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Family History Classes
Computer Tips | Research | Indexing
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Computer Tips & Tricks
Tuesdays and Thursday 3:00 p.m. Mountain Time
with Elder Van Celaya
Format: Q&A and open discussion with the presenter. These classes are not recorded.
Join via the Virtual Family History Help Desk (on Zoom) at the specified time. A greeter will direct you to the class breakout room.
Friday Classes:
Fridays 12:30 p.m. Mountain Time
- May 27th – No Class. Memorial Day Weekend
Format: Lecture with Q&A at the end.
Class recordings will be posted in the Virtual Classes Archive.
Join via Zoom at the specified time. You may also join in-person at the Family History Classroom at the BYU Family History Library.
Indexing
1st Thursday of the Month 6:00 & 7:00 p.m. Mountain Time
with Sister Michelle Templeman
- 6:00 p.m. – Beginner’s Class
- 7:00 p.m. – Advanced Class
Information on FamilySearch Indexing and help with indexing, including foreign language indexing, especially French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. Helpful for indexing other languages as well.
Format: Instruction with open discussion and Q&A. These classes are not recorded.
Join via the Virtual Family History Help Desk (on Zoom) at the specified time. A greeter will direct you to the class breakout room.
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.