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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.
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Workshops and Open Labs Summer 2024

Summer 2024 workshops are formal lessons on family history topics that give students the opportunity to learn and practice skills that will enhance class performance. Open labs supplement the workshops by offering time for students to work on their assignments while a TA is present to answer questions.

Summer Workshops and Labs will be held June 24th through August 9th.

Workshop and Lab Hours Location: 2240 HBLL

Workshops and lab hours are held in the glass enclosed classroom located on the 2nd floor of the library (the Family History section).

Summer HIST 205 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

Expand each week to see the TA workshop/lab schedule

  • Week 1: FamilySearch Family Tree and Standardization (June 24 - June 28)
    *Open Labs on June 26 and June 27 at 2pm will be held just outside the workshop classroom at the tables.

    M - June 24T - June 25W - June 26Th - June 27F - June 28
    10 AMWorkshop (Elisabeth)
    11 AMOpen Lab (Molly)Workshop (Elisabeth)
    12 PMWorkshop (Molly)Open Lab (Elisabeth)
    2 PMWorkshop (Molly)Open Lab (Kristilee)Open Lab (Molly)
    3 PMWorkshop (Elisabeth)Open Lab (Elisabeth)Workshop (Kristilee)

  • Week 2: Census Records (July 1 - July 5)
    *No workshops/labs on July 4.
    *The Open Lab on July 3 at 11am will be held just outside the workshop classroom at the tables.

    M - July 1T - July 2W - July 3F - July 5
    11 AMOpen Lab (Molly)Workshop (Elisabeth)
    12 PMWorkshop (Molly)Open Lab (Elisabeth)
    2 PMWorkshop (Molly)Open Lab (Kristilee)
    3 PMWorkshop (Elisabeth)Open Lab (Elisabeth)Workshop (Kristilee)

  • Week 3: Vital Records and Substitutes (July 8 - July 12)
    *Open Labs on July 10 and July 11 at 2pm will be held just outside the workshop classroom at the tables.

    M - July 8T - July 9W - July 10Th - July 11F - July 12
    10 AMWorkshop (Elisabeth)
    11 AMOpen Lab (Molly)Workshop (Elisabeth)
    12 PMWorkshop (Molly)Open Lab (Elisabeth)
    2 PMWorkshop (Molly)Open Lab (Kristilee)Open Lab (Molly)
    3 PMWorkshop (Elisabeth)Open Lab (Elisabeth)Workshop (Kristilee)

  • Week 4: Church Records (July 15 - July 19)
    *Open Labs on July 17 and July 18 at 2pm will be held just outside the workshop classroom at the tables.

    M - July 15T - July 16W - July 17Th - July 18F - July 19
    10 AMWorkshop (Elisabeth)
    11 AMOpen Lab (Molly)Workshop (Elisabeth)
    12 PMWorkshop (Molly)Open Lab (Elisabeth)
    2 PMWorkshop (Molly)Open Lab (Kristilee)Open Lab (Molly)
    3 PMWorkshop (Elisabeth)Open Lab (Elisabeth)Workshop (Kristilee)

  • Week 5: Census II (July 22 - July 26)
    *Note, this is NOT a repeat of Census I
    *No workshops/labs on July 24

    M - July 22T - July 23Th - July 25F - July 26
    10 AMWorkshop (Elisabeth)
    11 AMWorkshop (Elisabeth)
    12 PMWorkshop (Molly)Open Lab (Elisabeth)
    2 PMWorkshop (Molly)Open Lab (Molly)
    3 PMWorkshop (Elisabeth)Open Lab (Elisabeth)

  • Week 6: Twentieth Century Records (July 29 - August 2)

    M - July 29T - July 30W - July 31Th - Aug 1F - Aug 2
    10 AMWorkshop (Elisabeth)
    11 AMOpen Lab (Molly)Workshop (Elisabeth)
    12 PMWorkshop (Molly)Open Lab (Elisabeth)
    2 PMWorkshop (Molly)Open Lab (Kristilee)Open Lab (Molly)
    3 PMWorkshop (Elisabeth)Open Lab (Elisabeth)Workshop (Kristilee)

  • Week 7: DNA (August 5 - August 9)

    M - Aug 5T - Aug 6W - Aug 7Th - Aug 8F - Aug 9
    10 AMWorkshop (Elisabeth)
    11 AMOpen Lab (Molly)Workshop (Elisabeth)
    12 PMWorkshop (Molly)Open Lab (Elisabeth)
    2 PMWorkshop (Molly)Open Lab (Kristilee)Open Lab (Molly)
    3 PMWorkshop (Elisabeth)Open Lab (Elisabeth)Workshop (Kristilee)

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Census Tutorial

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Career Opportunities

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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.
HIST 205 & 206R Website