Professional Genealogists with a specialty as Personal Historians preserve the stories and lives of their clients. If you love the story side of genealogy, this certificate program is for you. Wisdom, life and business experience, family traditions, and more are told through the eyes of the person with the help of a professional genealogist. Learn to use interview, photography, video, research, writing, heirloom preservation, storytelling techniques, and additional specialties. In the lucrative career as a professional personal historian, you work with individuals, families, organizations, businesses, historical places to tell their story. 

This program includes 25 courses (22 compulsory and 3 electives chosen from a suggested list or any other) to graduate as a credentialed Personal Historian. Whether you want to specialize or add Personal Historian as a continuing education program to your offerings, this is an exciting specialty field. Program includes reading, videos, live meetings to meet with instructors, written and personal interview assignments, and final exams in each course. Each course runs an average of 18-20 hours student contact hours, taken at your own pace, with usually 6-9 weeks per course time frame. Full length of program can be completed in your own timing, but is able to be completed in as little as 9-12 months or you can spread it out to meet your current life needs. Flexible to meet your schedule. Finish faster or take your time, it's up to you.

If you love the story side of genealogy, this certificate program earning your professional Personal Historian credentials is for you.
For questions, please call 800.580.0165 x1 or book an appointment for student advising by dropping a note in the chat app. 


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Personal Historian Certificate
# Courses Base Price
PH-100 - Basic Personal Historian 8 $952.00
PH-200 - Intermediate Personal Historian 10 $1,190.00
PH-300 - Advanced Personal Historian 4 $476.00
Electives 3 $357.00
Package total: 25 $2,975.00

Professional Genealogists with a specialty as Personal Historians preserve the stories and lives of their clients. If you love the story side of genealogy, this certificate program is for you. Wisdom, life and business experience, family traditions, and more are told through the eyes of the person with the help of a professional genealogist. 

Learn to use interview, photography, video, research, writing, heirloom preservation, storytelling techniques, and additional specialties. In the lucrative career as a professional personal historian, you work with individuals, families, organizations, businesses, historical places to tell their story. 

This program includes 25 courses (22 compulsory and 3 electives chosen from a suggested list or any other) to graduate as a credentialed Personal Historian. 

Whether you want to specialize or add Personal Historian as a continuing education program to your offerings, this is an exciting specialty field.

For questions, please call 800.580.0165 x1 or book an appointment for student advising by dropping a note in the chat app at GenealogicalStudies.com.

All students will need to create a student account at https://GenealogicalStudies.com to take the courses online.

Program includes reading, videos, live meetings to meet with instructors, written and personal interview assignments, and final exams in each course. Each course runs an average of 18-20 hours student contact hours, taken at your own pace, with usually 6-9 weeks per course time frame. Full length of program can be completed in your own timing, but is able to be completed in as little as 9-12 months or you can spread it out to meet your current life needs. Flexible to meet your schedule. Finish faster or take your time, it's up to you.

If you love the story side of genealogy, this certificate program earning your professional Personal Historian credentials is for you.
For questions, please call 800.580.0165 x1 or book an appointment for student advising by dropping a note in the chat app. 

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