Colorado Springs Colorado North Family History Center/Class Descriptions

Class Descriptions
Basic Internet Skills Instructor: Richard Vance

Learn basic skills related to navigating the Internet in order to access and use modern tools such as search engines, family history databases, upload and download images and files, print documents, and other useful computer tasks related to family history.

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Basic Computer Skills Instructor: Richard Vance

Learn basic computer skills required to use modern family history tools. Learn to open documents, save documents, use a word processor, scan and save images, understand the file and directory structure of Windows computers, print documents and more.

Sharing your Shoebox: Artistic ancestry archiving Instructor: Jen Roberts

Pull those boxes of old family photographs and records out of your attic and share your shoebox. Learn everything you need to know to get those treasured pictures out of the box and into your digital files. This class will cover digitizing and organizing your paper photographs and memorabilia. We will also discuss easy ways to artistically archive your ancestry by creating heritage scrapbook albums and keepsakes.

Overview of FamilySearch Partnership Websites: Ancestry, FindMyPast, &amp; MyHeritage Instructor: Karl Van Wie

Early in 2014, FamilySearch announced a series of agreements with Ancestry, FindMyPast, and MyHeritage to accelerate the delivery of freely searchable genealogical records to family history researchers. This session will explore these 3 web-based genealogy/family history tools. We will discuss the key features and capabilities of each tool, pros and cons, and market space so that you can know how to best enhance and improve your efforts in Family History and in preserving your past.