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Optional Print Course Material: Irish: Estate, Plantation and Settlement Records
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
We examine the record collection for Ireland unique to this country, and the entire United Kingdom, are estate records, plantation documents, and settlement papers. They can be very difficult to use, however, hold original sources of information for periods that pre-date many of the later more customary genealogical source records.
This course provides an understanding of the importance of estate, plantation, and settlement papers when undertaking your genealogical research.
MODULE 1
INTRODUCTION
ESTATE, PLANTATION & SETTLEMENT RECORDS
LANDED ESTATE RECORDS
Who was recorded?
General Types & Coverage
Solving Research Problems
Brief History of Estate Records
MODULE 2
LANDED ESTATE RECORDS...Continued
Value of Estate Records
Description of Contents in Estate Records
Availability of Estate Records
Major Bibliographies & Indexes to Estate Records
MODULE 3
PLANTATION & SETTLEMENT RECORDS
Who was recorded?
General Types & Coverage
Solving Research Problems
Brief History of Plantation & Settlement Records
MODULE 4
PLANTATION & SETTLEMENT RECORDS...Continued
Impact & Value of Plantation & Settlement Records
Long-Term Results of the Irish Plantations & Settlement
MODULE 5
PLANTATION & SETTLEMENT RECORDS...Continued
Description of Contents of Plantation & Settlement Records Collections
Plantation Concept & Practice
Availability of Plantation & Settlement Records
MODULE 6
PLANTATION & SETTLEMENT RECORDS...Continued
Major Bibliographies & Indexes to Plantation & Settlement Records
MODULE 7
PLANTATION & SETTLEMENT RECORDS...Continued
Major Bibliographies & Indexes to Plantation & Settlement Records...Continued
Manuscript & Published Collections Relating to English Royal Reigns
ARTICLES FOR REVIEW
Optional Print Course Material: Irish: Immigration, Naturalization and Emigration Records
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
There are no complete records of emigration, immigration, or naturalization for Ireland. There are some collections of this information available from Irish record sources; however, the bulk of meaningful source material will more likely come from the receiving country or sending country than from Irish sources. In both cases, we examine the materials available involving the Irish, the time periods they cover, and access. It is often a sparse and scattered collection of records not easily investigated but can provide a wealth of information on ancestors and their subsequent residences or earlier origins.
MODULE 1
INTRODUCTION
MODULE 2
IMMIGRATION RECORDS
Who Was Recorded
General Types and Coverage
Brief History of Immigration Into Ireland
Description of Record Collections, Bibliographies and Indexes
MODULE 3
EMIGRATION RECORDS
Who Was Recorded
General Types and Coverage
Brief Analysis of Irish Emigrant Origins in North America
MODULE 4
EMIGRATION RECORDS … CONTINUED
Description of Record Collections
MODULE 5
NATURALISATION & RELATED RECORDS
Who Was Recorded
General Types and Coverage
Brief History of Naturalisation and Related Records
Description of Record Collections
MODULE 6
MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHIES & INDEXES TO IRISH MIGRATION RECORDS
Online Resources
Published Resources
APPENDIX
Optional Print Course Material: Irish: Military, Naval and Pension Records
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
The earliest records of a military and genealogical nature are contained in the ancient and medieval Annals of Ireland and other Gaelic manuscripts. These as well as later printed source materials provide valuable lists of officers and soldiers in local forces, accounts of military activity including officer personnel, local incidents and names of rebellious persons, the various records often accompanied with biographical and genealogical notes. We discuss these records, their value, some historical background, and their availability. Included: important pension records with documented places of residence, birth, parentage, marriage, and children. There were civil and military pensions granted in Ireland. We conclude with a look at the Irish and Royal Irish Constabulary records.
