The website has many many courses to teach you how to do research on your own ancestors from the comfort of your own home. When you are on the home page of FamilySearch, click on the LEARN tab at the top. You have three different areas of learning that you can spend hours on; Research Wiki, Resource Courses and Get Started.
If you click on Resources Course, you will be able to view over 140 online videos that have been divided by categories. Whether you are a beginner in family history research or a long time researcher, you will find valuable information. Some of the classes include everything from Beginning Genealogy: 5 Minutes Genealogy, to Russian History, Geography, Records, and Resources and everything in between. There are even several lessons in Spanish. I would take the time to see what is available and to check back often as additional resources are being added all the time. Keep an eye on the category list on the right side of the page so you can jump to a category for quick navigation. This page will also tell you how long each video is so you can plan you time around your busy schedule. The best part of the video series is that once you start viewing the video of the presenter, you will also view the slide show pesentation which is similar to a PowerPoint Presentation to the right. Such a huge amount of information and all of this is provided free of charge and not just to LDS Church members, but to the community as well.
FamilySearch is on Facebook and YouTube. Both can be found at www.facebook.com/familysearch and www.youtube.com/familysearch. Both sites will give you additional nuggets of information to keep you research techniques fresh and up to date.
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