For the tenth year, the following two classes are being offered this spring at Sierra College in Rocklin and American River College in Sacramento. SEARCH FOR YOUR ANCESTORS: An Introduction to Family History and Genealogy This class is designed for those new to family history research, or those with some experience who may wish to refresh their basic research skills. The six-session class includes five, three-hour classroom sessions at the school plus a field trip to the Sacramento Family History Center, a local genealogical research facility. The field trip will be scheduled during the class sessions. This introductory class will explore the fascinating world of genealogy and family history research, Americas second most popular hobby. In this class, you will learn how to begin researching your family history; how to organize and record data on charts and forms; the types of records to research; successful research strategies including identifying, locating, and searching sources; and how to evaluate data that is discovered. Many examples are used throughout the class. The use of computers, the Internet, and genealogical and other software programs in your research will also be discussed. The class includes the following sessions: Session 1: Getting started: definitions, recording data, documenting your research Session 2: Organizing your research, the five research steps, genealogical research facilities, research sources (family sources, compiled sources, original sources, U.S. census records.) Session 3: Research sources (continued): timelines; land and property records; naming practices; oral and written histories; family photographs; calendar changes; maps, atlases and gazetteers; newspaper records and obituaries; researching directories; occupational and fraternal records. Session 4: Research sources (continued): passenger lists; immigration/emigration; voting registers; naturalization records; military records; cemetery, mortuary and burial records. Session 5: Research sources (continued): court records (wills, probates, divorce, guardianships, adoptions); tax lists; school records; and medical records; record searching tips; sharing your family history; and the use of computers including genealogical software programs in genealogical research. Session 6: Orientation and Tour of the Sacramento Family History Center Where? American River College, Extension Program To register, call: (916) 484-8643 (Class code #7002.101) Thursday afternoons, February 12, 19, 26, March 4, 11, 2004, + Family History Center tour The class meets from 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. in room 293 on the main ARC campus Fee: $69. (+ $5 fee to the instructor to cover handout materials) --------------------- Sierra College, Community Education (Rocklin Campus) To register, call: (916) 781-0590 or (800) 242-4004, extension 2590, or online at: www.sccommed.org (directions are posted) (Class code #8517/4051) Wednesday afternoons, February 18, 25, March 3, 10, 17, 2004, + Family History Center tour The class meets from 1:00  4:00 p.m. in Suite A-16 of the Campus Plaza Shopping Center, across the street (Rocklin Road) from the main Rocklin campus Fee: $79. (+ $5 fee to the instructor to cover handout materials) ===================================================================== GENEALOGY ON THE INTERNET This class is designed for beginner and intermediate family history researchers. A basic understanding of computers and the Internet is highly recommended as this class focuses on family history research strategies on the Internet and not basic Internet skills. This is a three hour, one session class, offered in the computer lab of each school. Genealogy on the Internet is more than surfing. It is researching, sharing, and learning to utilize new technology that was never available before! The advent of the personal computer and the Internet have made genealogical research possible on a global scale. Researchers can communicate across town or around the world, in record-breaking time. Learn what genealogical resources are available on the Internet and how to use them. We will discuss the World Wide Web, e-mail, mailing lists and newsgroups, commercial online services, tutorials, online library catalogs, some of the many online research databases (free and subscription-based), and genealogy software. -------- American River College, Extension Program To register, call: (916) 484-8643 or online at: http://support.arc.losrios.edu/extension/table.htm (Class code #7003.101) Wednesday evening, March 31, 2004 (one session) The class will meet from 6:30  9:30 p.m. in the computer lab at McClellan Park (the former McClellan AFB) Fee: $55 (+ $1 fee to the instructor to cover handout materials) ---------- Sierra College, Community Education (Rocklin Campus) To register, call: (916) 781-0590 or (800) 242-4004, extension 2590, or online at: www.sccommed.org (directions are posted) (Class code #8489/4052) Tuesday afternoon, March 30, 2004 (one session) The class will meet from 1:00  4:00 p.m. in Room RG-112 at the Roseville Gateway (the former Roseville Hospital site), 333 Sunrise Avenue, Roseville Fee: $34. (+ $1 fee to the instructor to cover handout materials) ---------- INSTRUCTOR: Chuck Knuthson Chuck has been studying and conducting genealogical research for over twenty-five years. He has instructed beginning and intermediate genealogy classes for ten years, and lectures locally, regionally and nationally. He volunteers at the Sacramento LDS Family History Center and will present a lecture at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy this January, and three lectures at the National Genealogical Society conference being held in Sacramento, May 19-22, 2004. A fourth generation Californian, Chuck is a retired police captain, having served thirty-two years with the Roseville, California Police Department. He has completed seminars at Brigham Young University, the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, the National Institute on Genealogical Research, and the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research. He has also completed the National Genealogical Societys course, American Genealogy: A Basic Course. He has attended numerous local, state, and national seminars, institutes, and conferences. Chuck is president of the 1,300 member Sacramento German Genealogy Society, and a member of numerous other genealogical and professional organizations. He is pursuing certification as a professional genealogist. If you have questions or wish additional information, please call Chuck in Roseville at (916) 782-5704, or you may e-mail him at: cknuthson@surewest.net . NOTE: While pre-registration is not required for either school, it is strongly ADVISED. Some classes fill quickly, and any class not meeting a minimum number of registrations will be canceled.