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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 2023

Spring 2023 workshop hours will be supplemented with open lab hours where you can drop in for help with citation, logs, and genealogy software.

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

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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