Learn how to trace your family history using the Internet. An online course for persons new to Genealogy and/or the Internet. The instructor is very patient and leads newcomers through the Internet with ease. Those who prefer a faster pace are able to do so because the course is self-paced.
The course is purposely long in order to offer much to the very beginner to genealogy as well as the experienced genealogist who is new to the Internet.
It covers:
1. Charts and Forms and How to Acquire Information for Them

2. Exploring the WWW for Genealogy

3. More About Surnames

4. Mailing Lists and Family Photographs

5. How to Organize Your Genealogical Data

6. Comparing Computer Software for Genealogy

An online course that gives you specific Internet sources for a variety of needs. Participants are given a chance to work on a one-to-one basis at self-paced speed, on the dates and times of your choosing to learn how to use the Internet for genealogical research. Participants learn how to find the "unusual" and "miscellaneous".

It Covers:
1. Learning to become familiar with simple research tools and techniques on the Internet. 2. Vital Records: Birth, Adoption, Marriage and Death

3. Census, Tax and Land Records

4. Maps, Gazettes, Atlas', City Directories, County Histories

5. Military Records for Genealogical Gleaning

6. Native Americans, African American, Hispanics

7. Jewish, Quakers, Lutheran, Mennonite, Huguenot Latter Day Saints, Other Religions

This online course gives you a variety of activities for those needs that come after longer periods of researching.

It covers:
1. Ship Passenger Lists, Immigration & Naturalization, American Migration Trails and Homestead Applications

2. Mental Patients, Prisoners, School Students, Teachers, Divorces, CCC and WPA workers

3. Freemason, Female Ancestors , Relationship Chart, U. S. Marshals, F. B. I and Secret Service officials

4. Family Bibles, Journals, Diaries, Handwriting, Family Reunions, Scrapbooking, DNA in Genealogy and Medical Genealogy

5. Odd and Unusual Sources

Searching the world for your ancestors can be a bit intimidating. Course 4 is a good start in this endeavor. This online course uses skills learned in previous courses to do research on and off line in more than 52 countries around the world. Seeking genealogical information, participants will work, one to one, with the instructor, at a self-paced speed online for as many days of the week as desired within the 30 day session.

Countries included are:
Africa, Argentina, Asia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, British, Canada, Canary Islands, Caribbean, Central America, Channel Islands, Chile, China, Denmark, Eastern Europe, Ecuador, England, Finland, France, French Guiana, Germany, Greece, Guyana, Iceland, India, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Middle East, Netherlands (Holland), New Zealand, Newfoundland, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Scandinavia, Scotland, South Africa, South America, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Wales/Cymru, West Indies.

New countries are added monthly. If you need a country not listed, let me know and I'll try to find some info on it for you.