Amazing America 250 Special On Now!
Celebrate America 250 with the International Institute of Genealogical Studies.
Save 10% on all American Courses, American Electives, and the corresponding print materials…
Personal Historian Certificate
Professional Genealogists with a specialty as Personal Historians preserve the stories and lives of their clients. If you love the story side of genealogy, this certificate program is for you.
Your Personal Historian Certificate will give you the skills to research and record the meaningful stories of past generations.Learn to use interview, photography, video, research, writing, heirloom preservation, storytelling techniques, and additional specialties. In the lucrative career as a professional personal historian, you work with individuals, families, organizations, businesses, historical places to tell their story.
You have 2 options, a personal certification for family historians or a post nominal award. To complete the family historian certificate you need to successfully complete 25 courses. These include 8 basic level courses, 10 intermediate level courses, 4 advanced level courses, and 3 elective courses.
To complete the post nominal award, you will choose to complete the full 40-course program. If credentials are important to your career, GenealogicalStudies.com can help you become a credentialed Professional Personal Historian!…
Join Us at RootsTech 2026: Books, Bytes, and More!
We are thrilled to announce that we will be heading to Salt Lake City for RootsTech 2026, and we’re looking forward to meeting you there.…
New Tools, Deeper Roots: MyHeritage’s 2025 Updates
It’s amazing to see how far genealogy has come in the past year – can you imagine what’s coming next!…
Hearth, Home, & History
Our ancestors had many special traditions for celebrating Christmas. Presents, feasts, and decorations are just a few of the traditions that have been passed on through the years.…