Colorado Springs Colorado North Family History Center/Previous Classes Offered

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    CLASSES PREVIOUSLY OFFERED IN 2016 are listed below:

     Ancestry.com--Better Research Leading to Powerful Stories 

Presenter: Vint Atkinson To Register go to:

Difficulty Level: Intermediate

 Class Description: This class demonstrates how to find and/or assemble your family's stories using the powerful search tools and ever growing source catalog at Ancestry.com. Attendees will be shown and use some advance search techniques and latest innovations at Ancestry.com.

 It is recommended that each attendee already have an Ancestry.com account or set up an account before attending the workshop. Handouts provide directions for account setup. Handouts ѻ Ancestry.com ѻ Setting Up Ancestry Account ѻ Setting Up Ancestry Partner

 Ancestry.com --An Introduction to This Powerful Partner

Presenter: Vint Atkinson To Register go to:

Difficulty Level: Beginner

 Class Description: This class introduces you to the Ancestry.com website and explains how to get started using this powerful family history research partner. Included are basic website navigation; setting up your profile and home page to get the most out of the website; starting your family tree; basic search techniques and the Ancestry catalog of sources.

 Handouts Ѻ Ancestry.com Ѻ Setting Up Ancestry Account Ѻ Setting Up Ancestry Partner

    Tree Connect and Family Search Sourcing 

Presenter: Holly Allred Difficulty Level: Beginner Class Description: Learn what to do with all those indexed sources your grandma could never find. Learn how to attach record hints, tag and edit sources, and manage your source box. Understand source menus on a person detail page and inside the source box. Discover how to search for records outside of record hints and how to attach them to multiple people. Learn what to do with sources found outside of FamilySearch.org records by using Tree Connect to create and attach the source for you.

    Finding and Filling Holes with “Find A Record” and “Kinpoint” 

Presenter: Cyndi Henderson

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Difficulty Level: Beginner

Class Description: With Findarecord you will be able to find many opportunities as it connects with your family search account. These opportunities will be automatically generated. You can also focus on just one part of your family tree. With Kinpoint you again connect with with your family search account and it opens with a fan chart and each person has color coded dots indicating information that is out there to be discovered.

    Adding Memories into Family Search through Photos, Documents and Stories

Presenters: Connie Powell and Nancy Oleksy Difficulty Level: Beginner

Class Description: Learn about the new Gallery feature in FamilySearch to add photographs, documents, and stories and tag them to individuals. Please bring your own flash drive with photos and documents you wish to add. You will be shown how to add and given the opportunity to add it yourself. Learn how to use photos and keepsakes to create memories for your home and family.

    Preparing Names for the Temple by Identifying Duplicates and Merging Names

Presenter: Vint Atkinson To Register go to:

Difficulty Level: Beginner

Class Description: This class will briefly discuss the nature of family trees in FamilySearch and why duplicates exist. Attendees will learn how to find duplicate names and how to merge them, then how to process names for LDS Temple Ordinances.

Handout: ѻ Merging Duplicate Records in Family Tree

    CLASSES WHICH HAD BEEN OFFERED IN 2015 listed below:

    Working with Family Relationships in Family Search

Presenter: Charlyn McAllister To Register go to: Learn how to find, evaluate, correct, discuss, watch, and attach sources to the people in your family tree. You will learn to add or link a person to your tree; add, edit, or delete a couple relationship or parent- child relationship; remove a person and change a wrong parent. Handout: ѻ How to Work with Relationships in Family Search - Charlyn McAllister

    Finding and Attaching Outside Sources in Family Search

Presenter: Kelli Bradley

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Learn how to attach a source (record) found in family search or on the internet (using tree connect) to individuals, couples, and families; how to create your own sources. Handouts: ѻ FamilySearch Handout - Kelly Bradley ѻ Searching with FamilySearch - Kelly Bradley.pdf ѻ Research Wiki - Kelly Bradley

<div style="border:3px solid lightblue; background-color:lightgray; padding:5px; border-radius:5px; box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #888888"> '''   Getting Started in Family Search! Accessing &amp; Navigating the Site'''

Presenter: Melanie Montgomery

How to sign into Family Search-Family Tree, navigate the fan chart and tree views, and use the features on the person's detail page.

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Handouts: ѻ Getting Started in FamilySearch (PowerPoint) ѻ Getting Started in FamilySearch (Handout)

<div style="border:3px solid lightblue; background-color:lightgray; padding:5px; border-radius:5px; box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #888888">    Finding Grandma – Research Techniques in Tree Building                       Presenter: Ed S.               To Register go to:

<div style="border:3px solid lightblue; background-color:lightgray; padding:5px; border-radius:5px; box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #888888">    Clutter-Free Genealogy Previous Instructor(s): Amy Anderson  Genealogy is fun…when you can find the information you have! Genealogy is frustrating…when you can't find what you know you have! Learn a color-coded system that can be applied to your file folders, notebooks and computer files that is simple to set up and maintain and is well organized, inexpensive, flexible and easy for future generations to understand. Just a few easy steps and you will be on your way to "clutter-free" genealogy.

