Climbing your family tree: Getting started in genealogy

Climbing your family tree: Getting started in genealogy

A course for those who are interesting in beginning the search of there roots and looking into their family tree. Perhaps you have thought it would be nice to know more about your family lineage but don't know where to start. Or you are thinking about taking genealogy us as a hobby. Or your kids are asking you questions about family history that you can't answer. Knowing how to search for your family tree can be rewarding and fulfilling. Everyone ponders where they came from and finding out is only the tip of the iceberg. Seeing how and where you family came from and why they moved to a particular location can be enlightening.

This course will help you get started climbing your family tree. From starting out with drawing a simple ascendant chart, to building up you database of names, to visiting places to verify your dates. Knowing proper genealogy techniques can get your a fuller richer family story that can be passed on from generation to generation.

This course will lead you up your tree and help you to get the most out of your genealogy.

Getting started in genealogy can be intimidating, but knowing how to start can make it more fun than scary.

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What you will learn

• Start their journey on creating their family tree
• Understand different resources that can help them locate relatives
• Understand value of different forms of documents and evidence when adding people to the family tree

Rating: 3.95

Level: All Levels

Duration: 1.5 hours

Instructor: John Boyle