MODULE 1
INTRODUCTION
GENERAL VALUE IN MILITARY & PENSION RECORDS
Who Was Recorded
Military Classifications & Record Collections
MODULE 2
GENERAL VALUE IN MILITARY & PENSION RECORDS
General Types & Coverage
Pension
Solving Research Problems
Army
Navy
MODULE 3
MILITARY RECORD COLLECTIONS
Brief History of British (Irish) Military Records
Major Irish Police Forces
MODULE 4
MILITARY RECORD COLLECTIONS
Value of British (Irish) Military Records
Challenges With British (Irish) Military Records
Description of Contents in British (Irish) Military Records
Court Martial Records
Militia, Yeomanry & Volunteers
Major Irish Police Forces
Availability of British (Irish) Military Records
Bibliographies & Indexes to British (Irish) Military Records
MODULE 5
PENSION RECORD COLLECTIONS
Brief History of British (Irish) Pension Records
Value of British (Irish) Pension Records
Challenges With British (Irish) Pension Records
Description of Contents in British (Irish) Pension Records
MODULE 6
PENSION RECORD COLLECTIONS
Description of Contents in British (Irish) Pension Records
Availability of British (Irish) Pension Records
Bibliographies & Indexes to British (Irish) Pension Records
NOTE: This course requires compulsory materials to be ordered.
The book, “Finding Your Italian Ancestors – A Beginner’s Guide” by Suzanne Russo Adams, AG is available at GenealogyStore.com
Optional Course Print Material: Italian: Introduction to Research Outside of Italy
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
So you want to research your Italian ancestors! Welcome to a fascinating type of genealogical research. Italians have contributed to all aspects of life in the countries they immigrated to. Our Italian ancestors often came poor and destitute, seeking a better life for themselves and their families. Hard work and placing great value on family helped them to excel within their new countries, providing not only a better life for themselves but also for their descendants.
This course will provide you with a solid foundation on which to begin your research. We will discuss, amongst other things: what resources, mainly U.S. and Canadian, can help you begin your research; what Italian records are available and the historical considerations in their creation; where and how these records can be accessed; record collections available on microfilm or digitally and how to use them; language resources; tips that will help you as your research progresses; ordering documents from Italy.
NOTE: This course is a prerequisite to all other Italian courses except for the Research: Italian Ancestors course.
Course Length: 7 weeks
Course Content
MODULE 1
INTRODUCTION
Required Reading
GETTING STARTED
Reference Materials for Italian Research
Why Do I Want to Do This
Desire to Learn More about Your Family History
Desire to Obtain Dual Citizenship with Italy
Summarize It! Begin With What You Know
Why Knowing the Town of Origin is Important
Join an Italian Genealogical Society, Group and/or Heritage
Organization
Understanding Naming Customs
MODULE 2
ACCESSING THE RECORDS
Family History Library & FamilySearch
Use the Internet!
Maps
Digital Record Collections Elsewhere on the Internet
Use of Indexes
MODULE 3
UNITED STATES & CANADIAN RESOURCES
Required Reading
U.S. Resources on Italian Immigrants
Italian Records Brought by the Immigrant
Canadian Resources on Italian Immigrants
Did Your Italian Ancestors Immigrate to a Different Country?
MODULE 4
HISTORICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND POLITICAL JURISDICTIONS
Historical Considerations
Italian Political Jurisdictions
Additional Italian Archives Useful for Genealogical Research
Italian Record Types
Italian Privacy Restrictions
Conflict between Church and State
MODULE 5
PARISH AND DIOCESAN RECORDS
When Did They Begin and Why?
Can I Find my Ancestors Back to the Beginning of Ecclesiastical Records?
Baptismal or Ecclesiastical Birth Records
Confirmation Records
Marriage Records
Marriage Dispensations
Death/Burial
Tax/Census
What Can Be Found in the Parish and What Can Be Found in the
Diocese
MODULE 6
ADDITIONAL RECORD TYPES
Military Records (Registri Militari)
Notarial Records (Registri di Notai
University Records
LANGUAGES
Will the Records be in Italian?
Other Languages
Common Abbreviations
Additional Language Resources
Handwriting
Citing the Records
Form Letters to Request Records from Italy
APPENDICES
NOTE: This course requires compulsory materials to be ordered.
The Book, “Finding Your Italian Ancestors – A Beginner’s Guide”by Suzanne Russo Adams, AG is available at GenealogyStore.com
Optional Print Course Material: Italian: Language and Location
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
Understanding, or being able to decipher, the languages found with Italian genealogical documents is an essential skill needed to effectively research your Italian ancestors. While most records are in Italian, you will find other languages within the records depending on the history of the town or region you are researching. Emphasis is placed on reading the handwriting and how to translate and understand basic Italian records.
