University of Strathclyde - Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree
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Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree at FutureLearn Overview
Duration | 6 weeks |
Total fee | ₹11,044 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Go to Website  |
Credential | Certificate |
Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree at FutureLearn Highlights
- Duration 6 weeks
- Weekly study 4 hours
- 100% online Learn at your own pace
Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree at FutureLearn Course details
- Have you ever wondered about your family ancestry or wanted to create a family tree of your own? On this 6-week genealogy course for beginners, you'll learn how to uncover the past and record your family history.
- The information on this course does not apply to just one country, so you can learn about your family lineage no matter where you're from.
- Learn how to find and analyse sources, discover different research strategies, and tackle genealogy databases and wildcards. You'll learn about the importance of names and explore the challenges that name changes cause for genealogists.
- You'll be introduced to the main source types including civil, church, census and military records and learn how to use these different kinds of data.
- Learn about the more technical sides of genealogical research such as the principles of the Genealogical Proof Standard, where you'll discover how to establish proof.
- You'll be a scientist for the day and find out how DNA testing works in genealogical research. You'll learn about the principles of genealogical inheritance, find out how autosomal DNA testing helps genealogists and learn about Y chromosome inheritance.
- Uncover the secrets of your family's past and turn your genealogy into a tangible family history. You'll discover the best ways to record your research, document it and protect it so that it lasts for generations to come.
- You'll learn how to balance genealogical data and historical context, delve into local and general histories, and use maps and photographs to bring your family history to life.
- Throughout the course, you'll also follow one woman's journey as she researches her family tree and learns about her past.
Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree at FutureLearn Curriculum
Analysing documents
Welcome to the course
Welcome to Week 1
The basics
Documentary evidence
Transcriptions and indexes
What's in a name?: 'An unusual name'
End of week tasks
Effective searching techniques
Welcome to Week 2
Research strategies
Names
Genealogy databases and wildcards
What's in a Name?: 'The Riepenhausens'
End of week tasks
Using major source types
Welcome to Week 3
Major source types
Using sources and sources in archives
Evaluating genealogy databases
What's in a Name?: 'Land and sea'
End of week tasks
Genealogical proof and DNA testing
Welcome to Week 4
Principles of Genealogical Proof
Genetic Genealogy
What's in a name?: 'The Patersons'
End of week tasks
Putting your research into context
Welcome to Week 5
Turning genealogy into family history
Accessing sources for context
What's in a name?: 'Voices from the Past'
End of week tasks
Documenting and communicating your research results and sources
Welcome to Week 6
Recording and organising research
Documenting and protecting
Creating a family history
What's in a name?: 'Sharing the story'
End of course tasks
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