Fellow Researchers, In the past I have offered a Family History Report Writing Class where we use for our text the Board of Certified Genealogists Standards Manual. This is a FUN class-everyone learns so much, including me! I would like to gather a group of 12 interested students on a 'stand-by' basis who would like to take the course. There is a good chance that one of my five classes in January will not fly, and in that case, I would email each interested student for this course. Each of you would have one week notice of the course if it does go. The class would probably begin on Thursday 12 January-one week after the other classes begin---and would run for 9-10 weeks from 10 am-12 pm. This class is to the family historian what a music theory class is to the Musician. We learn how to evaluate genealogical evidence and use it to write a thorough report for our family/clients/peers showing proof of relationships through circumstantial and other evidence using the Board of Certified Genealogists Standards Manual. Just how much evidence is needed to prove a relationship? How do we know when we have done a thorough search? How can we write a report reflecting our findings? Come and learn!!! Class content includes: Project Definition Elements of a Report Evidence Evaluation Standards Genealogical Proof Standard Proof Summaries Limited Project Client Report Abstracts/Extracts/ Summaries/Transcriptions Nutshells or Snapshots/Quotations Review and Presentation of Reports PLEASE REPLY if you are interested in this class so I can 'build' a waiting list. If this class doesn't work out, we will offer it in the Spring (End of March). Susan Jackman