Pre-registration is required. Call 801-240-9618 to register for this course or add your name to a waiting list for a future class.'''

This four-week course teaches the basic features and capabilities of the genealogy data management program RootsMagic, which is approved FamilySearch affiliate software, and will provide hands-on computer experience. Basic computer skills are necessary. Some experience with RootsMagic is helpful.


 * Tuesday Series - Lecture and Lab Course (Limited to 22 people.) - Presented by Ron Ray 


 * 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Tuesdays - Library Training Room 2


 * Wednesday Series -  Lecture and Lab Course (Limited to 22 people.) - Presented by Ron Ray


 * 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays - Library Training Room 2 

Jan 06: "Basic Keys and Sharing with Family Tree" Jan 13: "Images, Videos, PDF files"  Jan 20: "Sources, PDF files"  Jan 27: "Creating Useful Reports and Creative Tools"

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