Family History Workshops
The workshops support and supplement on-campus family history courses at BYU. In multiple sessions per week, student teaching assistants (TAs) teach the week's topic and answer questions.
Workshops Spring 2023Spring 2023 workshop hours will be supplemented with open lab hours where you can drop in for help with citation, logs, and genealogy software. |
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May 2-5 |
May 9-12 |
May 16-19 |
| Intro to Workshops and Lab Hours Finding a Family and Organizing Research (Intro to logs, citations, genealogy software, and what lab hours are for) |
FamilySearch, FamilySearch FT, Genealogy Software, FamilySearch Wiki, Google, Effective Searching, and Effective Hint Use |
Census Records |
May 23-26 |
May 30 - Jun 2 |
Jun 6-9 |
| Vital Records and Vital Record Substitutes | History of LDS Genealogical Practices | Census Records |
Jun 13-16 |
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| Understanding DNA | ||
Workshop Location 2240 HBLL
Workshops are held in the glass enclosed classroom located in the Family History section (2nd floor) of the Harold B. Lee Library.
Workshop and Lab Hours
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| 9 am | |||||
| 10 am | Workshop (Aubrey) | Workshop (Kristilee) | |||
| 11 am | |||||
| 12 pm | |||||
| 1 pm | Lab (Kristilee) | ||||
| 2 pm | Lab (Aubrey) | Workshop (Aubrey) | Lab (Kristilee) | ||
| 3 pm | |||||
| 4 pm | |||||
| *TAs can meet with students from any family history course, regardless of professor. | |||||
Teaching Assistants' Schedules
- Kristilee Manuel: Fridays 1-3 pm in 2240 HBLL
- Aubrey Morris: Thursdays 11 am in the Family History section of the library
HIST 205 & 206R Website
For more information, please visit the HIST 205 & 206R website. There you can find information about these introductory classes into the major, Professor and TA contact information, class schedules, and how to join the Family History Program email list.
Become a Family History Major or Minor
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