Researching African American genealogy can be difficult but it is not impossible. The new National Institute for Genealogical Studies course Research: African American Ancestors focuses on three aspects of genealogical research and…
By Shannon Bennett, Student The next required course I am taking for the National Institute is Skills: Transcribing, Abstracting & Extracting. If you have followed my journey so far you…
By Shannon Bennett, Student Whoa, what a course. It made me think. It made me analyze my family connections. Most of all it showed me how great of…
Often in genealogical research we concentrate on researching those who lived in much earlier times. However, documenting the lives of our more recent ancestors is equally important. 2014 marks the…
By Shannon Bennett, Student Well I am almost done. Really digging into the meat and potatoes of the Demystifying Culture and Folklore course now. Plus, we discuss one of my…