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Genealogy Detectives: Beyond U.S. Records

Exploring International Collections on FamilySearch

2026-09-10 14:00:00 2026-09-10 15:30:00 America/Chicago Genealogy Detectives: Beyond U.S. Records Have you used FamilySearch but mostly searched U.S. census, vital or immigration records? Registration is required. For adults and teens. Hardesty Regional Library

Thursday, September 10
2:00pm - 3:30pm

Add to Calendar 2026-09-10 14:00:00 2026-09-10 15:30:00 America/Chicago Genealogy Detectives: Beyond U.S. Records Have you used FamilySearch but mostly searched U.S. census, vital or immigration records? Registration is required. For adults and teens. Hardesty Regional Library

Hardesty Regional Library

Maple Meeting Room

Have you used FamilySearch but mostly searched U.S. census, vital or immigration records? Registration is required. For adults and teens.

This workshop takes the next step by exploring FamilySearch’s international record collections and how to search more effectively when records, names, places and languages become less familiar. Genealogy Associate James Toburen will demonstrate how to locate international collections through FamilySearch’s historical records, catalog, images and research wiki. Attendees will learn how to search by country, region, record type and locality, and how to use FamilySearch’s tools even when a collection is only partially indexed or not searchable by name.

The session will focus on practical strategies for working with international records, including church records, civil registration, census records, immigration records, probate records and military collections. Examples may include records from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Mexico, Germany, Italy, Scandinavia and other regions represented in FamilySearch’s collections. 

The session includes: 
· A live demo of international record searching on FamilySearch.org 
· Tips for using the FamilySearch Catalog and Research Wiki 
· Strategies for browsing unindexed or partially indexed collections 
· Examples of international church records, civil registration, census records, immigration records and other record types 
· Tips for working with unfamiliar languages, place names and changing jurisdictions 
· A Q&A session with TCCL genealogy staff 

Each attendee will receive a one-page handout summarizing best practices for international searching on FamilySearch, including tips for using the catalog, wiki, images and browse-only collections.

Hardesty Regional Library
Phone: 918.549.7323

Branch manager
Kelly Bayles
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Mon, Aug 10 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Aug 11 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Aug 12 9:00AM to 9:00PM
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Fri, Aug 14 9:00AM to 6:00PM
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