When: Saturday, 14 September 2002 What: Classes on researching at the Family History Library and in courthouse records (see details below) Where: Minnesota Historical Society, 325 Kellogg Blvd. W., St. Paul, MN These one-session classes meet in the MacMillan Education Center on the second level of the Minnesota History Center. For directions, call 651-296-1430. Who: taught by James W. Warren .For more information: on these classes or for registration details, call Warren Research at 651-503-4802 or e-mail [email protected] All classes include handouts. Taxes, Trials, and Tribulations: Research in Courthouse Records Saturday, Sep. 14, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. For most families, U.S. research cannot be effectively conducted without the genealogical treasures in courthouse records. Those documents may now be housed in an archive, historical society, or still in the courthouse. They may also be available on microfilm. We will explore why, how, and where to locate, access, and use the ancestral information in probate, land, naturalization, tax, divorce, and other civil court and criminal court indexes and records. The class will point you to other resources and provide research tips. Fee: MHS members $7.00; non-members $9.00 Salt Lake City! Using the Resources of the Family History Library >From Near or Far Saturday, Sep. 14, 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. Hear the co-author of the new book, Your Guide to the Family History Library, describe exciting changes in the world's largest genealogical library! Salt Lake City's Family History Library includes 300,000 books and 2.2 million rolls of microfilmed records and indexes from archives, churches, courthouses, and vital records offices worldwide. Learn how you can use much of that microfilm collection locally, at one of the 3,700 Family History Centers worldwide. Recent changes enhance electronic access to information about the Library collection. Important and sensible steps for anyone planning a Salt Lake City trip will be discussed, as well as recent projects that upgraded the library layout, equipment, access, and computers. Fee: MHS members $7.00; non-members $9.00