What's new at the Family History Library August 2016

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United States Research Seminar


The Family History Library’s Research Specialists invite you to their free week-long United States Seminar. The seminar, which will be held August 22nd - 26th, 2016, is perfect for beginning and intermediate genealogists interested in learning about U.S. regions and records, FamilySearch resources, and Family History Library collections. For the brochure [[Media:2016_Seminar_Brochure.pdf|click here]].

Come and spend a week at the world renowned Family History Library learning from our expert staff genealogists on how to effectively use the FamilySearch Catalog, Historical Records, Research Wiki and more. This year various regions of the United States will be explored. Learn what records are unique and similar to each region. Discover new techniques, strategies, and methodology to apply to your genealogical research problems.

Main Floor Construction


The second phase of construction at the Family History Library will begin on September 1, 2016. A flagship Discovery Center will be added to the main floor. Construction will be completed before the RootsTech Conference begins on February 8, 2017.

Computer Labs for the B1 and B2 Floors


The Family History Library will add computer labs to the classrooms on the B1 and B2 floors.

Classes and Webinars
The Family History Library is offering classes and webinars for various countries and subjects. Click on the thumbnail to see the class schedule for July.





New self-help training to retrieve or your familysearch.org username and password
Can't remember your familysearch.org account username or password? No problem! The Family History Library includes a new self-help training on how to create, sign in, or retrieve a familysearch.org username and password. This self-help training is available on the Family History Library desktop computers as well as online by clicking the following link. Good luck! Self-help FamilySearch account training