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Course image Research: Scottish Ancestors - Update Pending
Intermediate Electives
Course Summary:
Contact Hours: 12
Grading Scale: 70% Tests/30% Assignments
Course Length: 6 weeks
Update Pending
This excellent introduction to Scottish research includes sections on Scottish names, terminology and geography important for family history, as well as a complete list of the parish numbers essential for obtaining primary evidence. This is followed by practical sessions on the four major original sources – civil registration of birth, marriage and death, census, parish registers and probate. The student will become firmly grounded in researching these basic sources with confidence from anywhere in the world.
The four primary sources and the most reliable ones are all obtainable at any Family History Center. This course presents a sound strategy for thorough and productive research.
Approximate contact hours to complete this course: 12
This excellent introduction to Scottish research includes sections on Scottish names, terminology and geography important for family history, as well as a complete list of the parish numbers essential for obtaining primary evidence. This is followed by practical sessions on the four major original sources – civil registration of birth, marriage and death, census, parish registers and probate. The student will become firmly grounded in researching these basic sources with confidence from anywhere in the world.
The four primary sources and the most reliable ones are all obtainable at any Family History Center. This course presents a sound strategy for thorough and productive research.
Approximate contact hours to complete this course: 12