Classes
2012-2013
Monday September 10th:
Education Classes
There will be no beginning or intermediate
education class this month, but the beginning class has handouts.
The beginning education class (Handouts only)
Handout: Step 1: Defining Your Goals (used by permission
from Dr. Penny Christianson's book Let's Get Organized! A
Practical Guide
for all Aspects of Family History Research, Third Edition)
A list of some supplies you may need
Monday October 8th: Education
Classes, 11:45 a.m.
Beginning class topics:
Before this class please read pages 1-29 of "First Steps
in Genealogy A Beginner's Guide to Researching Your Family History" by
Desmond Walls Allen.
Getting Started or "What do I do first?"
Citing your sources
Interviewing Your Relatives
Handouts: How Do I Start My Family History, Family & Home
Information Sources Checklist, How to Interview a Relative, Statehood
Dates, Basic Record Types: Primary & Secondary Sources,
Genealogical Standards, Relationship Chart, Genealogy Software for
Windows, Family Group Records, Source Citations, Top Places to Start
Your Research, Getting Started Websites
Intermediate class:
A gift for your family. Self publish a book for them.
A panel of our own members will give you some ideas.
Monday November
12th: Education
Classes, 11:45 a.m.
Beginning class:
Before this class please read pages 30-52 (except 45 through the top of
page 47) in the Desmond Walls Allen book.
Charts; Taking Notes; Recording where you’ve looked
Filling out Family Group Records; Writing Letters
Handouts: Genealogical Recordkeeping Conventions, The Ahnantafel
Numbering System for Pedigree Charts, [definition of] Transcribe vs.
Extract vs. Abstract, Essentials of a Genealogical Letter, Research
Log, Correspondence Log.
Intermediate class:
Why can’t I find them?
Ways to solve those annoying problems in your family history.
Monday
December 10th: Education Classes, 11:45 a.m.
Beginning class:
Before this class please read pages 45 through the top of page
47 in the Desmond Walls Allen book.
Let's Get Organized!
Handouts: Source Codes for Filing Your
Documents
Intermediate class:
Don’t lose your census!
What should it say? I will write my own, then I
know it will be correct.
Monday
January 14th: Education Classes, 11:45 a.m.
Beginning class:
Before this class please read pages 53-70 in the Desmond Walls Allen
book.
Repositories—what are they and why do I want to go
there?
Handouts: List of Pacific Northwest Genealogical Repositories,
Genealogical Standards Guidelines for Using Records Repositories
& Libraries, Evaluating Indexes by Julianna Smith
Intermediate class:
Just the facts, please.
Is that really enough? What would you like to know about
an event?
Monday
February 11th: Education Classes, 11:45 a.m.
Beginning class:
Before this class please read pages 71-80 in the Desmond Walls Allen
book.
The importance of history in your ancestors' lives!
Gleaning info from relatives interviews for historical events
Timelines
Maps
Read history books of areas ancestors lived in
Look at religious/church records or practices
What you can find in old newspapers
Handouts: American Wars and Engagements before 1900, Military Wars and
Campaigns after 1900, Military Timelines Chart—Milner Family
History—1754-1945—Prepared by R. Ann (Ingram) Wright, Blank Time Line
for My Ancestor
Intermediate class:
When marketing becomes fun and educational.
Did your family attend?
Monday
March 11th: Education Classes, 11:45 a.m.
Beginning class:
Before this class please read pages 81-110 in the Desmond Walls Allen
book.
Censuses and what they tell us
Handouts: Availability of Population Schedules, Example
of Census
Transcription Forms Available Online (1910 US Federal Census), The
Soundex Indexing System, Clues in the Census Records, 1790-1840
& 1850-1930, 1890 Census Substitute—City Directories.
Intermediate class: Black
and white and read all over. I Know what you did!
and when!
Monday April 8th:
Education
Classes, 11:45 a.m.
Beginning class:
before
this class please read pages 111-133 in the Desmond Walls Allen book.
Courthouses and why you want to go there
Handouts: Probate Terms, Types of Land Surveys in the U.S., Rectangular
Survey System, State Archives Referral List, Military Websites
Intermediate class:
What’s your name? What should I call you?
Monday May
13th: Education Classes, 11:45 a.m.
Beginning class:
(nothing to read ahead of class)
What should be in your research binder?
Handouts: Using a Research Notebook
Intermediate class:
Natural or man-made. Was your ancestor affected?
Monday June
10th: Education Classes, 11:45 a.m.
Beginning class:
(nothing to read ahead of class)
Preparing for a research trip or
"We're going WHERE for vacation?"
Handouts: Key Items Needed for
Various Types of Genealogical Research
Trips, Preparing for a Research Trip
Intermediate class:
You can get there from here. Give me a shovel.
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