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The BYU Library has been providing family history webinars since 2015. View recordings of our past webinars using the links below. Use the search bar to narrow the list by topic, presenter, or keyword.

Mining the Treasures of FamilySearch

October 18, 2024 07:11 PM
by Maureen Brady (17 October 2024)

Mayhem on a Manifest

October 11, 2024 05:21 PM
by Suzanne Hoffman (10 October 2024)

Don't be Haunted by Genealogical Myths

October 07, 2024 05:01 PM
by James Tanner (3 October 2024)

FamilySearch Catalog: Digging Deeper

September 30, 2024 10:35 PM
by Christine Moss Pack (26 September 2024)

Introducing My China Roots: A new database available at the BYU Family History Library

September 23, 2024 05:03 PM
by Clotilde Yap (19 September 2024)

The World of Genealogy in Digital Books

September 13, 2024 03:06 PM
by James Tanner (12 September 2024)

The Great War: World War I Research

September 10, 2024 10:04 PM
by Michael Strauss (5 September 2024)

State Military Record Resources

September 03, 2024 12:06 PM
by Marilyn Thomsen (29 August 2024)

Scottish Family History Research: Beyond the Basics

August 26, 2024 10:57 AM
by Maureen Brady (22 August 2024)

Military Research: What and When

August 20, 2024 02:13 PM
by Marilyn Thomsen (15 August 2024)

FamilySearch Labs: Test Drive New Features and Help Shape the Future

August 09, 2024 03:22 PM
by Kathryn Grant (8 August 2024)

If you use it, cite it. Understanding genealogy source citations

August 02, 2024 04:27 PM
by James Tanner (1 August 2024)

Introduction To The Familysearch App Gallery

July 30, 2024 02:02 PM
by Gordon Clarke (4 Apr 16)

Digging Deeper Into Google For Genealogists

July 30, 2024 01:20 PM
by James Tanner (16 May 2017)

Understanding the International Genealogical Index (IGI)

July 30, 2024 01:15 PM
by Kathryn Grant (22 Jan 2018)

A Family History Mission: Digitizing Records for Family Search

July 30, 2024 01:06 PM
by James Tanner (20 August 2018)

Lutherans in Lithuania

July 30, 2024 12:52 PM
by Angela Sinickas (7 Nov 2019)

Choosing the Right Tool: Family Tree Web or Mobile?

July 29, 2024 08:56 PM
by Kathryn Grant (1 Aug 2019)

Are You Due for A Genealogical Tune Up?

July 29, 2024 08:35 PM
by James Tanner (7 Feb 2019)

Giving The Gift Of Family History

July 29, 2024 07:55 PM
by Kathryn Grant (6 Dec 2017)

Not Tech Savvy? Six Easy-To-Use Family History Phone Apps

July 29, 2024 07:47 PM
by Jean Naisbitt (1 Dec 2017)

New Rules Added to the Old: The Rules of Genealogy Revisited

July 29, 2024 07:39 PM
by James Tanner (13 Oct 2017)

Finding Your Family In The Amazing Online Amsterdam City Archives

July 29, 2024 07:15 PM
by John De Jong (7 Jun 2017)

Digging Into Sources In The Familysearch Family Tree

July 29, 2024 07:07 PM
by James Tanner (6 Jun 2017)

Researching In A Library Or Archive

July 29, 2024 04:49 PM
by James Tanner (18 Apr 2017)

How to Ask Your DNA Question

July 26, 2024 03:58 PM
by Bonnie Belza (2 Sept 2020)

Finding and Using Cemetery Records Like a Pro

July 26, 2024 03:38 PM
by James Tanner (18 Nov 2020)

Ideas for Stepping Up Your Family History Game

July 26, 2024 03:27 PM
by Kathryn Grant (6 Jan 2021)

Crossing the Plains: Researching American Pioneers 2021

July 26, 2024 02:32 PM
by James Tanner (06 October 2021)

A Fresh Light on Newspapers

July 26, 2024 02:00 PM
by Dave Obee (17 March 2022)

Where are all the rest of the records on the FamilySearch website?

