2019

Indexing 101

All the basics so that you can start indexing today! Sometimes we get stuck or overwhelmed with the constantly changing technology or being afraid to make mistakes. Sister Banner’s here to relieve all your fears and give you a proper jump start!

By Kathy Banner, ago

Life is a Story and a Thread Runs Through It

I will show a book I did this year, and how I discovered the thread. I will also focus on how to write with examples of capturing the original thoughts, and then distilling to the essence. Through all of that we make the connections, see the threads that define our lives. This is sort of a Part 2 of last year’s “Writing histories and attaching memories: Preserving before it’s too late”

By Janis Warr, ago

Getting More Out of Your Endowment

Do you sometimes feel like you’re just going through the motions and just taking a piece of paper through the temple? This class is intended to help jump start our minds in the very basics of gospel symbolism, viewing the endowment through the eyes of our ancestors, and how to ask better questions in the temple so as to receive clearer answers in prayer.

By Cameron Briggs, ago

Become a Findagrave.com Power User

Are you making the most of findagrave.com? Are you simply using it for your own research or are you making it better for everyone? Learn how to edit inaccurate or incomplete information, add new information, photos, stories, and documents, and create virtual cemeteries of your own family. All levels.

By Sharon Bowers, ago

Working with Matches on Ancestry DNA

Ancestry has more than 15 million DNA testers- so if you do a DNA test you are bound to find hundreds and more likely thousands of DNA cousins. How or where do you start to figure out who’s who? Ancestry just released some great new tools to help you in grouping, sorting and powerfully working with your matches. These tricks will help even if the match doesn’t have a public tree. If you’ve taken an Ancestry DNA test, you will want to come to this class and see how to use the new tools to help you with your DNA research. A color coding option that helps in identifying your different grandparents lines. And an online DNA calculator to help figure out the relationships probabilities.

By Tammy Stevenson, ago

Ancestry Tips and Tricks

Did you know Ancestry would sync directly with Family Search? Did you know an Ancestry Tree could help you with research? Did you know Ancestry just released some new exciting tagging options for your tree? If you didn’t, come to this class and learn about these and other tips for getting the most out of Ancestry.com P.S. Ancestry.com is available to all members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. We’ll show you how to sign up for free if you don’t already have an account, and give you a shortcut to getting your tree started there.

By Tammy Stevenson, ago

Basic Scandinavian Records Online

Are you afraid to search for your Scandinavian Ancestors? Does their strange names system with its Nielsens, Anderssons, and Johansdotters scare you? Does it appear that there might be a lot of errors in your Scandinavian family tree?
Scandinavian research is different from research in other areas, and there are a lot of errors in Scandinavian family trees. But the Scandinavians kept excellent records! Those records are online, and many of them are indexed. This class will give you some basic information that will help you learn to use those records and correct problems in Family Tree.

By Kathleen Hedberg, ago

British Research

So you’ve crossed the pond and found yourself in unfamiliar territory…well Brother White is an expert in the tools and geography of ole Blighty and has come to help you excel in English research. This class is a discussion format where you can ask any questions from a native.

By Robert White, ago

Descendancy View

We’re staying in Family Search for this class. No need for additional tools or subscriptions. Family Search’s new Descendancy View is an easy way to start finding cousins and bypassed branches. We’ll go over all the tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your research with this handy built-in tool.

By Brooke Christensen, ago