Bridging Generations–October 21, 2017 Family History Conference in Tempe

Registration begins soon for the FREE Family History Conference sponsored by the Mesa FamilySearch Library. We received the following press release from them:

ANNOUNCING THE 2017 Family History Conference sponsored by the Mesa FamilySearch Library on Saturday, October 21, 2017, at the Tempe Institute of Religion on the ASU Campus, 1000 South McAllister Avenue in Tempe, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:20 p.m.

This year’s conference will feature a keynote address by Lisa McBride of FamilySearch, an Accredited Genealogist, who works with area family history centers and serves on the FamilySearch Wiki Governance Council.

Our theme is “Bridging Generations” and provides a wide variety of over 50 class choices for all types of learners, from beginners to the most advanced genealogists.  Come and learn how to be more effective and efficient when doing your research.  Learn to trace your roots with DNA.  Learn to find and document your sources.  Get specific information on various ways to research in specific states and countries.  If you are new to family history, come learn the basics.  Some of the most popular classes are repeated in an effort to accommodate everyone.   Spend all day or come for a single class or two; you may attend a maximum of five classes.

Detailed conference information will become available and registration will begin online at www.mesafsl.org on Thursday, September 21, 2017.  At the time of registration, registrants will be given the opportunity to purchase lunch from Jason’s Deli.  Otherwise, the conference is FREE.  Parking is also free and convenient but registrants are reminded that cars are parked in a public facility and are urged to be cautious with their valuables. See you in October! 

In the past, you were required to select the specific classes you plan to attend during the registration. Seats for each class is limited and registration closes for that class when it is full. This conference usually fills up very quickly so don't delay in reserving seats for the classes you really wish to attend.

FREE United States and Canada Research Seminar, October 16-20, 2017

Registration is open for the upcoming week long United States and Canada Research Seminar hosted by the Family History Library in Salt Lake City on October 16-20, 2017. The seminar will be streamed online for free for those who cannot attend in person. The seminar will cover a range of topics from Border Crossings to Vital Records in both the U.S. and Canada. The classes are for beginning and intermediate genealogists interested in learning about records of U.S. and Canada localities and the Family History Library collections.

Registration is required to attend in person or online. Class descriptions, handouts, and registration is available at the FamilySearch Wiki here at this URL:    https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Family_History_Library_Classes_and_Webinars. Below is a schedule of classes (all times are in MDT, Arizona is one hour earlier):

TIME	Monday, 16 October	Tuesday, 17 October	Wednesday, 18 October	Thursday, 19 October	Friday, 20 October
9:00-10:00 AM MDT	FamilySearch Catalog	FamilySearch Wiki	FamilySearch Historical Records Collection	FamilySearch Memories	Freedman Bureau Records
10:15-11:15 AM MDT	Canada Research: Canada Census Records	Canada Research: Canada Vital Records	Canada Research: Quebec Research	Canada Research: Ontario Research	Immigration and Canadian Border Crossings
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM MDT	Are You Your Own Brick Wall: Common Genealogical Mistakes and Their Solutions	Descendancy Research	A United States Case Study	The Research Process	Ask Your United States and Canada Research Question
1:15-2:15 PM MDT	United States Vital Records	Census Techniques/Strategies	United States Land Records	Genetic Genealogy: An Introduction to DNA	Canada Research: Canada Military
2:30-3:30 PM MDT	United States Naturalization Records	United States Probate Records	Great Internet Sites for United States Research	Using LDS Church Records	Over There: World War I Over Here

Free Family History Library Classes & Webinars, September 2017

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In addition to the Nordic Family History Conference from 11-15 September, 2017 (see this blog post), the Family History Library is offering 18 beginner and intermediate webinars and classes in the month of September 2017.

The Nordic Family History Conference classes require registration to attend. In order to attend any of the other classes, webinar attendees need to open the September 2017 Family History Library Class Calendar and click the link next to the class title at the scheduled date and time to attend the class online.

Below is September's schedule which includes the Nordic Family History Conference classes. All times are in MDT (Arizona is one hour earlier).