While topics discussed in this course will give you a solid understanding of the basics needed to understand Italian genealogical records, we cannot cover everything in the space allotted for this course. After the course ends, you will need to take time to study the language, the handwriting, as well as the cultural context of the records, in order to fully understand what the records your ancestors left behind truly reveal.
Locating places within Italy can be confusing until you understand the political and ecclesiastical jurisdictions. We will review these jurisdictions and look at a variety of ways that will help you narrow your search for your ancestor’s town of origin. If you already know the town of origin, this section may help as your research expands as the research often leads into nearby towns, due to the practice of marrying outside a town’s populace.
Course Length: 7 weeks
Course Content
MODULE 1
INTRODUCTION
Language Guides/Word Lists
Italian Occupations
Required Reading
THE RECORDS WILL BE IN ITALIAN, RIGHT? AFTER ALL, IT IS ITALY
Other Languages Within the Records
ITALIAN IN GENEALOGICAL DOCUMENTS - PART 1
Abbreviations
Language Resources
MODULE 2
ITALIAN IN GENEALOGICAL DOCUMENTS - PART 2 – THE HANDWRITING
Introduction
Should I Translate the Whole Record?
Why Understanding the Form/Type of Document is Important
MODULE 3
WORKING WITH THE RECORDS
Introduction
Example Birth Record
Example Birth Record
Example First Marriage Bann
Example Death Record
MODULE 4
SPANISH AND FRENCH IN GENEALOGICAL DOCUMENTS
Spanish Genealogical Records
French Genealogical Records
MODULE 5
USING ITALIAN ARCHIVES FOR GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH
REVIEW OF POLITICAL JURISDICTIONS
Accessing Italian Archives
MODULE 6
HELP ME! WHERE WAS MY ANCESTOR BORN? FINDING YOUR ANCESTOR’S TOWN OF ORIGIN
A Few Last Tips to Narrow Your Search
APPENDICES
NOTE: This course requires compulsory materials to be ordered.
The Book, “Finding Your Italian Ancestors – A Beginner’s Guide” by Suzanne Russo Adams, AG is available at GenealogyStore.com
Optional Print Course Material: Italian: Civil Registration Records - Part 1
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
Civil registration is one of the largest and most important record sets in Italian genealogical research. It is certainly the most accessible, due to the efforts of FamilySearch, and now the main Italian archive, in microfilming or digitizing these records.
In this course, we will delve deeper into three main types of records: birth records [both regular and supplemental], marriage records [including marriage banns and marriage supplements], and death records [both regular and supplemental]. Each type of record has different challenges as well as differences in format depending on the time period and/or location of its creation within Italy.
We will also delve more deeply into translating and abstracting these documents so that you can understand more fully how to find every piece of genealogically useful information they contain. You will learn how to spot discrepancies and information contained that is over and above what is generally given. Understanding the documents is the heart of the course and there will be much study required of the example documents.
You should have completed the Italian: Introduction to Research Outside of Italy and Italian: Language and Location courses, or have a good understanding of the content of those courses, before commencing this course.
Course Length: 7 weeks
MODULE 1
INTRODUCTION
What is Civil Registration?
Are There Special Considerations When Researching in Large Cities?
Ufficio dello Stato Civile [Civil Records Office]
What Form of Document Will You Get When Ordering from a Civil Records Office?
What Kind of Information Can Be Found in the Civil Records?
MODULE 2
REPORTING A BIRTH TO THE CIVIL RECORD OFFICE
A Child Was Born…Now What?
Civil Birth Records
Working with the Documents
Original & Supplemental Birth Records: What’s the Difference?
