The Learning Services Group at FamilySearch.org has been doing a lot to help patrons learn how to make the most of the resources that FamilySearch has to offer. Below are some of the courses that are now available at FamilySearch.org.

Unless you monitor the Internet almost continually, you are probably unaware of the huge number of books online including literally millions of books containing genealogical information. For example, if you go to Google Books and do a search for “genealogy” you will get over six million results. If you add the word family then you still get. . .

The Research Wiki is a powerful tool for doing genealogy and family history research. You can search the Wiki to find out more about what records exist and where your family lived. Here’s how you can search the Wiki.  Click on "learn" at the top of the FamilySearch home page. When the purple "Getting Started" box appears, scan down below it. Locate and click on the picture that looks like the one you see here on your left. Then you will see . . .

Using Family Tree  ( Featuring a comparison between Family Tree and new.FamilySearch.)

Family Tree does not yet contain all of the features that are available in new.FamilySearch.org, but it also has some features that new.FamilySearch.org lacks (most notably a new source feature - See our "My Source Box" article of August 8, 2012). We encourage you to bookmark the site you will view below and check back frequently to see what new features have been added. 

The following charts show what features are available and whether you can use them on Family Tree and/or on new.FamilySearch.org.

Serendepity in Genealogy: Niue Island Disaster “In 2004, a maximum force, category 5 cyclone struck the island nation of Niue. It was miraculous that only two people lost their lives, as the devastation leveled a long coastal area.” Homes perched 90 feet above sea level were crushed and swept away. The island experienced gusts up to . . .                                                              

 From E.C. Benson, a FamilySearch Blog contributor  

If you are like many people who know your ancestor was from Ireland, but you don’t know where, according to the late Irish researcher, Jim Hennessey, you’re looking for the straw of hay in the stack of needles. So, what does it take to be successful in finding the Irish origins of your immigrant? Generally, you need to know the following:

Here’s your chance to say thank you to the indexers who have helped you find your ancestors. 
Create a short video that is one minute or less to thank FamilySearch indexers and arbitrators for helping to make records searchable online. Highlight an ancestor you have found, or...

My Surprise When I Charted my Ancestors
   From a FamilySearch article by VanWagenenl

When the President reminded us that we are a nation of immigrants, it made me curious about my immigrant ancestors, so I charted them using the free fan chart. 

Do you have endless research notes but still can't solve your research puzzle?
Experienced researchers use timelines when they are challenged to gather needed facts about an individual.  
A timeline is a research tool in which information is organized in chronological order, making its content easy to read and review.