Event—Adult Education

FamilySearch.org Primer

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This class will include a review of the many research opportunities offered by the free FamilySearch.org resource.

Broadside representing the Jesuit order as a genealogical tree, 1768. Call number: Case broadside BX3706.A2 C56 1768

Class Description

Take a tour of the under-utilized FamilySearch.org website to see what it has to offer genealogy researchers. This class will include a review of this free resource and all its research opportunities, as well as other tools that can help genealogists and family historians.

Caron Primas Brennan is a frequent speaker on genealogy at local libraries and genealogical societies. She has taught at the Newberry since 2009 and is a member of the Genealogical Speakers Guild and the Association of Professional Genealogists.

Materials List

No required materials and no first reading assignment.

Cost and Registration

This class is full, but you can still register for the waitlist on Learning Stream.

Two sessions, $50 $95 ($85.50 for Newberry members, seniors, and students). Learn about becoming a member.

To register multiple people for this class, please go through the course calendar in Learning Stream, our registration platform. When you select the course and register, you’ll be prompted to add another registrant.

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