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Making the Most of FamilySearch’s Full-Text Search

Join FamilySearch genealogist Tricia Seguine for this hands-on workshop exploring practical search strategies, techniques for refining results and real-world examples that show how Full-Text Search can break through brick walls and uncover richer context about your ancestors’ lives. Registration is required. For more information, please contact the branch at 305-442-8706 or capleybr@mdpls.org. All Ages.

Presented by the Special Collections & Archives Division of the Miami-Dade Public Library System, located at the Main Library.

About the Program

Discover how FamilySearch’s powerful Full-Text Search can transform the way you do genealogy. Learn how to search nearly two billion historical records that have not been indexed in this hands-on presentation. Explore practical search strategies, techniques for refining results and real-world examples that show how Full-Text Search can break through brick walls and uncover richer context about your ancestors’ lives. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced researcher, you’ll leave with tools you can immediately apply to uncover records you may have previously missed.

About the Presenter

Tricia Seguine is a Research Consultant in the Chief Genealogical Office at FamilySearch, where she has worked since 2022. She currently serves as President of the Association of Professional Genealogists. Tricia holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting from Brigham Young University, a master’s degree in library and information science from Rutgers University and an Associate of Applied Science degree in family history research from Brigham Young University–Idaho.

About the Special Collections and Archives Division

The Miami-Dade Public Library System’s Special Collections & Archives Division preserves and provides access to rare and historically significant materials for the public and scholarly community. Its diverse holdings include the Helen Muir Florida Collection, the 16mm Film Collection, the Cuban Collection of Rare Books & Ephemera, the Genealogy Collection, and rare and antiquarian books dating back to the 17th century. The Division also manages the Library’s Permanent Art Collection, which features over 7,000 works displayed across library locations, and The Vasari Project, dedicated to documenting Miami-Dade County’s art history since 1945. Committed to accessibility, it offers materials for viewing and research both in person and online through the Digital Collection, which includes more than 40 freely accessible collections, featuring materials from the Library as well as contributions from outside collaborators and partner institutions. Spanning rare books, manuscripts, photographs, prints, paintings, sculptures, artifacts, audiovisual resources, and electronic media, these collections ensure that Miami-Dade County’s rich history, artistic legacy, and cultural heritage remain available to all.

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