Riverton FamilySearch Library/Class Schedule

“Basic Computer Skills” Bring a Flash Drive



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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.

Additional Webinars and Classes at the Family History Library
Check out the Free Family History Library Webinars and Classes available in July 2017 at the Family History Library in downtown Salt Lake City by clicking here.

Web indexing Class and Lab
The Basic Web Indexing Skill class teaches basic indexing skills.

Training integrated with Hands-on Practice - Presented by Kent Ahlstrom - No Registration Necessary


 * 7:00 - 8:30 PM - 1st and 3rd Thursday- Library Training Room 2

Sep 5: “Web Indexing Class and Lab”

Sep 19: “Web Indexing Class and Lab”

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 are given 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.

Lecture and Lab - Presented by Jed Black – No Registration Necessary


 * 7:00 - 8:30 PM - Wednesdays - Library Training Room 1

Sep 4: Introduction to Danish Parish Records - Week 1

Sep 11: Danish Census Records – Week 2

Sep 18: Danish Military Records – Week 3


 * 10:00 - 11:30 AM - Fridays - Library Training Room 1

Sep 6: Introduction to Danish Parish Records – Week 1

Sep 13: Danish Census Records – Week 2

Sep 20: Danish Military Records – Week 3

How to Create a Personalized Discovery Experience
This Class is inspired by recent instruction on how to help others become involved in family history through personalized, one-on-one spirit-led experiences. The class discusses what makes an effective personalized discovery experience and different goals that can be approached in these experiences. Temple and Family History Consultants at any level will also learn sources for further instruction and skill development. After the initial class, participants can sign up for their own personalized discovery experience prepared from their tree and presented at a later date. Mentoring can also be arranged for guidance in helping those they serve. No Registration Necessary.


 * September 3 and September 17 - 7:00-8:30 PM - Tuesday - Library Training Room 1 - Marilyn Freeman
 * September 4 and September 18 - 10:00-11:30 AM - Wednesday - Library Training Room 2 - Tina Whitney

German Research
Lecture and Lab - Presented by Lorinda Mann – No Registration Necessary


 * 10:00 - 11:30 AM - Wednesdays - Library Training Room 2

Sep 4: Beginning German Research – Week 1

Sep 11: German Records – Week 2

Sep 18: Finding Records of German Ancestors – Week 3

Sep 25: How to Read the OSBs – Week 4


 * 10:00 - 11:30 AM - Fridays - Library Training Room 2

Sep 6: Beginning German Research – Week 1

Sep 13: German Records – Week 2

Sep 20: Finding Records of German Ancestors – Week 3

Sep 27: How to Read the OSBs – Week 4

Beginning British Research
This four week course teaches the basics of beginning British research. Learn where to find birth, death and marriage records. Learn where to find these records online. These classes will open doors for you to find your ancestors on the British Isles.

Lecture and Lab - Presented by Ray Moore - No Registration Necessary


 * 1:30 - 3:00 PM - Mondays - Library Training Room 2

Sep 2: Labor Day - Library Closed

Sep 9: British Family History Research – Week 1 – Getting Started

Sep 16: British Family History Research – Week 2 – Census Records - Orientation

Sep 23: British Family History Research – Week 3 – Civil Records

Sep 30: British Family History Research – Week 4 – Church Records


 * 7:00 - 8:30 PM - Wednesdays - Library Training Room 2

Sep 4: British Family History Research – Week 1 – Getting Started

Sep 11: British Family History Research – Week 2 – Census Records

Sep 18: British Family History Research – Week 3 – Civil Records

Sep 25: British Family History Research – Week 4 – Church Records

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

Lecture and Hands-on Practice - No Registration Necessary


 * 7:00 - 8:30 PM - Every 1st and 3rd Thursdays - Stan Radford - Library Training Room 1

Sep 5: FamilySearch- Family Tree Week 1: Navigation; Find, Add, Edit Information

Sep 19: FamilySearch – Family Tree Week 2: Attaching Sources, Creating Sources from Outside Websites, Source Box

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

Lecture and Hands-on-Practice - No Registration Necessary


 * 7:00 - 8:30 PM - Every 2nd and 4th Thursdays - Stan Radford - Library Training Room 2

Sep 12: FamilySearch – Family Tree in Spanish Week 1: Navigation; Find, Add, Edit Information

Sep 26: FamilySearch – Family Tree in Spanish Week 2: Attaching Sources, Creating Sources from Outside Websites, Source Box

Four Week Combo – Best Research Sites, Newspapers, Graphics, and MS Word
This four week course teaches where to find resources and what and how to use them.

