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Family History Basic Tutorials

For Latter-Day Saints

Created by BYU Library Family History Missionaries

The following video tutorials are designed for Latter-day Saints getting started with family history or helping others to get started. Most videos are short and to the point, 5-10 minutes long. A handout is included with each presentation. 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.

FamilySearch Homepage

July 22, 2024 04:27 PM
by Vivien Brown (20 May 2022)

FamilySearch Pedigree Views

July 22, 2024 04:31 PM
by Vivien Brown (3 July 2022)

FamilySearch Record Hints

July 22, 2024 04:36 PM
by Vivien Brown (22 October 2022)

FamilySearch

July 22, 2024 04:42 PM
By Judy Sharp (September 2019)

Editing Facts and Relationships in FamilySearch

July 23, 2024 01:23 PM
By Judy Sharp (11 January 2019)

Adding Sources in FamilySearch Tree

July 23, 2024 01:28 PM
By Judy Sharp (30 October 2019)

Merging Duplicates in FamilySearch Tree

July 23, 2024 01:37 PM
By Judy Sharp (December 2019)

Adding Memories in FamilySearch Tree

July 23, 2024 01:43 PM
By Judy Sharp (July 2019)

Descendancy Research in FamilySearch

July 23, 2024 01:48 PM
By Judy Sharp (August 2019)

Ordinances Ready

July 23, 2024 01:51 PM
By Judy Sharp (1 November 2018)

Indexing in FamilySearch

July 23, 2024 02:55 PM
By Judy Sharp (24 October 2019)

Ancestry Overview

July 23, 2024 03:49 PM
By Judy Sharp (9 August 2019)

Sharing Information Between FamilySearch and Ancestry

July 23, 2024 03:52 PM
By Judy Sharp (30 November 2019)

MyHeritage

July 23, 2024 03:57 PM
By Judy Sharp (January 2020)

GEDCOM Basics

July 23, 2024 04:24 PM
By Judy Sharp (26 September 2019)