Tracking Your Ancestors (Family History Research)

Exploring your family history (genealogy) is a journey that begins with you and takes you to the past to find your ancestors supported by facts, family stories, and traditions. Join the journey in family history research to find those long-lost relatives using resources available at genealogical/historical societies, government entities, libraries/archives, and in your possession. The research methodology focuses on U.S. records but can be applied worldwide. Learn how to: create a research plan, organize information, and cite your sources, research various records including cemetery/church, census, city directories, courthouse, immigration, land records, military, migration, newspapers, passport, probate, ship, vital (birth, death, and marriage), wills, etc., identify genealogy software that works for you. By the end of the course, you will be able to create a resume for your ancestors. Are you ready to start your journey, jumpstart your stalled research, or learn new research methods? If so, this course is for you.