Using the Internet For Family History Course

Course Overview

Objectives:

• Learn effective use of Browsers to support your Family History Research
• Learn to use the FamilySearch and Rootsweb web sites effectively
• Learn to effectively search for genealogical information
• Decide to which online database to contribute your family history details
• Learn how to publish your family history on the internet the easy way
• Learn some tools for making email more effective.

      Classes for this course meet in the "Red Chapel" located at 4000 North Timpview Drive (650 East) in the Edgemont area of Provo on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 4:00 to 5:30 PM on the dates shown. The class notes for this series are also accessible from an expanded list of Gerhard Ruf's classes at his personal web site.

      If you are interested in signing up for this course or being informed when the next series of classes will begin please call or email Gerhard Ruf (gruf@xmission.com, 225-6106).

1. 17 Sep 2002 - Introduction to Family History on the Internet (updated September 2002)
2. 19 Sep 2002 - Using FamilySearch.org Effectively (updated September 2002)
3. 24 Sep 2002 - Using RootsWeb.com (updated September 2002)
4. 26 Sep 2002 - Effectively Using Search Engines (updated September 2002)

        The following two classes were delayed one week.
5.   8 Oct 2002 - Where Should I Contribute My GEDCOM File? (updated October 2002)
6. 10 Oct 2002 - Publishing Your Genealogy on the Internet the Easy Way (udated October 2002)

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