July 26, 2024 01:50 PM
by James Tanner (24 March 2022)

The Family History Guide for Latinos

July 25, 2024 11:11 PM
by Ada Luque Nelson and Maribel Medina (25 July 2024)

The Family History Guide: Tips and Tricks

July 22, 2024 03:59 PM
by Bob Taylor (4 April 2022)

How Do You Find Genealogical Records?

July 22, 2024 03:26 PM
by James Tanner (3 November 2022)

Researching Religious Records

July 22, 2024 03:09 PM
by Maureen Brady (17 November 2022)

What can I do if my Ancestors came from Hungary?

July 22, 2024 02:26 PM
by James Tanner (18 July 2024)

German Census Records: A New Genealogical Source

July 22, 2024 02:24 PM
by Roger Minert (23 February 2023)

Getting Started with African American Research

July 22, 2024 02:00 PM
by Julia A. Anderson (18 May 2023)

Your First Confrontation with an Old Document in German(y)

July 01, 2024 02:36 PM
by Dr. Roger Minert (27 June 2024)

The Québecois — French-Canadian Research

June 24, 2024 02:14 PM
by Maureen Brady (20 June 2024)

English Research: How the General Register Office (GRO) Site Can Help You

June 17, 2024 02:52 PM
by Kathryn Grant (13 June 2024)

Exploring the MyHeritage DNA Tools

June 10, 2024 03:17 PM
by James Tanner (6 June 2024)

Researching Genealogy Records in Japan

May 30, 2024 08:11 PM
by Koji Sekiguchi (30 May 2024)

Are Your Ancestors Hiding in an Archive?

May 28, 2024 02:50 PM
by James Tanner (21 August 2022)

Can You Find Your Ancestors in Books?

May 28, 2024 02:42 PM
by James Tanner (28 August 2022)

Involving Younger Generations in Preserving Family History

May 27, 2024 04:11 PM
by Shenley Puterbaugh (23 May 2024)

Mysteries of the Change Log Revealed

May 21, 2024 04:49 PM
by Kathryn Grant (9 September 2020)

2020 Update: Basics of Findmypast

May 21, 2024 04:47 PM
by James Tanner (26 August 2020)

Using the Internet Like a Pro: Genealogists Have No Idea What’s Out There

May 21, 2024 04:45 PM
by James Tanner (19 August 2020)

How to Repair Incorrect Merges in Family Tree

May 21, 2024 04:42 PM
by Kathryn Grant (12 August 2020)

Raising Family Historians: How to Capture the Hearts of Future Genealogists

May 21, 2024 04:40 PM
by Breanne Ballard (5 August 2020)

FamilySearch Q&A

May 21, 2024 04:36 PM
by Kathryn Grant (29 Jul 2020)

2020 Update: Basics of MyHeritage

May 21, 2024 04:33 PM
by James Tanner (22 July 2020)

Demystifying the FamilySearch Catalog

May 21, 2024 04:31 PM
by Rachel Derenthal (15 July 2020)

Family Resilience

May 21, 2024 04:28 PM
by Rachael Rifkin (8 July 2020)

Duplicates in Family Tree, Part 2: How to Resolve Them

May 21, 2024 04:21 PM
by Kathryn Grant (1 July 2020)

Locating Records in Archives from Your Couch

May 21, 2024 04:19 PM
by Sara Cochran (17 June 2020)

Duplicates in Family Tree, Part 1: Why They’re There and How to Find Them

May 21, 2024 04:17 PM
by Kathryn Grant (10 June 2020)

How to Use the FamilySearch Wiki and Catalog

May 21, 2024 04:15 PM
by Amber Oldenburg (3 June 2020)

Editing Photos for Genealogy

May 21, 2024 04:13 PM
by James Tanner (29 May 2020)

Immigration and Naturalization from 1790 to 1945

May 21, 2024 04:11 PM
by Suzanne Hoffman (13 May 2020)

Utah Digital Newspapers

May 21, 2024 04:09 PM
by Jeremy Myntti (8 May 2020)

How to Analyze Genealogical Sources

May 21, 2024 04:07 PM
by James Tanner (4 May 2020)

First World War Internment Camps

May 21, 2024 04:04 PM
by Hannah Bell (2 May 2020)

Simple Tips for Writing Life Sketches in Family Tree

May 21, 2024 03:59 PM
by Kathryn Grant (24 April 2020)

FamilySearch Q&A

May 21, 2024 03:57 PM
by Kathryn Grant (17 April 2020)

Using Tree Sweeper to Improve Accuracy in Family Tree

May 21, 2024 03:54 PM
by Kathryn Grant (10 April 2020)

Basic Paper Document Preservation

May 21, 2024 03:50 PM
by James Tanner (3 April 2020)

Locate Your Ancestors’ Graves Online

May 21, 2024 03:48 PM
by James Tanner (27 March 2020)

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back. Is this Genealogy or the Cha-Cha?

