ONLINE CLASSES

The following classes will be taught online.  Class dates and times will be announced Jan 2, 2010

SOLVING YOUR DIFFICULT GENEALOGY PROBLEM

• This class begins by an  analysis of each student’s  present  level of research.  Students send this information to the teacher prior to the start of class. This allows the teacher to analyze  the reseach  and be able to instruct the student on research sources  to look at  during the course.
• THE COURSE TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:
  
• Why a well thought out Genealogy research plan helps you find difficult ancestors.
• Single document analysis.
  
• Using less known databases
• Finding missing ancestors by using multi document  analysis techniques.
• How to use advanced methods of photo analysis to find an ancestor.
• Advanced Internet Genealogy research methods
• Understanding  record depositories.
• Using advanced  record finding techniques on the Internet.
  
• At the end of the class each student will receive an evaluation of what  resources they should use for their specific project

YOU DO NOT NEED ANY SPECIAL EQUIPMENT.  YOU WILL BE SENT AN E MAIL WITH A LINK TO THE CLASSROOM YOU CLICK ON THE LINK AND YOU ARE IN THE CLASS.

COST $15

Instructor

Terry Houghland has an M.A in Historical Museum Management and has taught this class and other Genealogy classes at
Scottsdale and Mesa Community Colleges since 1990.  Terry has been involved in Genealogy since 1970.

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INTRODUCTION TO MAKING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY VIDEO

It is recommended that you take Introduction to Writing a Family History before taking this course.

• How to Organize your research into a meaningful format for a movie.
• How to identify the hidden meaning of photo’s and incorporate photos into your movie.
• Creating your script outline.
• Using a qualifid Videographer.

This is a four week course Dates and times will be announced Jan. 2, 2010.

Cost of class is $19

INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN AMERICAN GENEALOGY

This is an introductory course that  will be a part of  an in depth  course of study on doing African American Genealogy.

I. Introduction

A. What do I need to prove?

B. Who keeps the records?

II. My Oral History

III. Why Genealogy?

IV. Start with you

A. Pedigree chart

B. Family Group sheets

1. Name

a. Variations

b. Nicknames

2. Dates

3. Places

V. The details you need to find

A. Who – Names of individuals

B. What did they do?  Born, baptised, married, or died.

C. Where – Where did they accomplish what they did?

D. When did they accomplish what they did?

E. How are they related to you?

VI. Home Search

1. Find family bibles; birth, marriage, and death certificates; military

records; diaries; letters; newspaper clippings;

photographs, scrapbooks and baby books.

YOU DO NOT NEED ANY SPECIAL EQUIPMENT.  YOU WILL BE SENT AN E MAIL WITH A LINK TO THE CLASSROOM YOU CLICK ON THE LINK AND YOU ARE IN THE CLASS.

Class 1  Four Mondays 6-7 pm MST starting Nov. 9 finishing Nov 30
Class 2  Four Tuesdays 6-7 pm MST starting Nov. 10 finishing  Dec. 1
Class 3 Four Wednsdays 6-7 pm MST starting Nov. 11  finishing Dec. 2
Class 4 Four Tuesdays 10 -11 am MST starting Nov. 10 finishing Dec. 1

COST OF CLASS $29

Charlotte Marie Bocage is a full-time professional genealogist with more than four decades of experience.  The 1977 the TV series Roots inspired her to put a name to what she had been doing for so long and to formally continue her genealogical search.  She is the Bocage Family genealogist and historian tracing her paternal family back to 19^th century Louisiana.  The names in her family database were published in two Bocage family history books and one Bloom Family History book.  Her Louisiana Research book is in development.

Professional Affiliations: The Algiers (Louisiana) Historical Society, California African American Genealogical Society, California State Genealogical Alliance, Creole Heritage Center, The Genealogical Speakers Guild,  Le Comite des Archives de la Louisiane, Louisiana Creole Research Association, the National Genealogical Society, Pasadena Area African American Genealogical Society, Southern California Genealogical Society, and the Terrebonne (Parish Louisiana) Genealogical Society.