Conference Information
Free Admission for Students at FEEFHS conference 2026
The FEEFHS board decided once again to offer full-time university or college students with a valid student-ID free admission to the 2026 FEEFHS conference.
Conference dates for FEEFHS 2023
The FEEFHS board decided on the dates for the 2023 conference. It will take place in the first week of August, starting on Tuesday August 1.
Call for Proposals for the 2023 FEEFHS Conference
The Foundation for East European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) is accepting speaker proposals for its next conference, which will be held Tuesday through Friday, August 1-4, 2023.
FEEFHS 2023 Conference Overview
Registration is now open for the FEEFHS 2023 Annual Conference, Tuesday, August 1 to Friday, August 4. The conference will include in-person classes held exclusively in Salt Lake City and online content with live classes over Zoom and pre-recorded classes. Tuesday, Aug 1 is reserved for in-person workshops, with the main conference, both in-person and online, will be Wednesday, August 2 to Friday, August 4.
Classes that are available to online conference attendees
These classes are also available to attendees who travel to SLC for the conference.
Classes that are only available to conference attendees in Salt Lake City
In addition to those classes listed below, all the online classes are also available to our in-person attendees (without any additional costs).
Polish track (class descriptions)
Introduction to Polish Research (Taieno Cook)
Introduction to Polish Records (Taieno Cook)
Finding Polish Records Online (Taieno Cook)
Workshops that are only available to conference attendees in Salt Lake City
Each workshop lasts 3 hours. All workshops are on Tuesday, August 1.
Workshops are NOT available online.
Finding the Village of Origin (Joanne M. Sher)
9:00 a.m.-12 noon, Heritage Room (Plaza)
FEEFHS Conference 2023 – Listing of Classes
The 2023 Conference, held August 1 through August 4, 2023, will contain both In Person classes held exclusively in Salt Lake City, as well as Online content, which will be a mix between live classes over Zoom and pre-recorded classes.
Those who travel to Salt Lake City will have the opportunity to attend the various workshops, the banquet, listen to the keynote speaker, and receive personal consultation for free. Additionally, they will have access to exclusive classes not offered online and have access to all the online content.
Class Descriptions Austro-Hungarian Track
The access to this page is not available to the public. If you are a past conference attendee, please contact us to receive access.
Classes available online and/or pre-recorded (in-person classes are listed further down)
The Gen-Team Gazetteer: A Shortcut to Church Records (in Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, and Slovenia)
Class Descriptions DNA Track
The access to this page is not available to the public. If you are a past conference attendee, please contact us to receive access.
Classes available online and/or pre-recorded
DNA Strategies for Extending Your Family Tree
Class Descriptions General / Resources Track
The access to this page is not available to the public. If you are a past conference attendee, please contact us to receive access.
Classes available online and/or pre-recorded (in-person classes are listed further down)
East European Sources on FamilySearch
Discover the sources listed on FamilySearch that relate to your East European ancestry. Learn the search techniques to find those sources.
Class Descriptions Germans from Russia Track
The access to this page is not available to the public. If you are a past conference attendee, please contact us to receive access.
Classes available online and/or pre-recorded (in-person classes are listed further down)
Time Travel Using Historical Maps
Class Descriptions German Track
The access to this page is not available to the public. If you are a past conference attendee, please contact us to receive access.
Classes available online and/or pre-recorded (in-person classes are listed further down)
Archion and Matricula
Come and learn what these record depositories are and how to use them.
Deciphering German-Language Church Records
Class Descriptions Jewish Track
The access to this page is not available to the public. If you are a past conference attendee, please contact us to receive access.
Classes available online and/or pre-recorded (in-person classes are listed further down)
Ancestors from Romania?
Class Descriptions Polish Track
The access to this page is not available to the public. If you are a past conference attendee, please contact us to receive access.
Classes available online and/or pre-recorded (in-person classes are listed further down)
Notarial Records in Poland (Including Partitions)
Class Descriptions Russian empire / USSR Track
The access to this page is not available to the public. If you are a past conference attendee, please contact us to receive access.
Classes available online and/or pre-recorded
Estonia and Latvia Research
[Class description was not provided]
Classes available only to conference attendees in Salt Lake City
On-Demand Classes (pre-recorded)
The access to this page is not available to the public. If you are a past conference attendee, please contact us to receive access.
On-demand classes (through the FEEFHS website after login)
Germans from Russia track (class descriptions)
Time Travel Using Historical Maps (Sandy Schilling Payne)
Classes Available to In-Person Attendees in Salt Lake City (by track)
The access to this page is not available to the public. If you are a past conference attendee, please contact us to receive access.
All classes that are available to online attendees are also available to in-person attendees, including the on-demand classes.
Welcome Reception [open to all attendees and presenters]
Tuesday 1 August, 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Aspen Room (Plaza)
Classes Available to In-Person Attendees in Salt Lake City (chronologically)
The access to this page is not available to the public. If you are a past conference attendee, please contact us to receive access.
All on-demand classes are also available to in-person attendees.
Tuesday, 1 August 2023
6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Aspen Room (Plaza)
Welcome Reception [open to all attendees and presenters]
Classes Available to Online Attendees (by track)
Click here to access the list of on-demand classes.
Plenary Session / Welcome
Wednesday, 2 August, 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m., Zoom Room 1
Keynote speaker: James Tanner on “The Family History Guide”
Polish track (class descriptions)
Classes Available to Online Attendees (chronologically)
The access to this page is not available to the public. If you are a past conference attendee, please contact us to receive access.
A list of on-demand classes is also available.
Wednesday, 2 August 2023
8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m., Classrooms B+C (FamilySearch Library), also available online in Zoom Room 1
Plenary Session / Welcome
Class Descriptions, FEEFHS Conference 2023
Class Descriptions (all classes: in-person and online)
Conference Travel
Salt Lake City, the “Crossroads of the West,” is known for being easily accessible by car, rail, bus, and air. And it is one of the easiest cities to get to and to navigate as a visitor.
Conference Dining
We hope you’ll join us for Tuesday night’s Welcome Reception where there will be a buffet of finger foods…and also for the Closing Banquet on Friday night. But in the meantime, downtown Salt Lake City has a wide variety of dining venues. Many restaurants are within walking distance of the Crystal Inn (the conference hotel) and the Salt Palace Convention Center, where classes will be held.