Organizing Your Genealogy (202)
As you research your family history, you collect information, charts, copies of records, notes, lists of sources searched, etc. Whether you are just starting your research or whether you have been at it a while, it is important to be organized and have a record keeping system. It should be easy to file and store information when you get it, and to find it long afterward. Good organization and record keeping will help you assess what you have, what you have learned, and what you need to learn.
This online course is designed to help you get organized, stay organized and be ready for research online and on location.
Lesson Headings:
- Record Keeping Fundamentals
- Setting Up Your System on Computer
- Sources, Sources, Sources!
Relevant countries: General
What to expect:
Each lesson includes lesson notes, activities and forum exercises for students to complete during the week and a one-hour live tutorial (text chat or Zoom) with the tutor and the rest of the class. Times for the tutorials are set at the beginning of each course by the tutor.
Students said:
"This course more than fulfilled my expectations. It is true that genealogists tend to follow their own personal system. The three lessons on the course (one each week) ensures that class members are given excellent examples of different systems, together with contributions, advice and ideas all mooted on the forum and chat room sessions from all concerned. Record keeping; using computers and various programmes; useful websites; dealing with sources and citations - which from a personal point of view turned out to be the most important aspect of all."
- Tutor: Barbara Baker
- Length: 4 weeks (3 lessons)
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Start date: Mon 7 Sep 2026
£50