This week we will take a detailed look at how to use archives and libraries for your family history research. Here is the handout.
Best wishes,
Judith
Family History Research: an introduction (D404) Jan-Mar 2016
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Week 7: Family History Research: an introduction
Wednesday, 2 March 2016, 8:22 PM
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Week 6: Family History Research: an introduction
Wednesday, 24 February 2016, 1:03 PM
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This week we will look at sources of information on two major topics for family history research - Occupations and Military Records. Here are the handouts, and printouts will be available in class.
Best wishes,
Judith
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Week 5: Family History Research: a introduction
Wednesday, 17 February 2016, 11:25 AM
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This week we will be looking at a wide range of geographical resources for taking your family history research further. Here is the handout, and printouts will be available in class.
Last week, while discussing the 1939 Register, a major new online census-type resource for England and Wales, we briefly touched on access to the Scottish records from it. These have been made available through Freedom of Information, but the whole database is not available for searching. Instead, requests have to be made for information on individuals. This costs £15 per request, and a copy of the individual's death certificate also has to be supplied, in compliance with Data Protection provisions. There is further guidance and a link to the request form on the National Records of Scotland website, here: http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/national-register
Best wishes,
Judith
Week 4 additional information
Friday, 12 February 2016, 3:49 PM
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Edited by Judith Russell, Friday, 12 February 2016, 3:53 PM
Here as promised are a few extra documents and links that were discussed in class yesterday.
The documents are examples of an Ancestral Chart and a Family Group Sheet, and also a computer-generated Pedigree Chart from the Family Tree Maker programme, using the Pearson family as an example.
The link to Ancestry to download blank research forms is:
http://www.ancestry.co.uk/download/charts#familysheet
The link for blank UK census forms can be found on the right of the same page.
The link to information about the University of Strathclyde Summer Institute of Genealogical Studies - classes on Irish research - is:
The same page also includes links to information on the Summer Institute sessions on British Military Research and on Practical Applications of Genetic Genealogy.
The link to the Google newspaper archive containing many editions of the Glasgow Herald is:
https://news.google.com/newspapers
Best wishes,
Judith
Week 4: Family History Research: an introduction
Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 8:08 PM
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This week we have introductions to English and Welsh records and Irish records for family history. Here are the handouts, and printouts will be available in class. I'll also be talking about some additional items of interest and will upload some more links after the class.
Best wishes, Judith
Week 3: Family History Research: an introduction
Wednesday, 3 February 2016, 8:48 PM
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This week we will be looking at Birth, Marriage and Death records for family history in Scotland. Here are the handouts for download.
Best wishes, Judith
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Week 2: Family History Research: an introduction
Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 7:29 PM
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This week we will be catching up on the basics of the major websites, then we will focus on census records and also take a look at producing reference citations for your genealogy work. Here are the handouts for the week 2 class, and also an example of a previous student's final assignment (without its ancestral chart).
All the best, Judith
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Week 1: Family History Research: an introduction
Wednesday, 13 January 2016, 5:37 PM
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Edited by Judith Russell, Sunday, 17 January 2016, 7:42 PM
Hello and welcome to the online resource for students on the course Family History Research: An Introduction, running at the Centre for Lifelong Learning from January to March 2016. This is where you will find electronic copies of all the course handouts, and some additional materials to help you begin your family history research.
The handouts for week 1 are available here now for download, and each week's new handouts will be posted here shortly before each class. Print copies will also be distributed in class.
I'm looking forward to teaching the class, and I hope you will all find it an enjoyable and rewarding experience.
Best wishes,
Judith
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