May 21, 2024 03:46 PM
by Sara Cochran (18 March 2020)

Making the Most out of GIACR

May 21, 2024 03:39 PM
by Dr. Roger Minert (21 February 2020)

Double Trouble: To Merge or Not to Merge?

May 21, 2024 03:37 PM
by Kathryn Grant (14 February 2020)

Support your Genealogical Conclusions with Reason Statements

May 21, 2024 03:35 PM
by James Tanner (7 February 2020)

Researching Immigrants to the United States

May 21, 2024 03:32 PM
by Joe Everett (31 January 2020)

German Immigrants in American Church Records

May 21, 2024 03:29 PM
by Dr. Roger Minert (22 January 2020)

Discovering the Unindexed Records in the FamilySearch Catalog

May 21, 2024 03:27 PM
by James Tanner (17 January 2020)

Case Study: Double Trouble with Elizabeth Hepton

May 21, 2024 03:23 PM
by Kathryn Grant (10 January 2020)

Thanks for the Memories Part 2: FamilySearch Gallery Features for Power Users

May 21, 2024 03:18 PM
by Kathryn Grant (12 December 2019)

How to Take Better Photos for Genealogy

May 21, 2024 03:01 PM
by James Tanner (5 December 2019)

Researching at The Clayton Library and Beyond

May 21, 2024 02:58 PM
by Susan Kaufman (21 November 2019)

Getting the Most from FamilySearch: The Person Page Memories Tab

May 21, 2024 02:55 PM
by Kathryn Grant (14 November 2019)

Introduction to Chinese Genealogy

May 21, 2024 02:50 PM
by Matthew Tyler (5 November 2019)

An Update on the Rules of Genealogy

May 21, 2024 02:28 PM
by James Tanner (24 October 2019)

Online Resources for Hispanic Research

May 21, 2024 02:26 PM
by Ada Nelson (10 October 2019)

An Updated Look on MyHeritage.com

May 21, 2024 02:24 PM
by James Tanner (26 September 2019)

Researching Your LDS Ancestors with Mormon Places

May 21, 2024 02:22 PM
by Brandon Plewe (19 September 2019)

Thanks for the Memories: Basics of the FamilySearch Gallery

May 21, 2024 02:19 PM
by Kathryn Grant (5 September 2019)

Using Helper Resources for Discover-Gather-Connect

May 21, 2024 02:14 PM
by Kathryn Grant (22 Aug 2019)

What’s New in the Family History Guide

May 21, 2024 02:10 PM
by Bob Taylor (15 August 2019)

The Ultimate Digital Preservation Guide

May 21, 2024 02:05 PM
by James Tanner (18 July 2019)

Family Name Networks

May 21, 2024 02:01 PM
by Joe Price (17 July 2019)

Getting the Most from FamilySearch Family Tree: Understanding Tree Views

May 21, 2024 01:57 PM
by Kathryn Grant (11 July 2019)

Navigating Family Tree

May 21, 2024 01:54 PM
by Kathryn Grant (19 June 2019)

Getting Started with FamilySearch Web Indexing

May 21, 2024 01:52 PM
by Kathryn Grant (13 June 2019)

Tree Extending Hints

May 21, 2024 01:48 PM
by Joe Price (12 June 2019)

Getting the Rest of the Gold out of the Google Goldmine for Genealogists

May 21, 2024 01:41 PM
by James Tanner (6 June 2019)

Using Utah Digital Newspapers for Family History

May 21, 2024 01:37 PM
by Tina Kirkham (31 May 2019)

What's New on the Family History Guide

May 21, 2024 01:31 PM
by Ann Tanner (16 May 2019)