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Free Ancestry.com Classes
Saturday, 21 August

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Are you getting the most out of your Ancestry.com subscription? Have questions about building your family tree or using Ancestry.com?

Ancestry.com is hosting an Ancestry.com Day - featuring a FREE track of four classes designed to help you get the most out of your Ancestry.com membership - as part of the Federation of Genealogical Societies' Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee.

What: Ancestry.com Day - free track of 4 classes from Ancestry.com
When: Saturday, August 21st, from 9:30am to 4:30pm
Where: Knoxville Convention Center, Knoxville, Tennessee
Who: FGS conference attendees, Ancestry.com members and anyone who wants to learn more about family history. Bring yourself, your neighbors, your family, and your friends to this day of family history.

Registration for these free classes begins Saturday, August 21 at 8:30am

Class Schedule

Getting the Most out of Your Ancestry.com Subscription
Time: 9:30am - 10:30am
Description: Are you using your Ancestry.com subscription to its full potential? This class offers an inside look at the historical records available on Ancestry.com - as well as what those records can tell you about your ancestors and how they can help you take your tree further back in time. You'll also learn how Ancestry.com's tree-building and searching tools can grow your tree to great heights. (Designed for beginning users of Ancestry.com)

Tapping into the Ancestry.com and RootsWeb Community
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Description: With more than 1 million subscribers, Ancestry.com hosts the world's largest community of family historians - many of whom can help you build your family tree. In this class, discover the tools on Ancestry.com and RootsWeb that can help you find and communicate with other family historians. (Designed for beginning to advanced users of Ancestry.com)

Getting the Most from Family Tree Maker
Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Description: Family Tree Maker can help you more effectively organize, manage, and share your family history. Topics covered in this class include: getting started in Family Tree Maker, adding information about your ancestors, adding pictures and other media, documenting your sources, searching Ancestry.com and the Web from Family Tree Maker, and much more. (Designed for beginning to intermediate users of Family Tree Maker)

Best Strategies for Searching Ancestry.com
Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Description: This class will demonstrate the best strategies for searching the more than 4 billion records on Ancestry.com to get the most information about your ancestors. Learn about various search methods -- and how each method will benefit your family history. (Designed for beginning to intermediate users of Ancestry.com)

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