Family Search Classes for March

Free Family History Library Classes and Webinars for March 2019 Salt Lake City, Utah (4 March 2019), The FamilySearch Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, has announced its free classes and webinars for March 2019. Classes focus on beginning skills using the free FamilySearch Family Tree, Research Wiki, Catalog, mobile apps, and online community. Some classes will be offered in Spanish and Portuguese. Participants can attend in person or online. See the calendar below for the complete list of classes. No registration is required. FamilySearch.org and Family Tree Classes will be offered every Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. MDT throughout the month of March. 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 at Family History Library classes and webinars. 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 classes are in mountain daylight time (MDT). DATE/TIME CLASS WEBINAR | ROOM Tuesday, 5 March, 10:00 A.M. MDT Using the FamilySearch Catalog Effectively Webinar | Main Lab Thur, 7 March, 10:00 A.M. MDT Portuguese Language Indexing Webinar | Main Lab Saturday, 9 March, 1:00 P.M. MDT Primeiros passos para pesquisa Webinar | Main Lab Tuesday, 12 March, 10:00 A.M. MDT Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki Webinar | Main Lab Saturday, 16 March, 1:00 P.M. MDT Ayuda de investigación y buscando registros de la página de persona en Árbol Familiar Webinar | Main Lab Tuesday, 19 March, 10:00 A.M. MDT Using the FamilySearch Mobile Apps Webinar | Main Lab Thur, 21 March, 10:00 A.M. MDT Italian Language Indexing Webinar | Main Lab Tuesday, 26 March, 10:00 A.M. MDT Discovering the FamilySearch Community Webinar | Main Lab ### About FamilySearch FamilySearch International is the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. To help in this great pursuit, FamilySearch and its predecessors have been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. Patrons may access FamilySearch services and resources free online at FamilySearch.org or through over 5,000 family history centers in 129 countries, including the main Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

FamilySearch News

FamilySearch has release news on some of the new things they'll be implementing in the new year:

What's Coming from FamilySearch in 2019 

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (7 January 2019), The popular, free genealogy website, FamilySearch.org, announced its 2019 plans to enhance its record search and Family Tree search capabilities and introduce new interactive discovery experiences. FamilySearch is a global leader in the growing Family History market segment, serving 12 million users worldwide.
In addition to over 300 million additional historical records and images for family history discoveries, look for the following new offerings in 2019.
1. Online Interactive Discovery Experiences
For the first time, fun discovery experiences that have been available only at life-sized, interactive kiosks in select FamilySearch venues will also be available on FamilySearch.org in 2019. Making these three discovery experiences available online will expand the reach of the activities to more patrons globally.

• All about Me

Have you ever wondered about the origin and meaning of your name or what events happened in the year you were born? The All about Meexperience will allow you to discover these fun things about yourself and also about your ancestors.

• Picture My Heritage

This simple and fun experience lets you insert yourself digitally into traditional clothing related to your heritage. On Picture My Heritage, you can save your custom photos or share them with friends and family.

• Record My Story

Priceless stories and memories from you or family members can be recorded on Record My Storyand added—by text or audio—to FamilySearch.org or downloaded to another source.
2. Family Tree and Friends, Associates, and Neighbor (FAN) Relationships
The free FamilySearch Family Tree will give users the ability to record other relationships to an ancestor beyond immediate family members, when applicable, such as friends, associates, and neighbors (FAN). This function will aid research by allowing users to record information about other people living in an ancestor’s household as noted in a historical record, such as boarders or staff.
FamilySearch will continue to develop site experiences that enable families to connect with their ancestral homelands near and far. FamilySearch.org will also provide more help throughout the site to make it easier for visitors to accomplish key tasks in a few simple steps.
3. Updated Find Capability
The FamilySearch Family Tree search capacity will be significantly updated to provide faster and better results. Another innovation will allow search engines such as Google to present names and limited facts from the Family Tree to online search queries without the searcher being signed into FamilySearch.org. This feature will enable millions of people searching for their ancestors online to discover the vast, free services FamilySearch offers them.
4. Memories
Millions of people use FamilySearch Memories to record, preserve, and share their family photos, historical documents, and stories. In 2019, users will be able to record audio remembrances related to a photo they have uploaded. Memories will also give users the capability to organize items in an album according to their interests or needs.
5. RootsTech London 2019

The first international version of the highly successful RootsTech family history conference will be held in London on October 24–26, 2019, at the ExCel London Convention Center.
The RootsTech London 2019 convention will not replace the annual conference in Salt Lake City (held on February 27–March 2, 2019) but will be an additional RootsTech event. Registration for RootsTech London opens in February 2019.

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About FamilySearch
FamilySearch International is the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. To help in this great pursuit, FamilySearch and its predecessors have been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. Patrons may access FamilySearch services and resources free online at FamilySearch.org or through over 5,000 family history centers in 129 countries, including the main Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Family History's October Webinars & Classes

Free Family History Library Classes and Webinars for October 2018 

Salt Lake City, Utah (28 Sept 2018), 

The FamilySearch Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, has announced its free family history classes and webinars for October 2018. Research classes will focus on records from Denmark, Holland, England, Germany, and Wales. One class is offered in Spanish. A class for deaf community indexing is included. The genealogy merit badge is also featured. Participants can attend in person or online. See the calendar below for the complete list of classes. No registration is required. (Find or share this announcement online in the  FamilySearch Newsroom.)

Select webinars are offered weekly 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

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 at Family History Library classes and webinars. 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).

DATE AND TIME	CLASS	SKILL LEVEL	WEBINAR | ROOM
Tuesday, 2 October, 10:00 a.m.	What´s New at FamilySearch	Beginner	Webinar | Main Lab
Thursday, 4 October 10:00 a.m.	Indexing Dutch Records (1.5 hours)	Beginner	Webinar | Main Lab
Thursday, 4 October, 1:00 p.m.	Using Archion for German Research	Beginner	Webinar | Main Lab
Tuesday, 9 October, 10:00 a.m.	Starting Family Tree: Overview of FamilySearch	Beginner	Webinar | B1 Lab
Thursday, 11 October, 1:00 p.m.	United States Research: Pacific Region	Beginner	Webinar | Main B
Tuesday, 16 October, 10:00 a.m.	Starting Family Tree: Navigating, Adding, Editing, and Standardization of Dates and Places	Beginner	Webinar | Main Lab
Thursday, 18 October, 1:00 p.m.	England and Wales Census	Beginner	Webinar | Main Lab
Saturday, 20 October, 10:00 a.m.	Boy Scout Genealogy Merit Badge (1½ hrs). For Registration.	Beginner	2S Lab
Saturday, 20 October, 1:00 p.m.	Recursos genealógicos de la emigración Hispanoamericana	Beginner	Webinar | Main B
Thursday, 25 October, 10:00 a.m.	Deaf Community Indexing Training	Beginner	Webinar | Main Lab
Thursday, 25 October, 1:00 p.m.	Using Gazetteers to Determine Jurisdictionsin Denmark	Beginner	Webinar | Main Lab
Tuesday, 30 October, 10:00 a.m.	Using the FamilySearch Catalog Effectively	Beginner	Webinar | Main Lab

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About FamilySearch

FamilySearch International is the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. To help in this great pursuit, FamilySearch and its predecessors have been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. Patrons may access FamilySearch services and resources free online at FamilySearch.org or through over 4,921 family history centers in 129 countries, including the main Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.