New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch:
Week of 21 June 2022
Search on FamilySearch this week (21 June 2022) over 6 million new records for both Brazil and Germany (Prussia), plus one million more immigration records for the United States Index to Alien Case Files. While you are searching new records, check out expanded collections for France, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, the Philippines, Spain, and thousands more Find A Grave Index records. See what you can learn about your family now by clicking on the links below.
Don’t see what you’re looking for? Millions of new genealogy records are added each week from countries all over the world. Check back next week for more and, in the meantime, search existing records on FamilySearch. For other exciting genealogy content, view over 1,500 free, on-demand sessions from RootsTech Connect 2022.
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.
FREE Family History Library Classes and Webinars for June 2022
Enjoy free family history webinars in June 2022 sponsored by the FamilySearch Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. This month’s impressive line-up of online classes includes a 2-day series on Welsh genealogy, two specific classes on Chinese research, one session for Spanish speakers entitled La investigación genealógica en Sudamérica Sur [Genealogical Research in South America], and a class on Tracing African American Ancestors: Records of the Freedmen’s Bureau.
Other classes to enhance your genealogy skill-set include Using FamilySearch Images, US Cemetery Records, the FamilySearch Community, and Help and Resources. If your interest is the Family Tree, additional sessions will cover Merging Duplicates, Correcting Relationships, Record Hints, and Best Practices & Reason Statements (in Sources). One session on Indexing is for anyone interested in extracting searchable information from original records.
No registration is required. See the table of classes below for more details. To view a webinar on the date and time listed, click the ‘Yes’ to the right of the class title. The ‘Yes’ link will take you to the webinar.
All class times are in Mountain Daylight Time (MDT).
Date/Time (MDT) |
Class |
Webinar |
| Wed, Jun 1, 10:00 AM MDT | Using FamilySearch Images (Beginner) | Yes |
| Thu, Jun 2, 10:00 AM MDT | Dying to Get In: Digging Up U.S. Cemetery Records (Beginner) | Yes |
| Mon, Jun 6, 10:00 AM MDT | Using the FamilySearch Catalog (Beginner) | Yes |
| Tue, Jun 7, 10:00 AM MDT | FamilySearch Family Tree: Mergining Duplicate Individuals (Beginner) | Yes |
| Wed, Jun 8, 9:00 AM MDT | Welsh Placenames (Intermediate) | Yes |
| Wed, Jun 8, 9:30 AM MDT | Welsh Patronymics (Intermediate) | Yes |
| Fri, Jun 10, 10:00 AM MDT | Nonconformity in Wales (Intermediate) | Yes |
| Wed, Jun 8, 11:00 AM MDT | Welsh Probate Records for Family History Research (Intermediate) | Yes |
| Wed, Jun 8, 11:30 AM MDT | Would the real John Jones please stand? (Intermediate) | Yes |
| Thu, Jun 9, 1:00 PM MDT | La investigación genealógica en Sudamérica Sur [Genealogical research in South America] (Beginner) | Yes |
| Fri, Jun 10, 10:00 AM MDT | Searching FamilySearch Jiapu Collection (Beginner) | Yes |
| Fri, Jun 10, 6:00 PM MDT | 尋找祖先的途徑和方法系列：村志 [Ways and Methods to Find Ancestors Series: Village Chronicles] (Beginner) | Yes |
| Tue, Jun 14, 10:00 AM MDT | FamilySearch Family Tree: Correcting Relationships (Beginner) | Yes |
| Wed, Jun 15, 10:00 AM MDT | How to Index on FamilySearch (Beginner) | Yes |
| Thu, Jun 16, 10:00 AM MDT | Tracing African American Ancestors: Records of the Freedmen’s Bureau (Intermediate) | Yes |
| Tue, Jun 21, 10:00 AM MDT | FamilySearch Family Tree: Sources – Record Hints and Attaching Sources (Beginner) | Yes |
| Wed, Jun 22, 10:00 AM MDT | FamilySearch Help and Resources (Beginner) | Yes |
| Tue, Jun 28, 10:00 AM MDT | FamilySearch Family Tree: Sources – Best Practices & Reason Statements (Beginner) | Yes |
| Wed, Jun 29, 10:00 AM MDT | Using the FamilySearch Community (Beginner) | Yes |
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.
Want more? Peruse over 1,500 free, on-demand sessions from RootsTech Connect 2022 or schedule a free 20 minute consultation with a Family History History Library research specialist.
FREE and UPDATED Genealogy Research Log!
BIG NEWS! I’ve added a Translated Genealogy Terms worksheet to the Genealogy Research Log! Using Google Translate, I extracted the most common genealogy search terms for Dutch, French, German, Italian, Latin, Polish, Russian, Slovak, and Spanish!
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