Part one of a two-part introduction to genealogy research in England and Wales. The course provides you with the tools to get started with confidence, focusing on the use of civil registration and census records to get things right from the start.

Second part of a two-part introduction to genealogy research in England and Wales, building on knowledge and skills from part one, using parish registers and probate records to further research into the family tree and developing problem solving skills.

Most of us with British or Irish roots can find a soldier or sailor on their family tree. Military records are some of the most used by genealogists. This course guides you through sources at The National Archives, local archives and military museums.

This course looks at the history of nonconformity from 1600 to 1950, the records created, major denominations in the 18th and 19th centuries such as Methodists and Congregationalists, and the ways in which faith affected the lives of nonconformists.

This course explores the development of education during the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Beginning with an exploration of the influences on childhood experience, we move onto education records from elementary school age through to university.

Family historians often neglect the twentieth century but there is plenty to be discovered. This course considers sources and research methods to investigate more recent family members in the context of their community and their time.