Family History Library October 2011 Events

NOTE from DearMYRTLE: The following was received from our friends at FamilySearch.org. Please address all inquiries to FHLClassReg@familysearch.org .

The Family History Library will host the following events in October.

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• US Immigration Research Seminar
• Hispanic Research Seminar
• Wales Research Peculiarities Workshop
  

Free Seminar on U.S. Immigration Research

 Genealogists and family history enthusiasts looking for help with U.S. Immigration research will be interested in a free U.S. Immigration seminar being held on Saturday, October 8, at the Family History Library. The classes will include:

9:00 a.m. “U.S. Immigration, 1820-1954”

10:15 a.m. “U.S. Naturalization Records”

11:30 a.m.  “Canadian Border Crossing Records”

To view the class schedule online, go to www.familysearch.org.  Classes will be held in the Main Floor classroom of the Family History Library.  The library is located to the west of Temple Square on West Temple between North Temple and South Temple Streets in downtown Salt Lake City.  On Saturdays, parking is free to library patrons and is located behind the Church History Museum.  To register for these free classes, send an email to FHLClassReg@familysearch.org or call 801-240-4950.

Free Seminar on Hispanic Research

Genealogists and family history enthusiasts looking for help with Hispanic research will be interested in a free Hispanic seminar being held on Saturday, October 15, at the Family History Library. The classes will include:

10:00 a.m. “Fundamentos Básicos Para La Historia Familiar”

11:15 a.m. “Registros Parroquiales”

12:30 p.m. “Registros Diocesanos”

2:00 p.m. “FamilySearch.org”

3:15 p.m.  “Nuevo Family Search”

To view the class schedule online, go to www.familysearch.org.  Classes will be held in the Auditorium on the first lower level of the Church History Museum.  The museum is located to the west of Temple Square on West Temple between North Temple and South Temple Streets in downtown Salt Lake City.  On Saturdays, parking is free to library patrons and is located behind the Church History Museum.  To register for these free classes, send an email to FHLClassReg@familysearch.org or call 801-240-4950. 

Free Workshop on Wales Research Peculiarities

 Genealogists and family history enthusiasts looking for help with Wales research peculiarities will be interested in a free Wales Research Peculiarities Workshop being held on Saturday, October 22, at the Family History Library. The classes will include:

9:00 a.m.   “Names, Geographical and Personal”

10:00 a.m. “Records and Research Strategies”

11:00 a.m.  “Practice Time”

To view the class schedule online, go to www.familysearch.org.  Classes will be held in the B2 classroom on the second lower level of the Family History Library.  The library is located to the west of Temple Square on West Temple between North Temple and South Temple Streets in downtown Salt Lake City.  On Saturdays, parking is free to library patrons and is located behind the Church History Museum.  To register for these free classes, send an email to FHLClassReg@familysearch.org or call 801-240-4950. 

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