Free Family History Classes and Webinars for April 2021
SALT LAKE CITY, UT–Increase your ability to make more family discoveries by virtually attending the FamilySearch Family History Library’s free April 2021 Webinars. There are more than 30 sessions to choose from in April featuring beginner level classes covering U.S. research tips, Genetic Genealogy (DNA), Analyzing What You Know, Finding Original Records, Correcting Relationships and Merging Duplicates (in Family Tree), an open Q&A session plus one Spanish language class entitled ¿Qué dice? Cómo leer la escritura antigua (What does it say? How to read ancient writing.).
Spend a day with the FamilySearch US Research team learning tips and tricks for discovery your US ancestors in a hands-on case study learning format (See Finding the Parents of Bertha Kantner: An Interactive How-to US Research Case Study).
Update your genealogy sleuthing skills with information on genetic genealogy in a series of sessions covering Why and How Genealogists use DNA, Grouping Matches, Determining Relationships, Finding Unknown Parents, and Solving a Brick Wall (case study). If your family history leads back to England ten sessons will immerse you in Resources on Ancestry and FindMyPast, the FamilySearch Wiki, Reading Old Handwriting, plus Church of England records, English History, and England jurisdictions.
No registration is required for these free online sessions. See the table of classes below for more details. If you cannot attend a live event, most sessions are recorded and can be viewed later at your convenience at Family History Library classes and webinars.
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All class times are in Mountain Standard Time (MST).
| DATE/TIME | CLASS | WEBINAR |
| Thu, Apr 1, 10:00 AM MST | Research Process: Finding Original Records (Beginner) | Yes |
| Thu, Apr 1, 1:00 PM MST | Hessian Soldiers: Their History and How to Find Them in America and Germany (Beginner) | Yes |
| Mon, Apr 5, 10:00 AM MST | Using the FamilySearch Catalog (Beginner) | Yes |
| Tue, Apr 6, 10:00 AM MST | Merging Duplicate Records in FamilySearch Family Tree (Beginner) | Yes |
| Thu, Apr 8, 9:00 AM MST | Finding the Parents of Bertha Kantner: An Interactive How-to US Research Case Study (7 hour event with frequent breaks) (Beginner) | Yes |
| Tue, Apr 13, 10:00 AM MST | Correcting Relationships in FamilySearch Family Tree (Beginner) | Yes |
| Thu, Apr 15, 10:00 AM MST | United States Military Draft Records (Intermediate) | Yes |
| Thu, Apr 15, 1:00 PM MST | ¿Qué dice? Cómo leer la escritura antigua (Beginner) | Yes |
| Tue, Apr 20, 10:00 AM MST | Adding Memories to FamilySearch Family Tree (Beginner) | Yes |
| Fri, Apr 23, 9:00 AM MST | Never Trust… (Beginner) by the British Research Team | Yes |
| Fri, Apr 23, 9:30 AM MST | English History and Family History Research: 1066-1714 (Beginner) | Yes |
| Fri, Apr 23, 10:00 AM MST | English History and Family History Research: 1714-1939 (Beginner) | Yes |
| Fri, Apr 23, 10:30 AM MST | England Jurisdictions (Beginner) | Yes |
| Fri, Apr 23, 11:00 AM MST | Church of England Records before 1813 (Beginner) | Yes |
| Fri, Apr 23, 11:30 AM MST | Church of England Records from 1813 onward (Beginner) | Yes |
| Fri, Apr 23, 1:00 PM MST | That’s English?! Reading Old Handwriting (Intermediate) | Yes |
| Fri, Apr 23, 1:30 PM MDT | Introduction to Quarter Sessions Records (Intermediate) | Yes |
| Fri, Apr 23, 2:00 PM MDT | England Research in the FamilySearch Wiki (Beginner) | Yes |
| Fri, Apr 23, 2:30 PM MDT | Key English Resources on FamilySearch.org (Beginner) | Yes |
| Fri, Apr 23, 3:00 PM MDT | Key English Resources on Ancestry.com (Beginner) | Yes |
| Fri, Apr 23, 3:30 PM MDT | Key English Resources on FindMyPast.com (Beginner) | Yes |
| Fri, Apr 23, 4:00 PM MST | Start with What You Know, Analyze What You Know (Beginner) | Yes |
| Fri, Apr 23, 4:30 PM MST | Open Question and Answer (Beginner) | Yes |
| Mon, Apr 26, 9:00 AM MST | Why Genealogists Use DNA (Beginner) | Yes |
| Mon, Apr 26, 9:45 AM MST | How Genealogists Use DNA (Beginner) | Yes |
| Mon, Apr 26, 10:30 AM MST | Grouping DNA Matches (Beginner) | Yes |
| Mon, Apr 26, 1:00 PM MST | Using DNA to Determine Relationships (Beginner) | Yes |
| Mon, Apr 26, 2:15 PM MST | Using DNA to Find Unknown Parents: A Case Study (Beginner) | Yes |
| Mon, Apr 26, 3:00 PM MST | Using DNA to Solve a Brick Wall: A Case Study (Beginner) | Yes |
| Tue, Apr 27, 10:00 AM MST | Using the FamilySearch Mobile Apps (Beginner) | Yes |
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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.
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