Conference Information

Venue

All presentations will be held at the Salt Lake Plaza Hotel at Temple Square. Conveniently located in the heart of downtown, the Plaza is literally just steps away from Temple Square and other historical sites, shopping, dining, and many arts venues. It is also the closest hotel to the Family History Library.

Salt Lake City, the “Crossroads of the West,” is known for being easily accessible by car, rail, bus, and air. It is also one of the easiest cities to navigate while visiting. Located in the center of the downtown area, the Plaza Hotel is a short walk to the Family History Library, shopping, restaurants, historical sights, and many event venues.

Downtown Salt Lake City has a wide variety of dining venues, from mouthwatering steak to fast food. Many restaurants are within walking distance of the conference hotel or accessible via lightrail (TRAX). The information below provides a handful of details. For a complete list of options by cuisine or location, see Visit Salt Lake.

The FEEFHS board decided once again to offer full-time university or college students with a valid student-ID free admission to

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.

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.

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.

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These classes are also available to attendees who travel to SLC for the conference.

In addition to those classes listed below, all the online classes are also available to our in-person attendees (without any additional costs).

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)

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.

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)

Classes available online and/or pre-recorded

DNA Strategies for Extending Your Family Tree

Come learn how to use DNA test results as evidence to help build your family tree. This class will provide an overview of DNA, the benefits, and tools of the various DNA testing sites, and then the steps and strategies for using DNA to solve research questions.

Classes available only to conference attendees in Salt Lake City

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.

East European Sources on Ancestry.com

Classes available online and/or pre-recorded (in-person classes are listed further down)

Time Travel Using Historical Maps

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

Classes available online and/or pre-recorded (in-person classes are listed further down)

Ancestors from Romania?

Classes available online and/or pre-recorded (in-person classes are listed further down)

Notarial Records in Poland (Including Partitions)

Notary records predominantly contain agreements of each kind such as: Inheritance cases, Purchase-sale contracts, Premarital agreements, Wills / testaments, Guardianship cases etc. They are a great addition to family histories. They can answer many questions and can solve some genealogical issues.

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

What's Different? Navigating Metrical Books from a Variety of Religions

On-demand classes (through the FEEFHS website after login)

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) 

Plenary Session / Welcome

Wednesday, 2 August, 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m., Classrooms B+C (FamilySearch Library), also online

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] 

Wednesday, 2 August 2023 

8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m., Classrooms B+C (FamilySearch Library), also available in Zoom Room 1 

Plenary Session / Welcome 

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)

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

Keynote speaker: James Tanner on “The Family History Guide”

9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

Church Records on Archion and Matricula. Jilline Maynes, German track, Zoom Room 1

Class Descriptions (all classes: in-person and online) 

Russian / USSR track 

Polish track 

Austro-Hungarian track