Lecture and Lab Course – Presented by Ron Ray – No registration necessary.


 * September Tuesday Series: 7:00 – 8:30 PM. - Training Room 1

Sep 3: Week 1: Best Research Websites- Find church, counties, states, countries, immigration.

newspapers, gen-web, international, FamilySearch partner sites, lots of cemetery sites, National archives, mapping sites, and much more.

Sep 10: Week 2: Read all about it… Where to find News articles about your ancestors.

Sep 17: Week 3: Free Graphics program that works like Photoshop. Fix/Doctor photos, many tools.

Sep 24: Week 4: MS Word- use it for storing sources, Research Log, family timelines. All in one.

Finding Cousins Workshop
This four week course teaches how to quickly find missing people in your family lines as well as helping others on their family lines. Varying topics provide helpful information for finding family names, analyzing your FamilySearch Family Tree while performing descendancy research. Everyone has thousands of cousins to find. Helpful resources are also presented. We use your lines to work on.

Lecture and Lab Course – Presented by Ron Ray – No registration necessary.


 * September Wednesdays Series: 4:00 – 5:30 PM. - Training Room 1

Sep 4: Week 1: Finding Cousins Workshop: Three Great Tools- Virtual Pedigree, Ancestry, FamilySearch

Sep 11: Week 2: Finding Cousins Workshop: Plus Ancestry.com Research Tips

Sep 18: Week 3: Plus Attaching Sources Found Outside FamilySearch

Sep 25: Week 4: Finding Cousins Workshop: Plus Google Tools: Search, Books, Translate, and Images.

RootsMagic
This four week course teaches the basic features and capabilities of the RootsMagic family tree software, RootsMagic is approved FamilySearch affiliate software, and we provide hands-on computer experience. Basic computer skills are necessary. Some experience with RootsMagic is helpful.

Lecture and Lab Course - Presented by Ron Ray - No Registration Necessary


 * Wednesdays Series: 4:00 - 5:30 PM - Library Training Room 1

This class will be available again in October.

Ancestry.com Trees, Sources, and Sharing with FamilySearch
This two week course shows how to set up and use your own tree in Ancestry.com including attaching sources, pictures, and stories. It also shows how to copy people’s information and sources to and from FamilySearch using Ancestry.com.

Lecture and Lab Course - Presented by Ron Ray - No Registration Necessary


 * Wednesdays Series: 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. - Training Room 1

This class is temporarily unavailable.

Ancestry.com Fundamentals
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 Ron Reagan - No Registration Necessary


 * 10:00 - 11:30 AM - Thursday - Library Training Room 1

Sep 5: “Ancestry.com Fundamentals” Come with an Ancestry.com Account and Know How to Log In

Sep 12: “Ancestry.com Fundamentals” Come with an Ancestry.com Account and Know How to Log In

Sep 19: “Ancestry.com Fundamentals” Come with an Ancestry.com Account and Know How to Log In

Sep 26: “Ancestry.com Fundamentals” Come with an Ancestry.com Account and Know How to Log In

Researching Hard to Find Records
About 70 percent of the free historical source records on FamilySearch.org can’t be found by searching indexed records. That’s a lot of information about your family just waiting to be discovered! In order to tap into these hard-to-find records, you’ll need to know how to use resources like unindexed image collections, the Wiki, the FamilySearch Catalog, and the internet as well as other advanced search features.

Presented by Glen Sisam - No Registration Necessary


 * 11:00 - 12:00 AM - Thursday - Library Training Room 2

Sep 5: Researching Hard to Find Records: Part I – “Using FamilySearch Records Search”

Sep 12: Researching Hard to Find Records: Part II – “Using FamilySearch Wiki”

Sep 19: - No class

Sep 26: Researching Hard to Find Records: Part III – “Using FamilySearch Catalog” - Canceled

Basic Computer Skills
This class teaches 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 Necessary


 * 9:30 - 11:00 AM - Monday - Library Training Room 2

Sep 2: Labor Day - Library Closed

Sep 9: “Basic Computer Skills” Bring a Flash Drive

Sep 16: – No Class

Sep 23: “Basic Computer Skills” Bring a Flash Drive

Sep 30: “Basic Computer Skills” Bring a Flash Drive

Basic Graphic Skills
This class teaches basic graphic skills using IrfanView with hands-on practice. Basic computer skills are necessary. Please bring a flash drive to get the most from this class.

