Instructional Videos
In addition to webinars and virtual classes, the BYU Library provides many other family history instructional videos. These pre-recorded videos are generally shorter in length and give you another way to learn more about family history in a convenient format.
Documentation Is Essential: Adding Documents in Ancestry & FamilySearch
by Leslie Randle (4 March 2025 - 11 minutes)
FamilySearch Full-Text Search: A New Key to Tearing Apart Brick Walls
by Amy Peacock (4 February 2025 - 12 minutes)
Useful Equipment in the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University
by Rayanne Melick (16 November 2024 - 6 minutes)
Fun Family History Activities for Kids
by Rayanne Melick (7 September 2024 - 6 minutes)
Connecting to a Deceased Person on FamilySearch
by Ann Tanner (20 June 2024 - 5 minutes)
Digitizing Video Cassette Tapes Using OBS Studio the ClearClick Digital Converter
by James Tanner (15 June 2024 - 9 minutes)
Introduction to the 10 Million Names Project
by Kathy Van Wagoner (2 May 2024 - 6 minutes)
Improvements in FamilySearch Images Pt. 2
by John Pace (5 October 2022 - 8 minutes)
Improvements in FamilySearch Images Pt. 1
by John Pace (5 October 2022 - 14 minutes)
Instructions for the Epson FF-680W Photo Scanner
by James Tanner (6 October 2022 - 7 minutes)
Instructions for the Slidesnap Pro G4 1 Slide Scanner
by James Tanner (5 Sep 2022 - 7 minutes)
Introduction to the Epson Perfection v750 Pro Scanner
by James Tanner (5 August 2022 - 10 minutes)
Where are all the Records on the FamilySearch.org Website?
by Ann Tanner (31 March 2022 - 12 minutes)
Introduction to the Epson Expression 12000XL Scanner
by James Tanner (29 June 2022 - 9 minutes)
Introduction to the Plustek OpticBook A300 Plus Scanner
by James Tanner (29 July 2022 - 11 minutes)
Introduction to the KIC Bookeye 4 Book Scanner
by James Tanner (29 August 2022 - 8 minutes)
Using Audacity to Digitize Audio Tapes from a Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorder
by James Tanner (25 March 2023 - 9 minutes)
Instructions for the Wolverine Data Film2digital Moviemaker-Pro 8mm and Super 8 Converter
by James Tanner (24 Sep 2022 - 11 minutes)
ScanPro 3000 Instructions for Auto-scanning Microfilm Images
by James Tanner (24 May 2022 - 13 minutes)
Introduction to the Ion Tape2PC USB Cassette Archiver and EZ Vinyl Tape Converter Software
by James Tanner (24 December 2022 - 6 minutes)
BYU Library Family History Resources
by Erika Ward (17 February 2023 - 7 minutes)
Newspaper Databases at the BYU Library ProQuest, Gale etc.
by Nicky Smith (16 Sep 2022 - 6 minutes)
Discovering the FamilySearch.org Learning Center
by James Tanner (15 June 2023 - 5 minutes)
Introduction to the Shotbox Portable Light Studio
by James Tanner (14 May 2023 - 4 minutes)
ScanPro 3000 Instructions for Scanning Microfiche
by James Tanner (13 April 2022 - 8 minutes)
ScanPro 3000 Instructions for Scanning Individual Microfilm Images
by James Tanner (13 April 2022 - 11 minutes)
The Family History Guide Record Search Practice Exercises
by Ann Tanner (11 August 2023 - 6 minutes)
Introduction to the TASCAM TEAC Professional Division CC-222 CD Recorder-Cassette Deck
by James Tanner (7 December 2022 - 13 minutes)
Preserving Your Precious Memories at BYU
by James Tanner (7 February 2023 - 7 minutes)
Ancestry Boutique Smaller Collections
by Joyce Whiting (4 October 2017 - 20 minutes)
Ancestry Training Part 1: An Introduction
by Erika Ward (23 February 2023 - 12 minutes)
Importance of Checking Original Records
by Vivien Brown (25 October 2017 - 12 minutes)
Moving Photos from Ancestry to FamilySearch
by James Tanner (24 August 2016 - 11 minutes)
Strategies for Finding Your Ancestors Online Part 2
by Judy Sharp (28 March 2018 - 13 minutes)
BYU Library Subscription Databases
by Rayanne Melick (2 November 2016 - 9 minutes)
Epson Expression Large Slide Scanner at BYU
by Margaret Leckie (6 April 2016 - 15 minutes)
Map Resources at the Harold B. Lee Library
by Nicky Smith (21 March 2014 - 9 minutes)
Collections in the Social Sciences and Education Section of the BYU Library
by Nicky Smith (16 April 2016 - 6 minutes)
All The Stories (for Latter-day Saints)
by Harold Davis (14 February 2018 - 10 minutes)
BYU Family History Technology Lab (for Latter-day Saints)
by Harold Davis (29 Sep 2017 - 18 minutes)
Consultant Planner Training (for Latter-day Saints)
by Rayanne Melick (25 July 2020 - 11 minutes)
Correcting Mistakes Entered for Gender or Relationship
by Barbara Starkey (29 October 2018 - 7 minutes)
Creating a GEDCOM Using Information from FamilySearch
by Nicky Smith (10 February 2020 - 9 minutes)
FamilySearch – New Getting Started Page
by Sarah Stoddard (16 April 2021 - 8 minutes)
FamilySearch Account Settings and Partners
by Rayanne Melick (20 June 2018 - 8 minutes)
FamilySearch Historical Image Search
by Nicky Smith (23 August 2020 - 13 minutes)
FamilySearch.org: Searching the Catalog, Books & Family Tree
by Rayanne Melick (5 August 2019 - 13 minutes)
FamilySearch Partners & Solutions Gallery Update
by Rayanne Melick (3 February 2020 - 5 minutes)
The Family History Guide Updates -March 2021
by Ann Tanner (13 March 2021 - 13 minutes)
The Family History Guide Revisited
by Rayanne Melick (10 January 2018 - 15 minutes)
The Family History Guide Countries Research
by Rayanne Melick (13 November 2020 - 15 minutes)
Come Follow Me Companion (for Latter-day Saints)
by Ann Tanner (8 April 2019 - 7 minutes)
