Goals of session
To develop an idea of the way in which our course operates - Introductory Handout
To establish core direction - - Why are you here? Which particular aspect of your family history most intrigues you, is the most mysterious? Task: write a 'focus sentence' to guide your journey? - Sharing by group members and report backs.
To clarify current skill levels -
Activity 'Background Information--New Members' worksheet.
To establish the key people in a family tree/genogram up to great grandparents .
* Using Grandparents' family names to organise research according to 'Sides' eg. Bev's blog pag https://www.leedevittfh.weebly.com. Many people set up A4 Arch Folders to organise work to commence their research based on the four grandparent family 'sides'.
* Worksheet activity - complete 'Family Research - Beginner's Focus' - worksheet
Towards Presenting Our Family Research #1
Sample Geneological Report using My Heritage (PDF) prepared after several 'one to one' sessions. It's a fairly formal report but a good base for future research and story telling.
Introduction to Using Online Resources #1
Be Connected - 'Researching Family History' - introductory units to working on family history online
Ancestry.com
What can Ancestry.com offer to people who have already done a lot of work on their family tree drawing on original documents, family stories, photographs and more, but have not previously used online resources to assist them in their research? A focus on - other people who are working on the same/similar family tree/members; source documents to support research.
Case Study/Introductory 'workshopping' of a family tree via ancestry.com.au drawing out key principles, related ancestry trees; source documents eg. census, marriage records.
To develop an idea of the way in which our course operates - Introductory Handout
To establish core direction - - Why are you here? Which particular aspect of your family history most intrigues you, is the most mysterious? Task: write a 'focus sentence' to guide your journey? - Sharing by group members and report backs.
To clarify current skill levels -
Activity 'Background Information--New Members' worksheet.
To establish the key people in a family tree/genogram up to great grandparents .
* Using Grandparents' family names to organise research according to 'Sides' eg. Bev's blog pag https://www.leedevittfh.weebly.com. Many people set up A4 Arch Folders to organise work to commence their research based on the four grandparent family 'sides'.
* Worksheet activity - complete 'Family Research - Beginner's Focus' - worksheet
Towards Presenting Our Family Research #1
Sample Geneological Report using My Heritage (PDF) prepared after several 'one to one' sessions. It's a fairly formal report but a good base for future research and story telling.
Introduction to Using Online Resources #1
Be Connected - 'Researching Family History' - introductory units to working on family history online
Ancestry.com
What can Ancestry.com offer to people who have already done a lot of work on their family tree drawing on original documents, family stories, photographs and more, but have not previously used online resources to assist them in their research? A focus on - other people who are working on the same/similar family tree/members; source documents to support research.
Case Study/Introductory 'workshopping' of a family tree via ancestry.com.au drawing out key principles, related ancestry trees; source documents eg. census, marriage records.
Resources available through 'Family Tree Maker' - for example www.familytreemagazine.com/websites/ancestry-help/best-ancestry-tips-tricks/
Conclusion - Clarifying and sharing purpose/direction - Sharing of focus sentence from worksheet..
Follow up - We will meet again on the first Tuesday in March hopefully everyone will have had at least one 'one to one' Session before then.
Beverley Lee
Barry O'Connor
Follow up - We will meet again on the first Tuesday in March hopefully everyone will have had at least one 'one to one' Session before then.
Beverley Lee
Barry O'Connor