MODULE 3
MARRIAGE BANNS
Understanding Italian Marriage Banns
Working with the Documents
MODULE 4
MARRIAGE RECORDS
Understanding Italian Marriage Records
Atto della Solenne Promessa di Celebrare il Matrimonio [Act of the Solemn Promise to Celebrate Marriage]
Working with a Document
Atto di Matrimonio [Act of Marriage]
MODULE 5
MARRIAGE SUPPLEMENTS
Introduction to Marriage Supplements
Working with the Documents
MODULE 6
DEATH RECORDS
Understanding Italian Death Records
Allegati [Supplemental] Death Records and Annotations of Death
Working with the Documents
Italian Cemeteries and Other Places of Burial
APPENDICES
NOTE: This course requires compulsory materials to be ordered.
The Book, “Finding Your Italian Ancestors – A Beginner’s Guide” by Suzanne Russo Adams, AG is available at GenealogyStore.com
Optional Print Course Material: Italian: Civil Registration Records - Part 2
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
Civil registration is one of the largest and most important record sets in Italian genealogical research. It is certainly the most accessible, due to the efforts of FamilySearch (and now the main Italian archive) to microfilm and digitize these records. However, civil registration is more than just birth, death, and marriage records. In this course, we will delve into some of the more unusual civil records. We’ll not only learn what they are but also how to use these records. These records can be used to “flesh out” the history of your ancestors, providing unique details that may help you understand the ancestors in their social and political context.
We’ll also delve more deeply into the Italian resources available through FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, and Portale Antenati, the Italian government’s website. Collections available at Italian Archivi di Stato will be explored. Students will learn what types of documents these archives contain and how best to access them.
Course Length: 6 weeks
MODULE 1
ATTI DIVERSI [DIVERSE ACTS]
What are the Atti Diversi?
Atti Diversi: Late 19th Century Records
MODULE 2
REGISTRI DI POPOLAZIONI [POPULATION REGISTERS], SCHEDA [SCHEDULE] & FOGLIO DI FAMIGLIA [FAMILY SHEET]
Registri di Popolazioni [Population Registers]
Scheda [Schedule]
Foglio di Famiglia [Family Sheet]
Stato di Famiglia Storico [Historical State of the Family Certificate]
Certificato di Residenza [Certificate of Residency]
MODULE 3
CITTADINANZA [CITIZENSHIP RECORDS]
About Cittadinanza
Registri dell’Emigrazione e Passaporti [Emigration Registers & Passports]
Internal Travel Papers
MODULE 4
ANCESTRY.COM & FAMILYSEARCH
Websites
Ancestry.com
FamilySearch
MODULE 5
PORTALE ANTENATI & ARCHIVI DI STATO Websites
Antenati [Ancestors] or Portale Antenati
Navigating the Portale Antenati Website
Archivi di Stato [Provincial/State Archives]
Optional Print Course Material: Italian: Catholic Church Records - Part 1
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
Church or ecclesiastical records is one of the largest and most important record sets in Italian genealogical research. These records are becoming more available outside of Italy, due to the efforts of FamilySearch to microfilm and digitize these records, as well as a few other smaller projects. Yet, the majority of these records remain in the archives of Italy.
In this course we’ll look at how and why these records were created, what types of records can be found, and what genealogical information you may find. We’ll discuss what archives these records are conserved in and how to access the records.
Course Length: 7 weeks
MODULE 1
CATHOLIC CHURCH RECORDS
Introduction
When did ecclesiastical records begin and why?
Can I find my ancestors back to the beginning of ecclesiastical
records?
Understanding the Records
Language used in the records
MODULE 2
UNDERSTANDING ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTIONS & ARCHIVES
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions & Archives
Digitization, Filming, or Indexing Projects
MODULE 3
BAPTISMAL OR ECCLESIASTICAL BIRTH RECORDS
Birth & Baptism Record Examples
Working with the Records
MODULE 4
CONFIRMATION RECORDS
Confirmation Record Examples
Working with the Records
MODULE 5
ECCLESIASTICAL DEATH & BURIAL RECORDS
Death & Burial Record Examples
MODULE 6
PARISH RECORDS CASE STUDY
Summary
Optional Print Course Material: Italian: Catholic Church Records - Part 2
*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
Church or ecclesiastical records are one of the largest and most important record sets in Italian genealogical research. These records are becoming more available outside of Italy, due to the efforts of FamilySearch to film and digitize these records as well as a few other smaller projects. However, most of these records remain in Italian archives.
