Colin R. Chapman has lectured on British and Irish genealogy throughout

the world. Now, family history enthusiasts in Utah will have an opportunity to

hear him speak.Chapman, a life vice president of the Federation of

(British) Family History Societies, president of the Bristol & Avon Family

History Society and president of the Gloucestershire Family History Society,

will give two lectures at the Family History Library. He will speak Tuesday at

12:30 p.m. on "Was Your Ancestor Really Married? Marriage Laws, Rites, Records

and Customs", and again Wednesday at 1 p.m. on "Genealogy in Early British

Censuses, 1086 to 1841." Seating is limited.The Family History Library

in Salt Lake City will offer classes on indexing later this month. The "How to

Do Indexing" course will be taught Oct. 17 at 10 a.m. in the computer lab. On

Oct. 25, the same class will be taught from 9 to 11 a.m., followed by

"Arbitrating Indexing Batches" at 12:30 p.m. and "Indexing Administration" at

2:15 p.m. To view the class schedule online, visit FamilySearch.org.The

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library is located to the west of Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City. Free

parking is available in the lot at 119 W. North Temple St. To register for the

lectures or the free classes, send an e-mail to FHLClassReg@familysearch.org or

call 801-240-4950.

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