Upcoming Classes

Winter Break—Sunday classes resume on Sunday, 22 January 2023. Happy New Year!

General Conference—No Classes

No Classes—Thanksgiving Holiday (U.S.)

General Conference—No Classes

Basic FamilySearch Series
Getting to Know FamilySearch.org

Learn the fascinating history of FamilySearch.org. Discover how you can make the best use of this tool.

Basic FamilySearch Series
Adding and Correcting Information in Family Tree

Learn the basics of adding information about your family to Family Tree and correcting erroneous information.

Midweek Webinar
Easy Ways to Improve Data Quality in FamilySearch Family Tree

In order for Family Tree to succeed, the data in it needs to be trustworthy. This class covers principles and tools to help you add quality information to Family Tree. We'll also cover tips for fixing data quality problems you find.

Basic FamilySearch Series
Finding People to Add to Family Tree

Who's missing from your family tree? Do you wonder how to find them? Is it hard to tell who's missing because your tree is full? This class provides guidance for finding those missing people.

Basic FamilySearch Series
Tending Your Tree: Basic Research Skills

With context from previous Basic Series classes, learn key research skills in a simple, understandable way.

Basic FamilySearch Series
Preparing Names for Temple Ordinances (Latter-day Saint)

Learn how to make sure names in Family Tree are ready for temple work. Get helpful information about Ordinances Ready, the temple reservation list, and family groups.

Boost Your Family History Brain Power Series
Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

What are the most common mistakes that cause trouble when doing family history? Learn what they are and how to correct or avoid them altogether.

Midweek Webinar
Getting to Know FamilySearch's Searchable Resources

You probably know about FamilySearch Historical Records, but would you like to learn about the other options on the Search menu? Join us for tips on using the FamilySearch catalog, online books, the Research Wiki, and more. Bonus: we'll also cover the new full-text search.

Boost Your Family History Brain Power Series
Avoiding the Same Name Trap

When doing family history, it can be easy to confuse two different people with the same name. But that can result in bad merges, tangled family lines, and duplicate temple ordinances. Learn tips and tricks for avoiding this common problem.

I am not scheduled to teach on December 8. See the Upcoming Virtual Classes schedule (at the bottom of this page) for the classes being taught.

Midweek Webinar
Understanding Source Tagging in FamilySearch Family Tree

What is source tagging, and what benefits does it provide? In this class we'll cover the basics and more.

Christmas Devotional

FamilySearch Intermediate Series
Getting Relationships Right in Family Tree

How do you create correct relationships in Family Tree? How do you fix them if they're wrong? This class provides answers and examples.

Midweek Webinar
FamilySearch Date and Place Standards: Basics and Beyond

If you've ever puzzled over choosing the right standard or fixing a non-standard date or place—or if you just want to understand standards better—this webinar is for you!

FamilySearch Intermediate Series
Duplicates in Family Tree, Part 1: Why They're There and How to Find Them

Family Tree contains many duplicate profiles, but finding and resolving them is not as simple as it may sound. This presentation explains why the are there; it also shows how to find obvious and less obvious duplicates.

FamilySearch Intermediate Series
Duplicates in Family Tree, Part 2: How to Resolve Them

Once you've found a duplicate, how do you resolve it? This presentation covers best practices and includes a demo of merging two duplicate profiles.

FamilySearch Intermediate Series
Mysteries of the Change Log Revealed

What is the change log and what benefits does it provide? Learn how to make sense of change log entries, use change log filters, restore deleted persons, and more.

Boost Your Family History Brain Power
Recognizing Problems in Family Tree and Determining Causes

If you've found a tangle on your family in Family Tree, you're not alone! In this class, learn how to recognize and diagnose problems so you can clean them up.

Boost Your Family History Brain Power
Fixing Sticky Problems in Family Tree

Once you've diagnosed a problem, how do you fix it? This class provides a process that can help. A case study is used to illustrate the process.

Family History Helper Series (Latter-day Saint)
Teaching Skills for Helpers

Learn principles and skills for helping others learn to love and do family history.

Family History Helper Series (Latter-day Saint)
Preparing and Providing a Successful Discovery Experience

This presentation explains how to prepare a simple, personalized discovery experience to help people meet their family history goals. Class includes a live demo.

Family History Helper Series (Latter-day Saint)
Moving Family History Forward in the Ward or Stake

Learn about ideas and resources to help energize family history in your ward or stake. This class is for those with temple and family history callings in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

New Class! (Latter-day Saint)
Using the Family Ordinance Opportunities Fan Chart

Learn how to use the experimental descendancy fan chart tool to find temple ordinance opportunities and places for further research.

Easter Sunday—No Classes

Midweek Webinar
How to Avoid Creating Tangles in the FamilySearch Family Tree

A lot of resources and information are available for cleaning up tangled lines in Family Tree. But it's easier and far less time-consuming to avoid creating tangles in the first place! This class will provide simple principles that will help you build the tree accurately and avoid mistakes that lead to tangled lines.

Timeline Grid Series
The Timeline Grid: An Easy Way to Track, Organize, and Use Your Research

The timeline grid is a simple, unique research log that helps you track and use the information you find. You create it using a word processor or spreadsheet program. It's simple enough for beginners, but powerful enough for advanced users. More information is available here.

Timeline Grid Series
Using the Timeline Grid: Practical Examples

This class covers real-life examples of using the timeline grid to solve research problems. More on information on the timeline grid is available here.

Success Skills Series
Thinking Skills for Family Historians

This class focuses on the key mindsets and reasoning skills that can help you be successful in doing your family history.

No Classes—Memorial Day (U.S.)

Success Skills Series
Learning Skills for Family Historians

New or aspiring family historians often ask, "How can I learn to do family history?" Of course we can learn from classes and books. But we can also acquire and practice skills that accelerate learning and make it last longer.

Success Skills Series
Organization Skills for Family Historians

Want to save time, avoid duplicate effort, and find things easily? The key is organization! Learn skills that will help you get and stay organized as you do family history.

Midweek Webinar
Demystifying AI in Family History

You're probably hearing a lot of buzz these days about Artificial Intelligence (AI) in family history. As with any new technology, you'll also find some misconceptions and misinformation. In this class we'll discuss the benefits and limits of AI, and how to use it to the greatest advantage in family history.

Midweek Webinar
Using the SimpleFill App for Family Tree Reason Statements

If you like reason statements in Family Tree but sometimes find them tedious, you're not alone! In this webinar, we'll talk about a form-filler app called SimpleFill that makes it easier to add accurate, helpful reason statements.

No Classes—Father's Day/Juneteenth (U.S.)

Write Your (and Their) Stories the Easy Way

Special class taught by Jerroleen Sorensen.

Basic FamilySearch Series
Getting to Know FamilySearch.org

Learn the fascinating history of FamilySearch.org and the basics of how the site works.

No Classes—Independence Day Holiday (U.S.)