Organizing Genealogical Information:
A Short Course
With Michael John Neill
(scroll down for specific schedule)
Organizing information is an important part of genealogical
research—perhaps more important than the actual research. This short course
(only 4 sessions) is intended to provide the students with exposure to a
variety of ways to organize information with an emphasis on problem-solving.
The course will consist of four lectures (topics and schedule below), problem
assignments, virtual follow-up discussions, group discussion board interaction,
and student submission of work (optional). There is no assigned grade—you get
from this what you put into it. Students will also be able to share their work
and ideas with other students.
Citation of sources is important, but presentations will not focus
on citation theory.
This time the course will be presented a little bit differently. Students will be able to download the lecture and view it at their convenience--ideally all on the same day that the download link is sent to registered students.
Course registration is only $30 for this run of the
course. Class size is limited to 30 to encourage group interaction. Attendees will need to register 24 hours before the class starts. If you registered for a previous session and were not able to actively participate--email me to be put in this series at no charge.
- Assignment/Study 1—Charts, Charts, and More Charts (we will discuss a variety of charts and table to organize your information and your searches—all students work on same problem
- Assignment/Study 2—4 Step Research Process (we will discuss a four-step process to research organization)—pick your own problem
- Assignment/Study 3— Constructing Families from pre-1850 Census (discuss of how to ascertain family structure from pre-1850 US census records)---all work on same problem
- Assignment/Study 4— Problem Solving Chart (problem-solving techniques not discussed in previous lectures)– pick your own problem
Lecture downloads:
- 1 April
- 8 April
- 15 April
- 22 April
Discussions:
- 4 April-2:30 PM Central
- 11 April-2:30 PM Central
- 18 April-2:30 PM Central
- 25 April-2:30 PM Central