DATE / TIME			CLASS
Sat	2 Sep	1:00 pm	Investigación genealógica de Perú (Beginner)
Tue	5 Sep	10:00 am	Family Tree Next Step: Attaching Sources in Family Tree (Beginner)
Tue	5 Sep	11:00 am	Using Digital Libraries to Find Your German Ancestor (Intermediate)
Tue	5 Sep	1:00 pm	British Case Study (Beginner)
Wed	6 Sep	10:00 am	French Language Indexing (Intermediate) (1½ hours)
Wed	6 Sep	12:00 pm	Ask Your United States Research Question (Beginner)
Thur	7 Sep	11:00 am	Helpful Websites for Finding Your German Ancestor (Beginner)
Mon	11 Sep	9:00 am	2017 Is the Year of Nordic Records! Learn What’s Coming (Beginner)
Mon	11 Sep	10:15 am	The Who, What, Where, Why, and How of Nordic Records on FamilySearch (Beginner)
Mon	11 Sep	1:15 pm	Exploring European Feast-Day Calendars (Intermediate)
Mon	11 Sep	2:30 pm	Scandinavian-American Resources (Intermediate)
Tue	12 Sep	9:00 am	What’s New in the Swedish ArkivDigital (Intermediate)
Tue	12 Sep	10:15 am	Name Searchable Databases in Swedish ArkivDigital (Intermediate)
Tue	12 Sep	11:00 am	Submitting Names for Temple Ordinances (Intermediate)
Tue	12 Sep	1:15 pm	Swedish Naming Customs (Intermediate)
Tue	12 Sep	2:30 pm	Military Records in the Swedish ArkivDigital (Intermediate)
Wed	13 Sep	9:00 am	Probate Laws and Records for Swedish Genealogy (Intermediate)
Wed	13 Sep	10:15 am	Databases for Swedish Genealogy (Intermediate)
Wed	13 Sep	1:15 pm	Introduction to Icelandic Church and Census Records (Beginner)
Wed	13 Sep	2:30 pm	Finnish Immigration and Methodology: How to Tackle Finnish Challenges (Intermediate)
Thur	14 Sep	9:00 am	Norwegian Church Records (Beginner)
Thur	14 Sep	10:15 am	Norway: We’re Getting Married! Traditions and Records (Beginner)
Thur	14 Sep	1:15 pm	Lensrekneskapsbøker in Norway (Intermediate)
Thur	14 Sep	2:30 pm	Norwegian Migration and Immigration (Beginner)
Fri	15 Sep	9:00 am	Danish Estates (Intermediate)
Fri	15 Sep	10:30 am	Little Used Records on Arkivalieronline (Intermediate)
Fri	15 Sep	1:15 pm	Danish Tax Records (Beginner)
Fri	15 Sep	2:30 pm	Research in Copenhagen (Beginner)
Sat	16 Sep	1:00 pm	¿Qué, cuándo, y dónde? Los inicios de la investigación italiana (Intermediate)
Mon	18 Sep	10:00 am	Using the FamilySearch Catalog Effectively (Beginner)
Tue	19 Sep	11:00 am	Starting Family Tree: Research Help and Searching Records (Beginner)
Wed	20 Sep	10:00 am	Spanish Language Indexing (Intermediate) (1½ hours)
Thur	21 Sep	1:00 pm	Scots-Irish Research (Beginner)
Mon	25 Sep	10:00 am	Using the FamilySearch Catalog Effectively (Beginner)
Wed	27 Sep	10:00 am	Portuguese Language Indexing (Intermediate) (1½ hours)
Thur	28 Sep	11:00 am	Finding Original Records: The Real Game of Hide and Seek (Beginner)
Thur	28 Sep	1:00 am	Tracing Early LDS Church Convert Ancestry in England (Beginner)
Fri	29 Sep	1:00 pm	Your British/Irish Research Questions Answered (Beginner)

If you are unable to attend a class at the time scheduled, most sessions are recorded and can be viewed later online at your convenience. To access the recordings, visit the Family History Library Classes and Webinars webpage and scroll down to Past Webinars & Handouts section.