FHL: Feb 2013 African American research classes

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16 January 2013

Free Research Series on African-American Research

The Family History Library Hosts Events in February.

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH¾Genealogists and family history enthusiasts looking for help with African-American research will be interested in African-American classes held at the Family History Library in February. A free African-American Research Series will be held on Saturday, February 23 at the Family History Library. The classes will include:

  9:00 a.m.    “What Will Your Legacy Be?”

10:00 a.m.    “FamilySearch for Beginners”

11:00 a.m.    “Beginning African-American Research”

12:00 p.m.    “Top 10 Tips and Tricks for Finding Ancestors”

To view the class schedule online, go to https://familysearch.org/locations/library_class_schedule.  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. 

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