Family History Online Course Free from BYU

This Web site has an eight-part introductory course in family history based on resources available through the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. It teaches how to gather information, enter it on a computer program, do simple research, find library locations, and share information with others.
http://familyhistorylab.byu.edu/261.php
Brigham Young University

LINKS

Religion 261 Menu

Online Lessons

o   Lesson 1

o   Lesson 2

o   Lesson 3

o   Lesson 4

o   Lesson 5/6

o   Appendix

PDF Documents

o   Research Log

o   Family Group Sheet

o   Pedigree Chart

o   Mac Programs

Related Links

·         Family History Lab

·         BYU Family History Library

·         BYU Family Historian

·         Center for Family History and Genealogy

·         Family Search

·         FamilySearch Indexing

·         FamilySearch Labs

·         FamilySearch Record Search

·         FamilySearch Wiki

·         PAF Tutorial

·         Religion 261 Online Lessons

·         U.S. Census Tutorial

Religion 261

Online Lessons

• Lesson 1 - NewFamilySearch and the Temple Process
• Lesson 2 - RootsMagic/GEDCOM
• Lesson 3 - FamilySearch: Historical Records/Indexing/Wiki/Forums/Library Catalog
• Lesson 4 - Websites (Ancestry, Footnote, World Vital Records, Ellis Island , and Others)
• Lessons 5 & 6 - Case Study
• Appendix - Research Process

PDF Documents

• Research Log
• Family Group Sheet
• Pedigree Chart
  
• Programs for the Mac