European
Family History Conference 2016
The Family History
Library and the research specialists of the European Reference team invite you
to a free, never before offered, week-long conference focused exclusively on
European research. The conference, which will be held September 12th-16th 2016,
is perfect for beginning and intermediate genealogists interested in learning
about records of European localities, and Family History Library collections.
Come and spend a
week at the world renowned Family History Library learning from our expert
staff of genealogists as well as experienced guest genealogists. Learn how to
effectively use historical records and how to do research in several European
countries.
Explore such topics as census, church, immigration, and vital
records. Learn more about German, Swiss, Russian, and Polish research. Discover
new techniques, strategies, and methodology to apply to your genealogical
research problems.
Most classes will
be held at the Church History Museum Theater with the exception of the lab
classes, which will be taught at the Family History Library in the B1 Lab.
Seating in the
Church History Museum Theater is limited to 190 participants, so be sure to
register early to secure a spot. All classes will also be offered via
webinar.
Registration begins
1 Aug. 2016.To register for the free conference, visit the Eventbrite
registration site at this link if you plan to personally attend in-house: http://bit.ly/29teGka.
For those attending
by way of webinar, please use the following registration link. http://bit.ly/29vC93P. 500 spots are available.
26 seats will be
available for in-person labs which will all be held in the Family History
Library B1 LAB. 100 spots available for webinar labs.
A syllabus will be
provided that can be downloaded from the FamilySearch Wiki. Here is the Link: https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/2016_European_Family_History_Conference.
We hope this
conference will not only be informative and instructive, but that it will also
encourage and inspire you to continue your family history research. Perhaps
this will be just what you need to break through that 20-year-old brick wall
research problem. We look forward to working with you!
We will use Eventbrite to process your registration. Your information will be processed in accordance with their privacy policy located at http://www.eventbrite.com/privacypolicy
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Christ of Latter-day Saints. Millions of people use FamilySearch records,
resources, and services to learn more about their family history. To help in
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Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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