The Brigham Young University-Idaho Department of Religious Education and the Regional Family History Center will co-sponsor Family History Week from Thursday, November 9 through Saturday, November 11 at 12:00-3:00 p.m. on the first floor of the David O. McKay Library.

Family History Week will consist of a number of workshops allowing students the opportunity to "branch out" and become familiar with resources on campus.  Three courses being offered each hour will focus on an introduction to family history and Church computer programs, how to use the Family Search Web site and preparing family names for temple ordinances.  All courses are offered at no cost to students. 

BYU-Idaho Religious Education faculty members Doug Ladle and Stan Kivet, family history missionaries and student lab assistants will instruct and assist students who attend.  The family history workshops are designed to assist students in their preparations for the Rexburg Temple.

Currently the Family History Center is located on the second floor of the library east wing.  Students and community members are welcome to visit the center seven days a week to work on their family history.   Within the upcoming year the center will be moved to BYU-Idaho's former testing center location in the basement of the library.