Family History Basic Tutorials

by Judy Sharp

The following video tutorials are designed for anyone getting started with family history or helping others to get started. They are short and to the point, 5-10 minutes long each. A handout is included with each one.

1. FamilySearch Registration and Settings (Handout)

2. FamilySearch Tree Overview – Updated Feb 2019 (Handout)

3. FamilySearch – Updated Oct 2017 (Handout)

4. Editing Facts and Relationships in FamilySearch- Updated Jan 2019 (Handout)

5. Adding Sources in FamilySearch Tree (Handout)

6. Merging Duplicates in FamilySearch Tree (Handout)

7. Adding Memories in FamilySearch Tree (Handout)

8. Descendancy Research in FamilySearch  (Handout)

9. Ordinances Ready  (Handout)

10. Descendancy Research in Puzzilla

11. FamilySearch Web Indexing (Handout)

12. Ancestry Overview (Handout)

13. Sharing Information between FamilySearch and Ancestry (Handout)

14. MyHeritage (Handout)

15. Findmypast  (Handout)

16. GEDCOM Basics (Handout)

17. FamilySearch Consultant Planner (Handout)

18. Using the Family Tree Mobile App  (Handout) New!

Family History Nuggets

Family History Nuggets are half-page handouts, which you may edit and share with others. These little “nuggets” of information include knowledge about history, tips and tricks for doing family history, Google tips, ideas for family home evening, and more.

Not everyone is ready or able to do family history, and not everyone who would like to learn can attend a class. But everyone should be able to take a few seconds to learn something about family history each week. Then when the time comes that they are able to do family history, they will feel empowered, having gained some knowledge over time. Their learning curve will be shortened, and they will be able to master the challenges of family history with confidence.

• • Stillborns and Miscarriages (NEW!)
  • thefhguide.com activities (NEW!)
  • Where do I start? (NEW!)
  • What is Famicity (NEW!)
  • RecordSeek (NEW!)
  • FHE Ideas (UPDATED)
  • Ordinances Ready (NEW!) 
  • What is Indexing (UPDATED)
  • Google Earth (UPDATED)
  • The Family History Guide (NEW!)
  • Family History Blessings (NEW!)
  • Pony Express (NEW!)
  • No Smiles Here (NEW!)
  • Missionaries Early Days of the Church (NEW!)
  • Ministering Angels (NEW!)
  • FamilySearch Apps 
  • Compare a Face 
  • 52 Stories 
  • Ancestor Games 
  • Descendancy Explorer 
  • Geneopardy (Games) 
  • Pedigree Pie
  • Record Quest
  • Tree Sweeper
  • Virtual Pedigree
  • Wheel of Family Fortune
  • Old Occupations
  • What’s Descendancy Research?
  • Census Records – How Can They Help?
  • Somebody Keeps Changing My FamilySearch Tree! Help!!
  • What’s In a Book?
  • Before You Merge…
  • I Want More Places to Search!
  • Adding and Tagging a Story in FamilySearch
  • Attach a Source from MyHeritage into FamilySearch
  • What is Ancestry?
  • What is a GEDCOM?
  • Genealogies in FamilySearch
  • What is Findmypast?
  • Gift Ideas
  • Do Genealogy While You Sleep
  • My Genealogy Is All Done
  • FindaGrave
  • What is MyHeritage?
  • Link Ancestry with FamilySearch
  • Marriage Banns
  • Keywords
  • Journals
  • Irish Potato Famine
  • Immigration
  • Google Searches
  • How to Find a Wife!
  • Puzzilla
  • Save that Picture into FamilySearch Memories
  • Relative Finder
  • Other Censuses
  • Pioneer Ancestors
  • Public Profiler
  • Nicknames
  • Naming Patterns
  • Naturalization
  • FamilySearch Wiki
  • Tagging a Document in FamilySearch Memories
  • Who Can I Do Temple Work For?
  • Wild Cards
  • Where Do I Start?
  • Women’s Rights
  • Smart Phone Apps
  • TreeSeek