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New Course: Organize & Publish a Family Tree

The new courses keep coming and March is no exception. Our latest course by genealogist Cari Taplin is Organize & Publish a Family Tree. This course is designed to give students a wide view of genealogical organization systems available. Geared toward making a sound decision and investment in one’s genealogical software, this course will include cloud-based systems, online trees, desktop software, as well as a brief survey of alternative programs and systems for organizing and displaying genealogical research. So what does this course include? Pretty much everything: Genealogical Software Platforms Online Search Capabilities and Integration Source Citations Website Creation Publishing Features Genealogy Programs for Windows Genealogy Programs for Macintosh Organizing Your Family Trees Online Privacy Issues Security Tips Online Family Tree Websites Genealogy Mobile Applications Genealogical Software Companion Apps Website Companion Apps Stand-Alone GEDCOM Viewer Apps Miscellaneous Apps: Dropbox, Google Drive, Evernote, OneNote Storing, Organizing, Analyzing & Displaying Research Programs Cloud-Based Systems Backup Systems File Transfer Systems Timelines Mapping Note-Taking Mind Mapping Presenting Your Research Other Miscellaneous Programs Evidentia Pinterest Snagit Spreadsheets This course begins March 2, 2015. Sign-up NOW!

Analysis and Skills Mentoring Part 1

By Shannon Combs Bennett, Student If you plan to complete any of the certificate programs through The National Institute, except for the Librarianship Certificate, you will need to complete the Analysis and Skills Mentoring Program Parts 1, 2 and 3. They are not in the typical course structure and are very different from any of the other courses you will take through The National Institute. For each of the Analysis and Skills Mentoring courses you have a year to complete the assignments and you will meet one-on-one with an advisor. I just completed Part 1 and wanted to share my thoughts with you. The purpose of these courses is to see how well you have put together the information you learned from your required courses in the basic, intermediate, and advanced levels. It is suggested that you don’t sign-up to take the course until you have taken all the courses in one level or if you are taking them quickly and sequentially sign-up toward the end of it.

Irish Landed Estate Records: Piepowder, Anyone?

By Deborah Dale, Student My binder, full of material from the course, Irish: Land Administration Records felt somewhat heavy after eight weeks of studying. I carried it to my desk, to the open spot between several stacks of files, along with some just brewed coffee. At the window I paused to look at the gray sky and wondered if it resembled the color over County Waterford — on what was perhaps a cool January morning in 1851 – when my 3rd great grandfather Michael Higgins, a Roman Catholic tenant farmer, could have walked the length of the land he occupied. I opened my binder to the module about Irish landed estate records (Module 4), which had been for me the most interesting, not only because these records include lists of tenants, but also because I had been suddenly, but enjoyably, catapulted into the history of a word I knew nothing about: piepowder. I will explain in a few moments. First, a couple of things about landed estate records: 1) they can be used as a substitute for Ireland’s nineteenth century census returns, which were mostly destroyed in the Four Courts fire of 1922, and 2) even though Module 4 gives a description of the most common estate documents, it does not fail to mention the difficulties a researcher may encounter during the search process. The module also mentions the right of Irish landowners to hold manorial courts. In Ireland, these consisted of the court-baron, the court-leet and the court of piepowder.…

U.S. Religious Records Part 2: Immigration and Religion

By Shannon Combs Bennett, Student The United States has a long history of religious immigration. As a country known for its religious tolerance and the ability for people to practice freely appeals to many. Talking to other researchers many tell me the religions they think of with immigration tend to be those associated with Eastern European immigrants such as Judaism and Eastern-Rite religions. However, there were other non-Christian religions that also immigrated. These are all touched on in the U.S. Religious Records Part 2 course . After the Civil War through to about 1910 over 20 million people immigrated to the US. That is a significant number of people when you realize that the US population at the close of the war was a bit over 30 million. Immigrants had an extreme impact on the US in all aspects, it would have been impossible not to. Jewish immigrants were one of the largest communities that came over. Module 5 of this course covers Judaism. The instructor not only covers the different forms but gives an extensive timeline and resources list for those who are researching Jewish ancestors. In college I took a course titled “The 3 Abrahamic Religions” which covered Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Let’s say that was a long time ago and while I still have a basic understanding I was happy to put some pieces together in my head for genealogy research.

German: Record Repositories

By Michele Simmons Lewis, Student I am really moving along through the German courses. I just finished German: Record Repositories. This course was not as intense as my last one, German: Reading the Records, but still very informative. I thought I knew how to navigate the Family History Library (FHL) catalog pretty well but when it comes to the German microfilms it turns out I didn’t know as much as I thought. There are several categories of films I had not paid any attention to because I didn’t think they were of any value. One of those is the Inventories. The Inventories microfilms tell you what records actually exist. If you can’t find something, is it because it hasn’t been microfilmed or is it because those records were destroyed in World War II? Knowing the answer to that question will save you a lot of time. Module 1 and 2 of the course outlines everything you need to know about what the FHL has and doesn’t have. Why the emphasis on the FHL? Because the FHL went to Germany and filmed countless church and civil records and their collection is second to none. Module 3 switches to the German Archives. When you say German Archives you aren’t talking about one entity. Germany has many archives. There are civil archives and there are church archives. There are archives at several different jurisdictional levels. There is a lot to know. You need to be familiar with how to navigate the various inventories…

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