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Course of Study: Genealogy

Course Link: Take this course.

Description: This free online course from Brigham Young University is for anyone who is interested in researching their family history, but who doesn’t know how to start.

Students can choose between a flash-navigated  course and a text-navigated course, both of which require free registration.

After you register, you will be able to access the two free online lessons. Lesson one teaches you what kind of information you should look for about your ancestors and where you can find genealogical information online. Lesson two shows you how to go beyond the research itself to record family history information using genealogy software and more.

Hosted by / Sponsored by: Genealogy.com

Course of Study: Hobbies: Genealogy

Course Link: Take this course.

Description: Genealogy.com offers several free online courses covering family history research. This course is directed at beginning genealogists. Broken into two parts and a total of 14 lessons, the Beginning Genealogy course introduces the student to the types of records they’ll encounter, such as vital records, census records, and other civil registrations in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.

Lessons are broken down in a sort of slideshow format, and are text / reading-based. The course was created and offered on the site by Genealogy Research Associates.