The Free Library of Philadelphia occassionally has free genealogy classes. http://www.library.phila.gov/ The Federal Archives Branch in Philadelphia also sometimes has free genealogy classes. http://www.nara.gov/regional/philacc.html And the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania sometimes has genealogy classes. http://www.libertynet.org/gspa/ Check with the local genealogical or historical society near you. Sometimes they have genealogy classes as well, but are often not good at publicizing this information outside of their membership. Gary Steiner gsteiner@cyberenet.net >Hi >I'm new to this list and fairly new to genealogy. Does anyone know of any >short courses or informative lectures on genealogy in the area? I'd >appreciate hearing from someone. Thanks..........Audrey