The next five week long Scottish Research Online course from Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Ltd kicks off on March 1st. Originally written by Canadian based Sherry Irvine, but regularly updated and taught by yours truly for the last ten years, it shows how to get the very best out of various online resources for Scottish ancestral research. Here's the full blurb!
Scottish Research Online (102)
Tutor: Chris Paton
Scotland was one of the first countries to digitise its major family
history records collections for accessibility online, and continues to
this day to use such resources to promote a worldwide interest in family
history for those with Caledonian connections. This course, originally
created by genealogist Sherry Irvine, and now taught and regularly
updated by Scottish based genealogist Chris Paton, describes the major
sites and record types that you will encounter in your research, and how
to analyse the results. Most importantly it will inspire you to
actively pursue your interest in Scottish genealogy and take it to the
next level.
Lesson Headings:
- Understanding Scotlands People, FindmyPast, Family Search, Ancestry, and FreeCen
- Essential Maps and Gazetteers
- Civil Registration and Census Research
- Searching in Church of Scotland Registers
- Scottish Wills and Inventories
- Bonus lesson - Take It From Here
Note: it is recommended but not required that students in this course
sign up for the basic search option, 30 units/seven days, at
ScotlandsPeople (cost is £7.50 for 30 credits)
Each lesson includes exercises and activities; a minimum of 1 one-hour chat - See How the Courses Work.
STUDENTS SAID: "I particularly liked the fact that the course didn't
just focus on the well-known BMD resources available, but on a much
wider range of websites, including many which give extremely useful
background information on the geography and history of the localities
where our ancestors lived."
"a very knowledgeable Instructor"
Relevant Countries: Scotland
Course Length: 5 Weeks
Start Date: 31 Aug 2020
Cost: £49.99
For a wee video introduction to the course, see below or visit https://youtu.be/ssdYLlGtoHw
To sign up, please visit https://www.pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=102
I'll hopefully see you there!
And keep your eyes peeled soon for more details on my new Irish course in April, entitled Progressing Your Irish Research Online, which is also available to sign up for at https://www.pharostutors.com/details.php?coursenumber=260
Chris
Pre-order my next book, Sharing Your Family History Online, at https://bit.ly/SharingFamHist. My book Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scottish2 is also out, as are Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed) at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Irish1 and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records at http://bit.ly/ChrisPaton-Scotland1. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.
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