Family History Research

International Society of Family History Writers and Editors https://www.isfhwe.org/ Credentials for Genealogists, by Paul Gorry http://gorryresearch.ie/credentials-for-genealogists.html

Here is my course schedule for October 1-November 18: Methodology 1  (basic level required class) Methodology 2  (basic level required class) Research: Grandmothers, Mothers & Daughters-Tracing Women  (elective) US Land Records  (elective) As I expected, with my previous experience, Methodology 1 was a breeze. I really didn't even need the course readings though they certainly didn't hurt. Methodology 2 was still pretty easy but had some new info for me as well. I'll bet Methodology 3, 4, and 5, will be much more challenging. Reasearching Women was fascinating. I learned lots of tips about where to look for records about female family members, and honed practices that I had already been doing. US Land was my hardest class. I don't have much experience with land records, and the land records for my family are in physical repositories that I would need to visit rather than online databases. One of these days I'll take a trip to some of those states to ...

I called each of the programs that I was considering and talked through my interests and my concerns. The National Institute for Genalogical Studies suggested I take a couple of courses with them to try it out. If I decided to do the complete program, they would apply the money and credits to that. Could hurt to try it, so I signed up for a few courses. With NIGS, you can purchase classes individually or in packs. The larger the pack, the greater the discount on the per-class cost. All of the required course materials for these classes were provided, though some classes have a book that needs to be purchased in advance, either from NIGS or Amazon. These are books that every genealogist should have on their shelves, so they are a great investment. Here is my course schedule for October 1-November 18: Methodology 1  (basic level required class) Methodology 2  (basic level required class) Research: Grandmothers, Mothers & Daughters-Tracing Women  (elective) US ...