Fresno California East-Family History Center/Discovery Day 2016 Archive

"Turning Hearts to the Fathers" Discovery Day"
Fresno California East Stake Center, 1880 Gettysburg Ave, Clovis, CA

Saturday, February 27, 2016

8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Goals of this event:

1. To ignite the Spirit of Elijah in the Hearts of the patrons as they participate in this event.

2. Emphasize how much easier family history work has become, everyone can do it!

3. Emphasize the role of the temple and family history consultant as the "go to person" who can do one-on-one training with the individual member.

4. Have something available for every member of the family.

Register Online

For full details about the event and to register, visit our new Turning Hearts to the Fathers" Discovery Day website. Click on the REGISTER button to register and sign-up for classes.

For assistance on using the website, see the step-by-step tutorial, starting on page 7. Schedule of Events, Map, Exhibitors

Click here for the Schedule, map and list of Exhibitors

Class Syllabi
For Mary Moore's class, Introduction to Family Tree and New Hints: Family Tree: A Quick Start Guide

Records Hints

FamilySearch Family Tree Guide

Putting Photos/Documents as Memories in FamilySearch Family Tree by Bill Vaughn How to Get the Most Out of Your Free LDS Ancestry.com Account by Steve Mecham

What is the Freedmen's Bureau Records Indexing Project?

Indexing Freedmen's Bureau Records

Computers 101 - Using Computers for Family History by Dave Grenier

Introduction to Genetic Genealogy Emma Young summarizing Diahan Southard

Find a Grave Beginner handout by J.C. Forester

Find a Grave Quickee handout by J.C. Forester

Finding Names to Take to the Temple

My Work is All Done- a PowerPoint presentation by Steve Mecham

Print Family Ordinance Cards at Home by Jim Ericson

Family History Blogs and Social Mediaby Jana Last

Genealogy Software Programs for PCsby Robert Givens

Uploading and Changing Pictures in Family Tree

Introduction to Hispanic Research

Submitting Names for Temple Ordinances by Jane Loveland Moffitt

Usage of other Family History Partner Websites by Jane Loveland Moffitt

MyHeritage.com - a 4-page handout by Riverton FamilySearch Library

findmypast.com - a 4-page handout by Riverton FamilySearch Library

Ancestry.com - a 6-page handout by Riverton FamilySearch Library My Family History Passport

Fresno West Stake 30-day Challenge and Discovery Day 2016
Syllabi

Mary Moore's Corner
These are links to several handouts used by Mary in her family history classes, prepared by Riverton FamilySearch Library.


 * FamilySearch Family Tree
 * Ancestry.com
 * FindmyPast.com
 * MyHeritage.com
 * TheFHGuide.com
 * Printing family group records in Family Tree addressed
 * Creating fan or orher charts with TreeSeek.com
 * Merging Duplicate Records in Family Tree
 * Search Tools in Family Tree
 * Adding and Attaching Sources in Family Tree
 * Family Search Tips- Handout
 * Soundex, Wildcards, and Other Search Options, with the Barefoot Genealogist, Crista Cowan

Computer Tips and Tricks by Dave Grenier

 * Computers 101 - Using Computers for Family History Presented at Turning Hearts to the Father Discovery Day, 27 Feb 2016
 * Computers 101a Presented at Sierra Vista Ward Sunday School, 27 March 2016
 * Computer Tips and Tricks for Family History Presented at Clovis Ward Sunday School, 15 May 2016
 * Reset FamilySearch.org cookies - This will remove your FamilySearch.org cookies and should be done monthly.