United States and Canada Research Seminar

2019 US/Canada Seminar Classes and Syllabus
In September 2019, the US/Canada Research Team at the Family History Library will present a week-long seminar introducing the basic process and records of genealogy research in the United States. You can learn more about the seminar here.

2017 US/Canada Seminar Classes and [[Media:2017 US Canada Seminar Syllabus.pdf|Syllabus]]
NOTE: This information is from the 2017 webinar. To learn more about the 2019 Seminar, please click United States Research Seminar at the Family History Library. In order to attend these classes you must register. When registering please check ALL of the boxes for the days you wish to attend. To attend via webinar click here. To attend in person click here. We will use Eventbrite to process your registration. Your information will be processed in accordance with their privacy policy located at Eventbrite's Privacy Policy.See below for class descriptions and links to handouts.

Links to Classes and Handouts

 * FamilySearch Catalog [[Media:FamilySearch Catalog.pdf|Handout]]
 * Canada Research: Canada Census Records [[Media:Canadian Census Records.pdf|Handout]]
 * Are You Your Own Brick Wall: Common Genealogical Mistakes and Their Solutions [[Media:Are You Your Own Brick Wall.pdf|Handout]]
 * United States Vital Records [[Media:United States Vital Records Overview.pdf|Handout]]
 * United States Naturalization Records [[Media:United States Naturalization Records.pdf|Handout]]
 * FamilySearch Research Wiki [[Media:FamilySearch Research Wiki.pdf|Handout]]
 * Canada Research: Canada Vital Records [[Media:Canada Vital Records.pdf|Handout]]
 * Descendancy Research [[Media:Descendancy Research.pdf|Handout]]
 * United States Land Records [[Media:Basic United States Land Records.pdf|Handout]]
 * United States Probate Records [[Media:United States Probate Records class handout.pdf|Handout]]
 * Tips and Tricks to Using FamilySearch Historical Records Collections [[Media:Tips and Tricks Using FamilySearch Historical Records Collection.pdf|Handout]]
 * Canada Research: Quebec Research [[Media:Quebec Research.pdf|Handout]]
 * A United States Case Study' [[Media:United States Case Study.pdf|Handout]]
 * Census Techniques and Strategies [[Media:United States Census Research Techniques.pdf|Handout]]
 * ' Great Internet Sites for United States Research [[Media:Great Internet Sites for United States Family History.pdf|Handout]]
 * FamilySearch Memories [[Media:Family Tree Memories.pdf|Handout]]
 * The Research Process [[Media:The Research Process in Family History.pdf|Handout]]
 * Using Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [[Media:LDS Church Records M Markham 2017-155333-I Oct 2017 JMR.pdf|Handout]]
 * Freedman Bureau Records [[Media:Mine the Gold, Freedman's Bureau Records.pdf|Handout]]
 * Immigration and Canadian Border Crossings [[Media:Immigration and Canadian Border Crossings.pdf|Handout]]
 * Over There: World War I Over Here [[Media:Over There, World War I Over Here.pdf|Handout]]