FamilySearch - Advanced Search Strategies

FamilySearch: Advanced Search Strategies for Unlocking Family History

February 6, 2025 | Live 2-Hour Course 3PM ET

Find Your Ancestors Faster

Discover the advanced tools and techniques on FamilySearch to uncover your family’s history like never before. In this engaging live session, you’ll learn to harness the full potential of FamilySearch’s powerful features, saving time and accelerating your research.

Experience Interactive Learning with an Expert

This live, two-hour session is designed to immerse you in a hands-on learning experience. Led by FamilySearch expert Rick Crume, you’ll benefit from:

• Expert Guidance: Learn directly from a renowned genealogy professional.
• Practical Handouts: Access downloadable resources to enhance your learning.

Interactive Q&A: Get your questions answered during the session and through our exclusive online forum for two weeks.

What You’ll Learn

Gain practical skills and insights to elevate your genealogy journey:

• Master Indexed Records: Unlock the secrets to finding ancestors in indexed historical records.
• Explore Unindexed Collections: Navigate land, court, and probate records to reveal hidden family stories.
• Leverage AI-Powered Full-Text Search: Discover family history clues in millions of records using cutting-edge tools.
• Navigate the New FamilySearch Catalog: Learn when and how to access the updated catalog for precise results.
• Access the FamilySearch Digital Library: Find treasures in family histories, yearbooks, and digitized books.
• Use the Research Wiki: Jumpstart your research with expert guidance.
• Discover Cemeteries Search: Locate burial sites and gain new insights into your ancestors’ lives.

…and so much more!

How You’ll Benefit

• Save Time: Learn efficient search strategies to locate your family faster in indexed records.
• Breakthrough Barriers: Uncover valuable information hidden in unindexed collections.
• Discover the Unexpected: Use AI tools to access millions of records and uncover surprising family history details.
• Maximize Research Potential: Confidently navigate the new FamilySearch tools to pinpoint essential records.
• Achieve Your 2025 Research Goals: Analyze existing records more effectively and forge a clear path forward in your genealogy journey.

Can’t attend live? No worries! All registered students receive access to the session recording for a full year, so you can revisit the material whenever it’s convenient for you.

Meet Your Instructor

Rick Crume
A contributing editor for Family Tree Magazine, Rick specializes in online research, genealogy software, DNA testing, and British genealogy. With years of expertise, he’s dedicated to helping genealogists make groundbreaking discoveries. 

Join us for this transformative live session and take your family history research to the next level.