SEPTEMBER. 1, 2010

GETTING STARTED

—BASIC STEPS IN RESEARCH PROCESS—

    FILLING OUT PEDIGREE AND FAMILY GROUP CHARTS

OCTOBER 8, 2010

ANCESTRY.COM

HOW TO USE ONE OF THE

 WORLD’S LARGEST DATA BASES

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS FOR GENEALOGY SOFTWARE

PERSONAL ANCESTRAL FILE  (GEDCOM files too.)

WHAT SOURCE LOCATIONS TO CHECK FIRST!

DUFFIN HERITAGE ROOM, FAMILY HISTORY CENTER,

COUNTY HALL OF RECORDS

OCTOBER 22, 2010

VITAL RECORDS AND CHURCH RECORDS                      

          BIRTH, DEATH, MARRIAGE, ADOPTIONS

FEDERAL & STATE CENSUS

WHERE ARE THEY FOUND AND HOW TO USE THEM

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

COURT RECORDS

LAND, CIVIL, DEEDS, WILLS, TAXES,

PROBATES &

AND OTHER LEGAL DOCUMENTS.

JANUARY 14, 2011

EMIGRATION – IMMIGRATION – PASSENGER LISTS

NATURALIZATION AND DECLARATIONS OF INTENT

TO OBTAIN LEGAL STATUS

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

NO CLASS

THANKSGIVING BREAK

JANUARY 28, 2011

WORLD VITAL RECORDS AND OTHER USEFUL WEBSITES

      U.S. GENWEB, HERITAGE QUEST, FIND A GRAVE

AND MANY OTHERS

DECEMBER 3, 2010

MILITARY RECORDS --ALL WARS

DRAFT REGISTRATIONS—PRISONERS OF WAR

FEBRUARY 11. 2011

PATRONYMIC NAMING PATTERNS –

SURNAMES AND WHAT THEY MEAN

DECEMBER 17, 2010

NO CLASS

CHRISTMAS BREAK

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

MAPS AND GAZEETTERS --  GOOGLE EARTH

MAP QUEST AND BING

MARCH 11, 2011

LEARN ABOUT OLD PHOTOGRAPHS –

DETERMINE WHAT TO LOOK FOR –

WHEN WERE THEY TAKEN?

WHAT CLUES TO LOOK FOR

APRIL 22. 2011

DNA

 GENEALOGY AND YOU

USING DNA TO SOLVE MYSTERIES AND DEAD ENDS

MARCH 25, 2011

BASIC DIGITAL PHOTO PRESERVATION

PHOTO SCANNING, EDITING AND SAVING

How to Convert to Digital and Enhance

With PhotoShop Elements and/or Corel

MAY 13, 2011

ORGANIZING AND DOCUMENTING YOUR RECORDS

PREPARING YOUR RESEARCH AND

GETTING READY TO PUBLISH

APRIL 8, 2011

TIPS FOR FOREIGN RESEARCH

HISPANICS, EUROPEANS, CANADIANS, UNITED KINGDOM, ETC.

MAY 27, 2011

PUBLISHING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY

SEE YOUR RESEARCH IN PRINT!!