Press Releases from the Family History Library about upcoming Research Series:



Family History Library to Hold Classes on Capturing and Publishing Family History

Have you ever wanted to compile a family history but just didn’t know where to begin?  Now is your chance to learn.  In the upcoming weeks the Family History Library is offering classes in capturing and publishing family history.  A series of classes on Capturing Your Family History will be held on Saturday, September 8, 2007, and will cover the topics of capturing oral histories, writing your personal history, creating a family web site, and organizing a family reunion.  Then on Saturday, September 15, 2007, there will be classes on Publishing Your Family History including how to prepare your history for publication and how to use the Personal Ancestral File genealogy software to create a book.  The classes will be held on the main floor of the library.  To view the class schedules online, go to www.familysearch.org. The library is located to the west of Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City. Parking is available for a fee at the northwest corner of West Temple and North Temple streets. To register for these free classes, send an email to FHLClassReg@ldschurch.org or call 801-240-4950. 


 Family History Library to Offer Classes on Research in Sweden

On Saturday September 22, 2007, the Family History Library will offer a series of classes on researching your Swedish ancestry. The topics include beginning research, church records, the clerical survey, probate records, and emigration records. The classes are 90 minutes each and will run from 9 AM to 6 PM.  They will be taught in the classroom on the first floor level of the library. To view the class schedule online, go to www.familysearch.org. The library is located to the west of Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City. Parking is available for a fee at the northwest corner of West Temple and North Temple streets. To register for these free classes, send an email to FHLClassReg@ldschurch.org or call 801-240-4950. 



Family History Library to Hold Series of Classes on Emigration/Immigration

On Saturday, September 29, 2007, the Family History Library is offering an all-day series of classes on Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors. Specific topics include Religious Migration, Tracing Immigrant Origins, U.S. Naturalization Records, Profile of a 19th Century European Emigrant, and British Emigration Sources. Classes run from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM and will be held in the main floor classroom of the library. To view the class schedule and a series poster online, go to www.familysearch.org. The library is located to the west of Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City. Parking is available for a fee at the northwest corner of West Temple and North Temple streets. To register for these free classes send an email to FHLClassReg@ldschurch.org or call 801-240-4950.