Genealogy Course
What will I learn?
Unearth the secrets of your family history with our comprehensive Family History Course, designed for folks in the Humanities. Delve into family history research techniques, mastering birth, marriage, and death certs, and making good use of census records. Explore online tools like FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com, and learn to document your findings with a keen eye. Improve your skills in organising and visualising data using software like Lucidchart and Canva. Mind the ethical side of things, making sure to respect privacy and cultural sensitivities. Sign up now to boost your family history know-how!
Develop skills
Strengthen the development of the practical skills listed below
Master family history research: Analyse birth, marriage, and death certs effectively.
Navigate online archives: Use FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com with ease.
Craft research reports: Write clear, concise, and well-documented family history reports.
Design family trees: Create visual family trees using software like Lucidchart.
Handle sensitive data: Respect privacy and cultural sensitivities in family history.
Suggested summary
Workload: between 4 and 360 hours
Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload.
- Choose which chapter to start with
- Add or remove chapters
- Increase or decrease the course workload
Examples of chapters you can add
You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below
This is a free course, focused on personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.