Tracy, Thanks so much for the outline. This is exactly what I was hoping for. I can already see areas to add in my own list. Perfect! Michelle Tracy Reinhardt wrote: > I taught a beginning genealogy course several times over the past few > years. > I have a course outline, but it does NOT refer to computer genealogy, > which has expanded since I wrote this outline. > Here is the outline for 15 classes, for what it is worth, with my > comments about what I would add, delete at the end. > This is always great review for everyone. > > 1. Introduction to Genealogy > Basic Rules > Lineage Charts > Group Sheets > Work Log/diary of research > 2. Getting Started > Family Data - stories, traditions and anecdotes > -family bible records > Writing letters (distribute sample letter) > Interviewing elderly relatives (#1 priority) > 3. Cemetery Records > Using Cemetery Data > Cemetery Plat Maps > Tombstone Inscriptions > Rubbings > 4. Other Local Records > Newspaper > Church > 5. Documentation of Research Data > Research log/diary > Priorities (original or copy? or someone's transcription of > original?) > Avoiding 'correctionitis' (transcribe documents 'as written') > 6. Vital Records > births > marriages > deaths > 7. Other Sources > Court records > divorce > probate > County Histories > biographies > 8. Census Records > Federal > State > understanding Soundex (distribute sheet) > 9. Military Records > Pension > Land > 9b. Immigration and Passenger Ship Lists > 10. Deeds and Maps > County Plat Maps > Abstracts (now disappearing and replaced by title insurance) > 11. Misc. Sources > Genealogical Organizations > Genealogical Publications > Libraries > 12. Preserving Documents (see Fond du Lac Co website) > 13. Organization of your collection > Importance of yearly review > 14 Publishing your History > When and How > Title Page > 15. Course review, Critique and Graduation > > This was written about 10 years ago. Now, the class on citing > sources needs to detail how to cite internet sources. Also, I would > place more emphasis on determining the many different types of > jurisdictions that records can fall in. > For example, there are Federal records.....determine where Federal > records for your county are located....also, church records... > determine whether there is a diocisan division for church > records........Catholic records for Fond du Lac are part of the > Milwaukee archdiocese, and so can also be found in the diocesan > headquarters etc. > I would place more emphasis on the importance of determining all the > different jurisdictions, than what I did 10 years ago. > > > > > > > ==== WIGEN Mailing List ==== > Celebrate Wisconsin! > Visit the Vernon County WIGenWeb Project Pages > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wivernon/ >