Handout: ѻ Clutter FreeGenealogy

<div style="border:3px solid lightblue; background-color:lightgray; padding:5px; border-radius:5px; box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #888888">    From Storage Box to Story Book Previous Instructor(s): Parris Neal

We have often been challenged to find a way to convert all of our photos, memories, articles, group sheets, and important documents from our "storage boxes" into a family history that can be understood, appreciated, added to, and passed along to the next generation. Brother Neal has gone through the experience and will show how to make that conversion into an "electronic family history scrapbook" that can include art, hot links, stories, and all of the other priceless collectibles that will culminate into a real time story book. Handout: ѻ Sharing Shoebox

<div style="border:3px solid lightblue; background-color:lightgray; padding:5px; border-radius:5px; box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #888888">    Social Media and How to Start a Blog Previous Instructor(s): Amy Anderson

This class can show you some quick ways to share your experiences with family history and what you have learned about your ancestors so far. Come learn what blogging is and how it is a good way to share stories, information, and ideas. Learn how Social Media like Facebook and Twitter can be used to share your family history or promote your blog. Come and learn how to promote all your new found genealogy skills!

Handouts: ѻ Social Media1 ѻ Social Media 2

<div style="border:3px solid lightblue; background-color:lightgray; padding:5px; border-radius:5px; box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #888888">    It is All About Me                       Previous Instructor(s): Melanie Kratz

Write a personal history from start to finish that your descendants will want to read. Organizing your timeline, choosing a format, deciding what to include and what to leave out, adding pictures and memorabilia, and even publishing options.

Handout: ѻ It is All About Me Personal History - Student Handout

<div style="border:3px solid lightblue; background-color:lightgray; padding:5px; border-radius:5px; box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #888888">    Sharing Your Shoebox: Artistic Ancestry Archiving Previous Instructor(s): 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. Handout: ѻ Sharing Your Shoebox]

<div style="border:3px solid lightblue; background-color:lightgray; padding:5px; border-radius:5px; box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #888888">    Overview of FamilySearch Partnership Websites: Ancestry, FindMyPast, &amp; MyHeritage Previous Instructor(s): Karl VanWie

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. Handouts:                   ѻ Partnership Sites                   ѻ Ancestry.com.pdf                   ѻ MyHeritage.com                   ѻ Find My Past.com                   ѻ Creating_a_GEDCOM_File.pdf

<div style="border:3px solid lightblue; background-color:lightgray; padding:5px; border-radius:5px; box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #888888">    FamilySearch Family Tree(Seek) Pedigree System                       Previous Instructor(s): Stephanie Moore  '''Are you frustrated with trying to combine your family history digital + hard copies of your family history? Come learn about FamilySearch’s Family Tree link, TreeSeek pedigrees, &amp; my Fan Chart binder research/organizational system, that is easy to pass down to the next generation. Find sites to create visual family trees for display, which creates easier access to your information. Who doesn’t love to see their Family Tree? It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3…come join me! Handouts:

<div style="border:3px solid lightblue; background-color:lightgray; padding:5px; border-radius:5px; box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #888888">    How to Plan Your Own Family History Trip                       Previous Instructor(s): Tom Nixon  Would you like to have a meaningful visit to the hometown of an ancestor, but you're not sure how to plan such a trip? It can be a very rewarding experience. I'll use lessons learned, while taking my wife to her ancestral home in Italy, and also taking my mother to family sites in Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, to suggest how you can plan your own trip. Handout: ѻ Plan Ancestral Road Trip

<div style="border:3px solid lightblue; background-color:lightgray; padding:5px; border-radius:5px; box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #888888">    DNA and Its Place in Family Research                       Previous Instructor(s): Sheldon Jones

Ever wondered what DNA testing is and how it can help in your Family History? This talk introduces what DNA is and the rapidly growing field of Y-chromosome and Autosomal DNA testing. Explanation of terms you will encounter and a comparison of testing companies will be given. This will be a prerequisite for an advanced class in the future.

Handout: ѻ DNA

<div style="border:3px solid lightblue; background-color:lightgray; padding:5px; border-radius:5px; box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #888888">    The Search is On                       Previous Instructor(s): Courtney Smith

Do you know where to begin searching for those who are missing from your family tree? Are you unsure of the best way to perform internet searches and then wonder what to do with all of those results? We will discuss how to become more proficient in your searching and find those family history clues! Handouts: ѻ Search Tips Handout ѻ Yippy Search Handout ѻ Google Search Handout ѻ FamilySearch Handout ѻ Research Aids Handout

<div style="border:3px solid lightblue; background-color:lightgray; padding:5px; border-radius:5px; box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #888888">    Family History from a British Perspective                       Previous Instructor(s): Rowan Reynolds