In this course we will examine in detail the various forms of marriages records that were created and what genealogical information you may find in each.
Stato delle anime or State of the Souls records will also be covered and we’ll learn what a valuable resource these records can be, especially the further back in time you go.
Course Length: 6 weeks
MODULE 1
STATE OF THE SOULS RECORDS
Introduction to State of the Souls Records
Where Can These Records Be Found?
State of the Souls Records in Genealogy
Working with the Documents
MODULE 2
CATHOLIC MARRIAGE RECORDS & MARRIAGE BANNS
Marriage in the Roman Catholic Church
Marriage Banns
MODULE 3
ECCLESIASTICAL MARRIAGE RECORDS
Introduction to Marriage Records
Working with the Records
MODULE 4
ECCLESIASTICAL MARRIAGE SUPPLEMENTS
Introduction to Marriage Supplements
Impediments to Marriage
Working with the Records
MODULE 5
CASE STUDY
Final Summary
We describe the most important genealogical aids and derivative sources in order to efficiently plan and organize your research. You will learn how to access and efficiently utilize the millions of original sources available in microform at a Family History Center in your locality so you may obtain primary information and documentation. We explain the contents of online databases available free at Family History Centers through their new Portal, and other indexes and original records to be found uniquely at Family History Centers. New FamilySearch is explored as are many other new Latter-day Saints websites such as Record Search Pilot, FamilySearch Labs, FamilySearch Beta, the fantastic Wiki and many others.
In presenting what may be found at the forts, this course also presents a vignette on the early settlement of North America. Forts were built to serve a specific purpose, then, when a perceived danger subsided, the site may have served other uses or been abandoned and left to ruin.
Throughout the material are compilation listings of past and existing forts, which will leave you with a vital resource and reference list.
The Internet has become one of the major tools for assisting family historians with their research and a personal genealogical web page allows a genealogist to take advantage of this electronic medium for disseminating information. It is often quoted anecdotally that genealogy is one of the three biggest uses of the Internet. This kind of potential audience is simply unimaginable for a paper-based family history.
By the end of the course, each student should have a web page or a series of web pages written, coded, and uploaded to a web server and accessible to the public.
The overall assignment for the course is to produce and mount a web site on a server that is available to the public. The web site may consist of just one main page or a series of pages. The course itself is four weeks long, but you will have six weeks to complete your web site.
This class will continue on from the basic research class, with emphasis placed on going beyond your own personal genealogy to form a mutually beneficial community-based research protocol through networking with other researchers and participation in professional groups, societies, village-based associations, etc.
A comprehensive traditional and online reference list will be provided. Suggestions for additional resources will be encouraged and welcomed!
Publishing and sharing information and research data with others will also be discussed in detail.
AFTER NOVEMBER 2012
SCOTTISH: CENSUS RECORDS (Sheena Tait)
This course looks at the history, structure and contents of the 1841-1911 censuses of Scotland. Strategies for searching and locating the records will be discussed together with the limitations of the various sources. We will then look at the research possibilities of earlier census returns, together with their survival back to “Dr Webster’s census” of 1755. We will also look at the National Identity Register of 1939.
BEFORE JANUARY 2008
UNDERSTANDING SCOTLAND (Arlene Eakle)
This course represents the Jurisdictional Approach to Scottish Research. This approach makes it easier to find and access records themselves. It also emphasizes the context in which ancestors lived their lives. The importance of knowing the structure and relationship of government units to each other and to the population of Scotland cannot be overemphasized. Each unit had its own governing rights and created its own records. These records often paralleled or overlapped coverage of the people subject to that jurisdiction. In times of local chaos, loss of records by one unit can be compensated in the preservation of records in another.
AFTER JUNE 2012:
SCOTTISH: STATUTORY REGISTRATION (Sheena Tait)
Birth, marriage and death certificates are the fundamental building blocks of genealogical research in Scotland. This course looks at the development of the Statutory Registration system in Scotland. It will provide the practical details needed to understand the system of civil registration, where to find and how to use indexes and certificates. The course looks in detail at what the certificates can tell us and at the legislation which affected what was included in certificates at the different periods of time and in both copies of the registers and certified copies of the certificates.
