Family History Training Helps:
Priesthood Leaders: Administering Family History Work Training on lds.org:
How Family History Consultants can help Priesthood Leaders:
A Member's Guide to Temple and Family History Work (link):
Updates to Member's Guide (BYU link):
Links to Actual Lessons (Free):
Introduction to Family History (very well-done lessons from BYU on PAF, TempleReady, etc.):
Personal Ancestral File 5 Lessons
(Under "Help" on the PAF Program)
Family History Consultant Memos (from Family History Support)
Ohana Site has many helps, lessons, Power-point Presentations, etc.:
Learning Center: Roots Web and Ancestry Lessons (LOTS--scroll down):
Learning Center: Genealogy.Com (lots of lessons):
Classes from St. George FH Training Center (many links to actual lessons)
"Dear Myrtle" Website:
Several free manuals in PDF that can be printed off and used (written and shared by John Willis, Concord, Calif. FHC) link to www.learnpaf.com
Cathie Owens, Cottonwood Creek Stake:
http://www.bobcatsworld.com/genclass/
(sharing her lessons and PowerPoint presentations)
Handbooks and Users Manuals in PDF (
these may take a few minutes to load on some computers
):
Pedigree Resource File User Guide
(PDF manual to view or download--124 pages)
PAF Companion User Guide
(PDF - 138 pages)
Handbook of Instructions: Book 2, Section 9 (2006) in electronic (.pdf) format
Administrative Guide for Family History 2007
Links to Free Classes, etc. that are available:
Education and Training--list of downtown SLC Family History Library classes, etc. (from familysearch.org):
Utah South Area Family History Training Center (in Provo) (offers classes in Provo)
Free On-Line FH Courses from BYU (need to register):
Utah Valley PAF Users Group:
Other Helpful Links to Explore:
Alan Mann Articles:
Alan Mann Presentations:
Hispanic Helps (over 30 websites that contain Spanish and Latino information)
Computer Helps:
Basic Computer and Internet Use (BYU Course 261 lesson)
Free PowerPoint Tutorials
Free PowerPoint Viewer 2003
Diacritics in PAF