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Family History Basic Tutorials
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. The original videos were created by Judy Sharp and are currently in the process of being updated by Vivien Brown so that they are consistent with recent changes and updates in the family history programs.
5. Adding Sources in FamilySearch Tree (Handout) (Updated Oct 2019)
6. Merging Duplicates in FamilySearch Tree (Handout)(Updated Dec 2019)
11. Family Search Web Indexing (Handout) Updated Oct 2019
14. MyHeritage (Handout) (Updated Jan 2020)
15. Findmypast (Handout)(Updated Jan 2020)
17. FamilySearch Consultant Planner (Handout)Updated Oct 2019
18. Using the Family Tree Mobile App (Handout ) Updated Oct 2019
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.
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- Editing a RELATIONSHIP in FamilySearch
- What Can I Do In Ten Minutes
- Change the Focus Person When Adding a Hint
- Editing a SOURCE in FamilySearch
- Editing a TYPE of Relationship in FamilySearch
- Editing Facts in FamilySearch
- British Sayings
- Practicing With FamilySearch
- Family Locket
- Gifts of Salvation
- How do You Want to Be Remembered
- Thanksgiving
- What is Ancestry
- Bridging Your Tree and settings
- Do Genealogy While You Sleep
- FS Finds Similiar Records
- Time Period of Old Photos
- Stillborns and Miscarriages
- thefhguide.com activities
- RecordSeek
- FHE Ideas
- Ordinances Ready
- What is Indexing
- Google Earth
- The Family History Guide
- Family History Blessings
- No Smiles Here
- Missionaries Early Days of the Church
- Ministering Angels
- FamilySearch Apps
- Compare a Face
- 52 Stories
- Ancestor Games
- Descendancy Explorer
- Geneopardy (Games)
- Pedigree Pie
- Record Quest
- 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 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
Important Links
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BYU Library Catalog
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FamilySearch Microfilms & Fiche at BYU
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Scanning Equipment
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FamilySearch*
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Ancestry.com
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MyHeritage
Library Edition
(BYU campus) 
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Find My Past
(BYU Library) 
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Saints by Sea
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The Family History Guide
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County Histories
(BYU access) 
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Fold3
(BYU access) 
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Sanborn Maps
(BYU access) 
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HistoryGeo
(BYU access) 
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Gateway to North America
(BYU access)
"BYU access" means that the item is accessible on BYU campus or remotely for logged-in BYU students and faculty. If labeled “BYU campus” then it is available anywhere on BYU campus, but not remotely. "BYU Library" indicates that you may only access the resource while physically at the BYU Library. (If you have a personal account with any of these sites, you can access them anywhere. If so, it is best to access them directly rather than using these links.)
*FamilySearch is accessiable anywhere on the Internet, but many of the images (ca. 25-30%) require viewing at a FamilySearch family history center. BYU Library is also designated as a family history center allowing access to these images.