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

Nov 7: “Web Indexing Class and Lab”

Nov 21: “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 2

Nov 6: Introduction to Danish Parish Records – Week 1

Nov 13: Danish Census Records – Week 2

Nov 20: Danish Military Records – Week 3


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

Nov 8: Introduction to Danish Parish Records – Week 1

Nov 15: Danish Census Records – Week 2

Nov 22: 1:00 - 2:30 PM - Room 1 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.


 * November 5 and November 19 - 7:00-8:30 PM - Tuesday - Library Training Room 1 - Marilyn Freeman
 * November 6 and November 20 - 10:00-11:30 AM - Wednesday - Library Training Room 1 - Tina Whitney

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


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

Nov 6: German Research – German Records – Week 2

Nov 13: German Research – Finding Records of German Ancestors – Week 3

Nov 20: No Class

Nov 27: Library Closed


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

Nov 1: German Research – German Records – Week 2

Nov 8: No Class

Nov 15: German Research – Finding Records of German Ancestors – Week 3

Nov 22: German Research – How to Read the OSBs – Week 4

Nov 29: Library Closed

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

November 4: British Family History Research – Week 3 – Civil Records

November 11: British Family History Research – Week 4 – Church Records

November 18: British Family History Research – Week 5 – Parish Chest Records

November 25: No Class


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

November 6: British Family History Research – Week 3 – Civil Records

November 13: British Family History Research – Week 4 – Church Records

November 20: British Family History Research – Week 5 – Parish Chest Records

November 27: No Class

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

Nov 7: FamilySearch – Family Tree Week 2: Attaching Sources, Creating Sources from Outside Websites, Source Box

Nov 21: FamilySearch – Family Tree Week 3: Temple Ordinances & Merging, Photos & Stories

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

Nov 14: FamilySearch – Family Tree in Spanish

Three Week Combo – Best Research Sites, Newspapers, and Graphics
This three 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.


 * November Wednesday Series: 4:00 – 5:30 PM – Training Room 1

Nov 6: Week 1: Best Research Websites: Church, Geographical, immigration, media, gen-web, FamilySearch partner sites, National archives, mapping, etc.

Nov 13: Week 2: Read all about it… Where to find News articles about your ancestors.

Nov 20: Week 3: MS Word- for attaching and storing sources, research log, family timelines. All in one.

Finding Cousins Workshop
This three 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.


 * Tuesdays Series: 7:00 – 8:30 PM - Training Room 1

Nov 5: Week 1: Finding Cousins Workshop: Three Great Tools- Virtual Pedigree, Ancestry, FamilySearch

Nov 12: Week 2: Finding Cousins Workshop: Plus Ancestry.com Research Tips

Nov 19: Week 3: Finding Cousins Workshop: Plus Attaching Sources Found Outside FamilySearch

RootsMagic
This five 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 is temporarily unavailable.

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

Nov 7: “Ancestry.com Fundamentals” Come with an Ancestry.com Account and Know How to Log In

Nov 14: “Ancestry.com Fundamentals” Come with an Ancestry.com Account and Know How to Log In

Nov 21: “Ancestry.com Fundamentals” Come with an Ancestry.com Account and Know How to Log In

Nov 28: Library Closed

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

Nov 7: No Class

Nov 14: Researching Hard to Find Records: Part III – “Using FamilySearch Catalog”

Nov 21: No Class

Nov 28: Library Closed

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

Nov 4: No Class

Nov 11: “Basic Computer Skills” Bring a Flash Drive

Nov 18: No Class

Nov 25: “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

Nov 5: No Class

Nov 12: “Basic Graphic Skills” Bring a Flash Drive

Nov 19: No Class

Nov 26: “Basic Graphic Skills” Bring a Flash Drive

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


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

Nov 4:  Ancestry – Week 1 – Orientation, Navigating, Creating Tree – Room 1

Nov 11: Ancestry – Week 2 – Hints, Search, Merge Duplicates

Nov 18: Ancestry – Week 3 – Ancestry Sources to FamilySearch – Room 1

Nov 25: Ancestry – Week 4 – Uploading Media and Photos to Ancestry

FamilySearch
Lecture and Lab - Presented by Kenneth Spencer & Ross Buckwalter - No Registration Necessary


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

Nov 5: FamilySearch – Week 6 – Temple Ordinances – Room 1

Nov 12: FamilySearch – Week 1 – Orientation, Navigation

Nov 19:11:30 – 1:00 -- Room 1 FamilySearch – Week 2 – Finding, Attaching, and Using Sources

Nov 26: FamilySearch – Week 3 – Sources Using Partner Websites

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

Nov 12: FamilySearch Wiki – “Why Wiki Works, Week 1”

Nov 19: FamilySearch Wiki – “Why Wiki Works, Week 2”

Nov 26: FamilySearch Wiki – “Why Wiki Works, Week 3”


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

This Class is temporarily unavailable.

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

Nov 4: Beginning Genealogy Research Week 1: “Introduction to Genealogy”

Nov 11: Beginning Genealogy Research Week 2: “People, Records, and Tips”

Nov 18: Beginning Genealogy Research Week 3: “Effective Search Strategies”

Nov 25: Beginning Genealogy Research Week 4: “Online Genealogy”

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

This Class is temporarily unavailable.


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

Nov 6: Ancestral Quest Week 5 "Customization, Printing and Backups"

Nov 13: Ancestral Quest Week 6 "Search techniques"

Nov 20: Ancestral Quest Week 7 "Match/Merge, etc."

Nov 27: Library Closed

Maintained by: Sister Kassandra Jackson

Last modified: 5/31/2019