Pierre Family History Center Classes

 

Classes are held on the second Saturday morning of the month at 9:30.

 

 

2012 Class Schedule and PDF Handouts. Handouts will be available the week of the class:

 

January 12 - Cancelled because of weather

February 9 - Beginning Genealogy: Organizing your research - Paper and Computer PDF Handout

March 9 - Genealogy and the Internet: Resources and Internet Research at the Family Search Center PDF Handout

April 13 - Genealogy and the Internet: Resources and General Internet Research PDF Handout

May 11 - Beginning Genealogical Research: Genealogy software programs and Internet based pedigrees PDF Handout

June 8 - Digitize and Enhance Your Findings

July13 - Photos - Preserving, Enhancing and Displaying

August 10 - Newspaper Research

September 14 - Writing Historically: Filling in your ancestor's life and times and Your Own Life Story using Pictures, Recipes and Prompts

October 12 - Giving Back: Indexing, cemetery pictures and bulletin boards

November - No Class

December - No Class

 

 

Handouts from Community Classes

Writing Your Own Story  PDF

Writing Historical Life Stories of Your Ancestors  PDF

 

 

Handouts from Past Classes

Climbing that brick wall  PDF

Documenting your research  PDF

Cemetery and gravestone records  PDF

Write your personal history in one hour    PDF

Questions asked in each US Census, and hints on using them   PDF

Finding your veterans and their military records    PDF

Archaic words for: Family Relationships, Occupations, Medical Terms    PDF

Reading Early American Handwriting  PDF

 


 

 

 

Go to Pierre/Ft. Pierre Genealogical Society Website

Email