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COURSES
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Introduction |
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Local
Adult Education Courses |
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Local
Record Office Courses |
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Local
Family History Society Courses |
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Other
Beginner Courses |
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Introduction |
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There
are numerous courses aimed at helping beginners to research their family
trees. The vast majority are run by local authority adult education departments
and the Workers Educational Association. Details of these courses can be
found on the government's LearnDirect website (see below).
A sprinkling of record offices also run courses aimed
at beginners, as do a few family history societies. The
Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical
Studies (located in Canterbury) runs a whole series of courses including
several aimed at beginners. The Society
of Genealogists (located in central London) runs several short courses/tutorials
on specific topics of interest to beginners as well as the more experienced
family historians. If you can afford the time and money, an attractive option
is to attend one of the residential beginner courses. |
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Local
Adult Education Courses |
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Most
adult education centres throughout England and Wales run evening and day
time classes on family history for beginners. A convenient way of finding
what courses are available in your area is to search on the government's
excellent Directgov
web site. This site contains details of over a staggering 900,000 courses
covering every conceivable subject and discipline. It addition to courses
run by local authorities it includes those operated by the Workers Educational
Association (WEA). To find what family history courses are on offer in your
area you are advised to use the site's Advanced
Search facility. As this search operates on course titles, you
are recommended to key in turn 'family history', 'genealogy' and then 'tracing'
since most family history courses have one of these terms in their titles
(but not all three which is why you have to key these three terms in separately). |
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Local
Record Office Courses |
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Suffolk
Record Office > |
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Local
Family History Society Courses |
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Birmingham
& Midland SGH > |
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Dorset
FHS > |
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Other
Beginner Courses |
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Find
My Folks > |
- Beginner
Course - variable length (1 to 7 days) to suit attendee - the
cost is £80 per day (or £70 per day if two days or more
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Institute
of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies > |
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Pharos
Tutoring > |
- This organisation offers
an online
course for beginners costing £22 - the first of this three
lesson course can be downloaded for free enabling you to first check
out whether or not the course suits your learning style before committing
yourself
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Society
of Genealogists > |
- The society runs several
courses suited
to beginners (e.g. 'Family Tree Maker for Beginners') all of which can
be booked online
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Residential
Courses |
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Denman
College (Woman's Institute) > |
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This
page last updated: 11 February 2013 |
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