United States Research Seminar Sponsored by the Family History Library

=2020 Seminar=

In September 2020, 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.

Date and Time
The United States Research Seminar will be held from Monday September 21 through Friday September 25, 2020 and will be also be broadcast as webinars. Classes will run daily from 9:30 AM through 2:30 PM Mountain Daylight Time (MDT).

Monday Classes
The following classes will be taught on Monday, September 21, 2020. Links to the webinar, handouts, and recorded classes will be made available here.

Tuesday Classes
The following classes will be taught on Tuesday, September 22, 2020.Links to the webinar, handouts, and recorded classes will be made available here.

Thursday Classes
The following classes will be taught on Thursday, September 12, 2019. Links to the webinar, handouts, and recorded classes will be made available here.

Friday Classes
The following classes will be taught on Friday, September 13, 2019. Links to the webinars, handouts, and recorded classes will be made available here.

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]]