Family History Research - Expanding Your Tree

Learn how to find ways to expand your tree.  Where do you start?  This document shows where to start and includes examples using FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com together to add to your family tree

Access this presentation at Family History Research - Expand Your Tree

Training for Full-Time Missionaries and Ward Missionaries

This presentation was requested by the Mesa Mission and presented to all the full-time missionaries in the Mesa Mission during June 2018.  Included in this is both the PDF and PowerPoint Versions Presented.  You will need to download the Powerpoint version to use it.  Included are the presentations and a handout that can be used.

Access the presentations at Full-Time Missionary Presentations

New Descendancy Presentation

I have updated the Descendancy presentation first published in 2015.  Additional helps are now available including some new instructional videos.  The focus is learning to find and add descendants of your ancestors to FamilySearch/FamilyTree.

Access the new presentation labeled 2018 Descendancy Class at
Descendancy Research Presentation

Basic English Research from 1837

I have added a presentation to assist in learning to use government census records and civil registration records in researching in England from 1837.

Basic English Research from 1837 - Presentation

Family Search - Temple

I have added a presentation to help individuals learn how to use FamilySearch to find names needing temple ordinances completed, reserve the names and complete the needed ordinances.  Includes information about the policies associated with reserving names and the various options available for completing the temple ordinances.  This presentation can be accessed at this link.  Family Search - Temple Presentation

Family History Lessons

I have updated the Family History Lessons for using the family history site www.familysearch.org.  There have been many changes and improvements made to Family Search / Family Tree over the past year and these changes are reflected in the revised lessons.  You can find these lessons at the following link that points to google docs.  These are in Adobe Acrobat reader format and can be read on-line or downloaded.  This material is designed to be used on a computing device with the internet available as the lessons contain many live links.
Shared Family History Lessons

Descendancy Class Presentation

I have added a presentation to help individuals search for family members using the Descendancy View and Record Hints available on FamilySearch.org. The material also shows how Ancestry.com can help in this type of research. This presentation can be accessed at this link.  Descendancy Research Presentation