A presentation on the main records we use in Britain for genealogy. These include the Domesday Book, Manorial Records, Parish Records, Civil Registration and the Census. Historical background will be covered, and how to get a hold of them. The main emphasis is on England. Handouts: ѻ British Sources Handout ѻ Family History Time Line ѻ Gen UKI Map

<div style="border:3px solid lightblue; background-color:lightgray; padding:5px; border-radius:5px; box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #888888">    Comparing RootsMagic, Ancestral Quest, and Legacy Software Programs                       Previous Instructor(s): Vint Atkinson Handouts: This class will explain the various product features and benefits from each of the three major software applications in setting up and using your individual ancestral trees. You will also have the opportunity to visit one of the sites for a more in depth look at the one you like the most. ѻ COMPARE RootsMagic, Ancestral Quest, and Legacy Software Programs HANDOUT pt1 ѻ COMPARE RootsMagic, Ancestral Quest, and Legacy Software Programs HANDOUT pt2 ѻ COMPARE RootsMagic, Ancestral Quest, and Legacy Software Programs HANDOUT pt3 - FILE ORGANIZATION

<div style="border:3px solid lightblue; background-color:lightgray; padding:5px; border-radius:5px; box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #888888"> '''   Getting Started! Assessing and Navigating Family Search'''                      Previous Instructor(s): Nancy Olesky  How to sign into Family Search-Family Tree, navigate the fan chart and tree views, and use the features on the person's detail page.

Handouts: ѻ Getting Started in FamilySearch ѻ GETTING STARTED IN FAMILYSEARCH Handout

<div style="border:3px solid lightblue; background-color:lightgray; padding:5px; border-radius:5px; box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #888888">    Scanning Photos, Stories, Documents in Family Search                       Previous Instructor(s): Connie Powell

You will learn how to find, share, and add photos, documents, and stories to family tree and to tag them to individuals. Handouts: ѻ Adding Photos to Family Tree ѻ Adding Stories to Family Tree

<div style="border:3px solid lightblue; background-color:lightgray; padding:5px; border-radius:5px; box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #888888">    Search with Family Search                       Previous Instructor(s): Courtney Smith

Search tool includes records, genealogies, catalogs, books, and wiki to find your ancestors Handouts: ѻ FamilySearch Handout ѻ Searching with FamilySearch ѻ Research Wiki

<div style="border:3px solid lightblue; background-color:lightgray; padding:5px; border-radius:5px; box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #888888">    Working With Family Relationships in Family Search                       Previous Instructor(s): Charlyn McAllister  Learn how to find, evaluate, correct, discuss, watch, and attach sources to the people in your family tree. You will learn to add or link a person to your tree; add, edit, or delete a couple relationship or parent- child relationship; remove a person and change a wrong parent.

Handout: ѻ How to Work with Relationships in Family Search - Charlyn McAllister

<div style="border:3px solid lightblue; background-color:lightgray; padding:5px; border-radius:5px; box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #888888">    Searching in Family Search to Find &amp; Attach Outside Sources                       Previous Instructor(s): Kelli Bradley

Learn how to attach a source (record) found in family search or on the internet (using tree connect) to individuals, couples, and families; how to create your own sources.

Handouts: ѻ FamilySearch Handout - Kelly Bradley ѻ Searching with FamilySearch - Kelly Bradley.pdf ѻ Research Wiki - Kelly Bradley

<div style="border:3px solid lightblue; background-color:lightgray; padding:5px; border-radius:5px; box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #888888">    Preparing Names for the Temple, Identifying Duplicates, and Merging                       Previous Instructor(s): Richard Vance

Temple submission will be explained. You will learn how to merge or delete duplicates and process names for Temple Ordinances in Family Search - Family Tree. Handout: ѻ Merging Duplicate Records in Family Tree - Richard Vance

<div style="border:3px solid lightblue; background-color:lightgray; padding:5px; border-radius:5px; box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #888888">    Researching with Newspapers                       Previous Instructor(s): Gale Myers   

Newspapers provide a wide range of genealogical information from death notices and obituaries to full biographies. This class will identify online and offline sources and search methods for locating newspapers and articles of interest. Handout: ѻ Researching With Newspapers (Power Point format)

<div style="border:3px solid lightblue; background-color:lightgray; padding:5px; border-radius:5px; box-shadow:10px 10px 5px #888888">    Ancestry.com – Introduction To This Powerful Partner                       Previous Instructor(s): Vint Atkinson

Class Description: This class introduces you to the Ancestry.com website and shows you how to get started using this powerful family history research partner. Included are basic website navigation; setting up your profile and home page to get the most out of the website; starting your family tree; basic search techniques and the Ancestry catalog of sources. '''Recommended: Sign up for an account with Ancestry.com. '''     If you cannot sign up for an account yourself prior to Workshop date, the instructor will be in the Family History Discovery Center during regular hours on the Thursday and Friday prior to the class and will assist you in getting signed up.

Difficulty Level: Beginner

Handouts: ѻ Ancestry.com ѻ Setting Up Ancestry Account ѻ Setting Up Ancestry Partner