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Getting Started

Not sure where to start? We’ve created collections of popular sessions on various topics so you don’t have to search for everything yourself.

Starting Your Tree on FamilySearch

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Getting Started with the FamilySearch Get Involved app

Joey Soria

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Getting Started with the FamilySearch Family Tree App

Todd Powell

Beginner Track Sponsored by BYU Family History Program

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Getting Started Part 1: Research Goals, logs, research plans, organization, being effective

Dr. Cacey Farnsworth, James Rasmussen

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Getting Started Part 2: Record types and when to use them

Jana K Greenhalgh

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Getting Started Part 3: Analyzing data - making good decisions

Dr. Joseph Stuart, Jaclyn Pruett, Serena Juhasz

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Getting Started Part 4 - Using Record Hints- Harnessing the Power of AI to Document Your Family

Liz Snow, Aubrey Ann Morris

Location Research

Getting Started with Research in Brazil

Debbie Gurtler

Discovering your Roots: Getting Started with Central and South American Family History

Sarah Day

Getting Started with Research in Germany

Bärbel K. Johnson

Getting Started with Research in Ireland

Dan Poffenberger