Free Family History Library Classes and Webinars for May 2017
The Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah has announced its free family history classes and webinars for May 2017. Participants can conveniently attend in person or online. The May calendar will offer classes on how to succeed researching Belgium, British Isles, Colombia, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, and US records-related classes, as well as a variety of how-to classes. Mark your calendars for events you want to join so you don't forget.
Online classes offered in the schedule are noted as "Webinars". Webinars noted in red this month have limited attendance and require registration. Click on the title to register in advance.
Webinar attendees need to click on the link next to the class title to attend the online class on the scheduled date and time. Those attending the Library in-person need to simply go to the room noted. Invite family and friends. All times are in Mountain Standard Time (MST).
Not able to attend a webinar live or in-person? Most sessions are taped and can be viewed later online at your convenience in the archive for Family History Library Classes and Webinars.
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CLASS (SKILL LEVEL) |
WEBINAR | ROOM |
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Tue, 2-May, 10:00 AM |
Overview of FamilySearch.org (Beginner) |
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Wed, 3-May, 10:00 AM |
Spanish Language Records Indexing (1½ hrs) (Intermediate) |
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Wed, 3-May, 1:00 PM |
Understanding Places in Ireland (Beginner) |
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Wed, 3-May, 3:00 PM |
Ask Your United States Research Question (Beginner) |
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Thur, 4-May, 11:00 AM |
Starting Family Tree: Attaching FamilySearch Sources to your Tree (Intermediate) |
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Thur, 4-May, 1:00 PM |
British Case Study (Beginner) |
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Fri, 5-May, 1:00 PM |
United States Case Study (Intermediate) |
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Sat, 6-May, 1:00 PM |
Recursos genealógicos de Colombia (Beginner) |
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Mon, 8-May, 10:00 AM |
Using the FHL Catalog Effectively (Beginner) |
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Tue, 9-May, 11:00 AM |
Norwegian Emigration: The Experience (Beginner) |
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Tue, 9-May, 11:00 AM |
What is New at FamilySearch.org (Beginner) |
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Wed, 10-May, 10:00 AM |
Italian Language Records Indexing (1½ hrs) (Intermediate) |
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Thur, 11-May, 11:00 AM |
Using Social Media for Family History (Beginner) |
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Mon, 15-May, 9:00 AM |
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Mon, 15-May, 10:00 AM |
Using the FHL Catalog Effectively (Beginner) |
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Mon, 15-May, 10:15 AM |
Spelling Variations in German Given and Place Names (Intermediate) |
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Mon, 15-May, 11:30 AM |
Meyers German Gazetteer Now Online, Indexed and Fully Searchable (Beginner) |
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Mon, 15-May, 2:00 PM |
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Mon, 15-May, 3:15 PM |
Elusive Immigrant: Methods of Proving Identity (Intermediate) |
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Tue, 16-May, 9:00 AM |
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Tue, 16-May, 10:15 AM |
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Tue, 16-May, 11:30 AM |
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Tue, 16-May, 1:00 PM |
Tips and Tricks of Using FamilySearch’s Historical Records (Intermediate) |
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Tue, 16-May, 2:00 PM |
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Tue, 16-May, 3:15 PM |
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Wed, 17-May, 9:00 AM |
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Wed, 17-May, 10:00 AM |
French Language Records Indexing (1½ hrs) (Intermediate) |
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Wed, 17-May, 10:15 AM |
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Wed, 17-May, 11:30 AM |
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Wed, 17-May, 2:00 PM |
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Wed, 17-May, 3:15 PM |
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Thur, 18-May, 9:00 AM |
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Thur, 18-May, 10:15 AM |
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Thur, 18-May, 11:00 AM |
Starting Family Tree: Submitting Names for Temple Work (Intermediate) |
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Thur, 18-May, 11:30 AM |
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Thurs, 18-May, 2:00 PM |
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Thu, 18-May, 3:15 PM |
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Fri, 19-May, 9:00 AM |
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Fri, 19-May, 10:15 AM |
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Fri, 19-May, 11:30 AM |
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Fri, 19-May, 2:00 PM |
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Fri, 19-May, 3:15 PM |
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Sat, 20-May, 1:00 PM |
Diviértete con tus hijos creando una fiesta de Historia Familiar (Beginner) |
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Mon, 22-May, 10:00 AM |
Using the FHL Catalog Effectively (Beginner) |
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Tue, 23-May, 11:00 AM |
FamilySearch Wiki (Beginner) |
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Tue, 23-May, 1:00 PM |
Tracing Scottish Ancestry Online (Beginner) |
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Wed, 24-May, 10:00 AM |
Portuguese Language Records Indexing (1½ hrs) (Intermediate) |
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Wed, 24-May, 2:00 PM |
Databases for Swedish Genealogy (Intermediate) |
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Thu, 25-May, 10:00 AM |
United States Census: Techniques and Strategies for Finding Elusive Ancestors (Beginner) |
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Thur, 25-May, 1:00 PM |
Tracing Elusive Ancestry in England’s North Country (Intermediate) |
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Tue, 30-May, 1:00 PM |
Starting Family Tree: Open Questions and Answers (Beginner) |
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Wed, 31-May, 10:00 AM |
Dutch Language Records Indexing ( 1½ hrs) (Intermediate) |
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Wed, 31-May, 1:00 PM |
Your British/Irish Research Questions Answered (Beginner) |
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