BEFORE JANUARY 2008
BASIC SOURCES (Arlene Eakle)
The usual approach to building a pedigree is to begin at the local level, where records closer to the family members are kept. Tracing a Scottish family in 2004 requires a more efficient access to data. The General Register Office for Scotland (GRO-S) received official and mandated copies of many of the records we consider "local" (because they were collected at the local level). These records have been entered into a digital database, centrally and directly available to you—so, we begin here.
Jurisdictionally, we orient ourselves to the parish (district) and the county. Practically, we search the central database for these parish and county records. This will happen with several record categories required in your research because of the need of government officials to report, account for, collect, and preserve the records of your ancestors.
Four ''Live Online Meetings'' will be offered during this course.
This course does not qualify as a Certificate course in the Certificate in Genealogical Studies program. It will not have assignments to submit, or an exam to complete.
Due to the sensitive and confidential material in the majority of your searches, in lieu of a public forum of class chats, the instructor will be available to each student via email for the duration of the course for questions and concerns. A limited number of one-on-one instructor/student assistance by email will be available during this course. If more in-depth assistance is required, private consultations can be booked at an additional fee.
This course does not qualify as a Certificate course in the Certificate in Genealogical Studies program. It will not have assignments to submit, or an exam to complete.
Although this course is indicated as a 6 week class, you will have access to the instructor only during the first four weeks. The materials will be available to you for an additional two weeks.
TESTIMONIALS
I cannot say enough about you and your class. Your experience, insight and humor made the course so pleasant. I found my half-brother and we are meeting this weekend. Our first toast is going to be to you.
Louis, New York
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A million variables. But by following your advice, following thru and not giving up, we found our needle in the Haystack. 200 million Americans and we found one. If only the Katrina families/agencies had your know-how.
T.D, Chicago, IL
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Dear Linda Rakita,
The month of February 2006, will always be a special memory for me, as that’s when I began your class on adoption.
Having reunited years earlier with a childhood friend who’d been given up for adoption in 1955, who expressed a strong desire to find out about her birth family, and myself being ignorant of this type of research, it made sense to find someone who was not only a professional in this field but one who cared about her students and the class.
Looking back over the years and remembering all of my teachers, I can count only three who were outstanding & as a consequence, I did very well in those classes. Outside of the public school system, it is obvious to me that you also display high standards of excellence in your teaching.
I can’t remember when I’ve had so much fun with an instructor. You immediately sensed my passion for research. You responded to my questions in a very timely manner and sometimes you threw in what I’ll call, a treat—something you found on your own about a possible birth family member connected to my project. Of course this served to whet my insatiable hunger for deeper digging on my own!
This quest for answers on behalf of my friend at times, became emotionally charged and particularly so, the closer I reached the mark. I felt very comfortable pouring my heart out to you and am so thankful for the sensible as well as compassionate responses and advice from you. At times you sprinkled your messages with humor and your efforts did not go unnoticed and were most welcome.
In closing, I’d like to say that based on my experience with you, I know you’ll continue to be a beacon of light to others in whatever direction you travel. Thank you for enlightening me!
Sincerely,
Sandy, Tracy, CA
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Linda is very experienced in her field. She is intelligent, intuitive, resourceful and extremely competent - all important qualities needed for any successful searcher. In addition, she is an honest, sensitive and compassionate person who is passionate about her work. In my opinion, this makes Linda truly special.
Linda is someone who has total respect for the feelings and concerns of others. And she is experienced and wise regarding the complicated nature of human interaction and reaction.
Nancy, New York
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Four ''Live Online Meetings'' will be offered during this course.
This course does not qualify as a Certificate course in the Certificate in Genealogical Studies program. It will not have assignments to submit, or an exam to complete.
Although this course is indicated as a 6 week course, you will have access to the instructor only during the first four weeks. The materials will be available to you for an additional two weeks.
Four ''Live Online Meetings'' will be offered during this course.
This course does not qualify as a Certificate course in the Certificate in Genealogical Studies program. It will not have assignments to submit or an exam to complete.
Although this course is indicated as a 6 week course, you will have access to the instructor only during the first four weeks. The materials will be available to you for an additional two weeks.