Discovering Your Roots: An Introduction to Genealogy
Offered By: The Great Courses Plus
Course Description
Overview
Unlock the secrets of your family's long-forgotten past with this course that teaches you the research skills and methodologies of professional genealogists.
Syllabus
- By This Expert
- 01: Interviewing Kin and Mining Home Sources
- 02: Genealogy Online-Gems and Junk
- 03: The Library-Shelves Full of Family History
- 04: Military Service and Homestead Records
- 05: How to Build Historical Context
- 06: Your Ancestors in Ship Passenger Lists
- 07: Your Ancestors in Naturalization Records
- 08: The Genealogical Proof Standard
- 09: Your Ancestors in the County Courthouse
- 10: Your Ancestors in State Records
- 11: How to Write Biography
- 12: Dos and Don'ts of Writing History
- 13: Searching in Your Ancestors' Backyards
- 14: Assembling an Account of Your Discoveries
- 15: Extending Your Family Tree Overseas
Taught by
John Phillip Colletta
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