Lecture and Lab - Presented by Kenneth Spencer - No Registration Necessary


 * 9:30 - 11:00 AM - Tuesday - Library Training Room 2

Sep 3: “Basic Graphic Skills” Bring a Flash Drive

Sep 10: “Basic Graphic Skills” Bring a Flash Drive

Sep 17: No Class

Sep 24: “Basic Graphic Skills” Bring a Flash Drive

Ancestry.com Fundamentals
Lecture and Lab - Presented by Kenneth Spencer - No Registration Necessary


 * 12:00 - 1:30 PM - Monday - Library Training Room 2

Sep 2: Labor Day - Library Closed

Sep 9: “Ancestry.com Fundamentals”

Sep 16:“Ancestry.com Fundamentals” - Room 1

Sep 23: “Ancestry.com Fundamentals”

Sep 30: “Ancestry.com Fundamentals”

FamilySearch.org Fundamentals
Lecture and Lab - Presented by Kenneth Spencer - No Registration Necessary


 * 12:00 - 1:30 PM - Tuesday - Library Training Room 2

Sep 3: “FamilySearch.org Fundamentals”

Sep 10: “FamilySearch.org Fundamentals”

Sep 17: “FamilySearch.org Fundamentals” - Room 1

Sep 24: “FamilySearch.org Fundamentals”

FamilySearch Wiki
A look into the Wiki and how it increases opportunities to find family information. The class includes explanations and practical exercises to help you understand and exploit the benefits of this little-used tool in your FamilySearch toolkit.

Lecture and Lab - Presented by Lee Tripp - No Registration Necessary


 * 1:30 - 3:00 PM - 2nd, 3rd and 4th Tuesdays – Library Training Room 1

No Tuesday classes in September.


 * 10:00 - 11:30 AM - 2nd, 3rd and 4th Wednesdays – Library Training Room 1

Sep 11: FamilySearch Wiki – “Why Wiki Works, Week 1”

Sep 18: FamilySearch Wiki – “Why Wiki Works, Week 2”

Sep 25: FamilySearch Wiki – “Why Wiki Works, Week 3”

Beginning Genealogy Research
This series of classes teaches how to be effective with genealogy research. Students will learn about a research process, genealogy record types, several record search techniques, and a variety of genealogy web sites.

Lecture and Lab - Presented by Larry Whittaker - No Registration Necessary


 * 9:30 - 11:00 AM - Mondays - Library Training Room 1

Sep 2: Labor Day - Library Closed

Sep 9: Beginning Genealogy Research Week 2 “People, Records, and Tips”

Sep 16: Beginning Genealogy Research Week 3 “Effective Search Strategies”

Sep 23: Beginning Genealogy Research Week 4 “Online Genealogy”

Sep 30: - Canceled

Ancestral Quest
This is an eight-week course designed for current and new users of Ancestral Quest. Ancestral Quest is approved FamilySearch affiliate software, and evolved from the same base program as Personal Ancestral File (PAF).

The class teaches the features and functions of the program and gives students hands-on practice with the software. Basic computer skills are necessary.

Lecture and Lab - Presented by Bud Wood - No Registration Necessary


 * 10:00 - 11:30 AM - Tuesday Series - Library Training Room 1

Sep 3: Ancestral Quest Week 4 "Photos and Screen Tabs"

Sep 10: Ancestral Quest Week 5 "Customization, Printing, and Backup”

Sep 17: Ancestral Quest Week 6 "Search Techniques"

Sep 24: Ancestral Quest Week 7 "Match/Merge, etc."


 * 1:30 - 3:00 PM Wednesday Series - Library Training Room 1

This class will be available again in October.

Maintained by: Sister Kassandra Jackson

Last modified: 5/31/2019