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Online Course: Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree

All LevelsUniversity of StrathclydeEnglish

Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree

Learn how to research your family tree and share the results with this online genealogy course.

Taught by The principles of the Genealogical Proof Standard including how to establish proof and how to evaluate evidence.

Suitable for everyone

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What You'll Learn in This Course

Master key concepts and practical skills through structured learning modules. By completing this curriculum, you'll gain valuable expertise applicable to real-world scenarios.

Learning Outcome 1

On this online genealogy course, you’ll develop an understanding of basic genealogy techniques and how to communicate your family history. We do not concentrate on a specific country’s records so it should be useful to anyone around the world.

Learning Outcome 2

We will consider how to effectively find and analyse sources and explore the potential of DNA testing as applied to genealogy. We’ll help you add historical context to your family history and discuss how to record and communicate research findings in a clear fashion. The course is primarily designed for people at beginner to intermediate level.

Skills You'll Develop

This comprehensive Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree curriculum is designed to take you from foundational concepts to advanced implementation. Each module builds upon the previous, ensuring a structured learning path that maximizes knowledge retention and practical application.

Hands-on LearningPractical ExercisesReal-World ProjectsIndustry Best Practices

Course Requirements & Target Audience

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Prerequisites & Requirements

What you need before starting this Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree course:

Design a research plan for tracing family history.
Apply key techniques used when searching for and analysing genealogical records.
Describe the differences between genealogical source types and why they may cause problems for the researcher.
Develop an awareness of the use of historic and social context in family history research.
Develop an understanding of the ways in which genealogical information can be recorded and communicated.

Who This Course Is For

This course is perfect for:

Motivated learners at any level
Self-paced students
Anyone interested in the subject

This course might not be suitable if:

• You're looking for a quick tutorial rather than comprehensive learning
• You prefer learning without structured curriculum
• You need highly specialized or niche content

Course Information & Details

Everything you need to know about this online course, from duration to certification

Course Instructor

The principles of the Genealogical Proof Standard including how to establish proof and how to evaluate evidence.

Expert instructor with industry experience

Subject Category

History

Part of our History curriculum

Course Language

English

All materials in English

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This online course offers comprehensive training with expert instruction, practical exercises, and a certificate of completion. Join thousands of students advancing their careers through quality online education.

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What's Included

A consideration of the differences between primary, derived primary and secondary sources.
An understanding of the importance of knowing who made a document and why and how they were created. *A key challenge of genealogy – finding the right person among a number of possible candidates, with ever-changing spellings of surnames – will be considered.
Lateral ways to approach research including the FAN/cluster technique and mind mapping.
Primary source databases including searching techniques to deal with name change or spelling differences; these include the use of wildcards.
An introduction to main source types including civil, church, census and military records to give a sense of the typical type of data these records contain and how to use them.
Review the content of major international and selected local and specialised databases and consider ways to evaluate databases.

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