August Classes at FamilySearch

 Free Family History Classes and Webinars for August 2018

Salt Lake City, Utah (25 July 2018), The FamilySearch Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, has announced its free family history classes and webinars for August 2018. Research classes will focus on the Boy Scout Merit Badge, England, France, Germany, Low Countries, Sweden, Switzerland, United States (Midwest Region) and DNA Research. Weekly FamilySearch sessions for the Family Tree are offered in English and in Spanish. Participants can attend in person or online. See the calendar below for the complete list. No registration is required. (Find or share this announcement online in the FamilySearch Newsroom.)

Weekly webinars are organized along the following track schedule throughout the month:

Mondays—FamilySearch Catalog at 10:00 a.m. MDT

Tuesdays—FamilySearch.org and Family Tree Classes at 10:00 a.m. MDT

Wednesdays—Indexing Classes at 10:00 a.m. MDT

Thursdays—Research Classes at 1:00 p.m. MDT

Mark your calendars for events you want to join. Online classes are noted on the schedule as webinars. Webinar attendees need to click the link next to the class title at the scheduled date and time to attend the class online. Those attending in person simply go to the room noted. Invite your family and friends. All class times are in mountain daylight time (MDT).

If you are unable to attend a class in person or online, most sessions are recorded and can be viewed later online at your convenience. Access archived classes online at Family History Library classes and webinars.

DATE / TIME All Classes are in MDT			CLASS	SKILL LEVEL	ROOM
Thurs	2-Aug	1:00 p.m.	Calendar Changes in France, Germany, Switzerland, and the Low Countries Webinar	Beginner		Main Lab
Sat	4-Aug	1:00 p.m.	Búsquedas eficaces Webinar	Beginner		Main B
Tues	7-Aug	10:00 a.m.	Starting Family Tree: Navigating, Adding, Editing, and Standardization of Dates and Places Webinar	Beginner		Main Lab
Thurs	9-Aug	10:00 a.m.	Web Indexing Webinar	Beginner		Main Lab
Thurs	9-Aug	1:00 p.m.	United States Research: Midwest Region Webinar	Beginner		Main B
Tues	14-Aug	10:00 a.m.	Using the FamilySearch Catalog Effectively Webinar	Beginner		Main Lab
Thurs	16-Aug	1:00 p.m.	England Non-Conformist Church Records Webinar	Intermediate		Main Lab
Sat	18-Aug	10:00 a.m.	Boy Scout Genealogy Merit Badge (1½ hrs). To register, go to the FamilySearch Boy Scout Merit Badge Site	Beginner		2S Lab
Sat	18-Aug	1:00 p.m.	Ayudando a los demás Webinar	Intermediate		B1 Lab
Tues	21-Aug	10:00 a.m.	Tips and Tricks for Using the FamilySearch Historical Record Collections Webinar	Beginner		Main Lab
Thurs	23-Aug	1:00 p.m.	Swedish Moving Records Webinar	Beginner		Main Lab
Tues	28-Aug	10:00 a.m.	Starting Family Tree: Attaching Sources Webinar	Beginner		Main Lab
Thurs	30-Aug	1:00 p.m.	Genetic Genealogy: An Introduction to DNA Webinar	Beginner		Main B
Thurs	30-Aug	2:15 p.m.	DNA: I've Tested. Now What? Webinar	Beginner		Main B

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