The GenealogyNow Learning Center
Research 101: Tools and Techniques for Beginning Genealogists
Beginning genealogists will learn how to use tools at FamilySearch in a step-by-step process that will lead them to successfully formulate and answer research questions.
Climbing Your Branch of the FamilySearch Family Tree
The FamilySearch tree is collaborative, which means we are working together to create one tree for the entire world. Our responsibility is to ensure that our branch of that tree is as accurate as possible. Participants in this class will learn how to evaluate the accuracy of their branch of the FamilySearch family tree, resolve problems, and take steps to correctly document accurate information.
No Empty Chairs: Finding Missing Family Members When Your Fan Chart is Full
Learn effective ways to look at your family tree and find missing family members.
5 Ways to Do Family History in 5 Minutes
Use the FamilySearch mobile apps to become involved in familiy history today!
3 Easy Ways to Document Your Ancestor's Life at FamilySearch
Learn how to document your ancestors' lives by attaching sources to their FamilySearch profiles. This video walks through the FamilySearch Source Linker, the RecordSeek browser extension, and manually attaching sources. By attaching sources, you will add credibility to the FamilySearch tree, find new family members to add to the tree, and tell your ancestors' stories.
Mission: Possible - Engaging Youth in Family History
Ideas and materials to carry out a youth family history activity with a Mission Impossible theme.
Intersecting Lines: Pedigree Collapse Helps Identify an Ancestor's Parents
Documentary evidence often leads to several parental candidates for an ancestor. Although pedigree collapse can sometimes lead to confusion, it can also be helpful in some cases. This advanced lecture highlights DNA tools that can be used to analyze shared DNA and provides a case study that illustrates how and when pedigree collapse can be useful in ancestral research.
Extracting Evidence: Strategies for Analyzing Genealogical Sources
Learn how to determine the reliability of evidence and employ decision-making skills when encountering conflicting details in your research.