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Title: Geneaology Courses
Post by: Siely on Monday 06 January 25 20:11 GMT (UK)
Is it worth taking a geneaology course ?
Title: Re: Geneaology Courses
Post by: rosie99 on Monday 06 January 25 22:12 GMT (UK)
Several people on here have done them.  Only you can answer whether it is worth doing it after you have given it a go.  We all have our opinions as to whether educating ourselves about something we are interested in was worth the effort.
Title: Re: Geneaology Courses
Post by: Roobarb on Monday 06 January 25 22:35 GMT (UK)
I took one years ago, I found it very worthwhile as amongst gaining other knowledge I was told about Rootschat.

The rest is (family) history.  ;D
Title: Re: Geneaology Courses
Post by: smudget on Tuesday 07 January 25 00:16 GMT (UK)
free courses are available on Future learn which may help
Title: Re: Geneaology Courses
Post by: Gillg on Tuesday 07 January 25 12:17 GMT (UK)
I took a Future Learn short course a few years ago and was very disappointed.  One of the lecturers just read from his notes and never looked up at the camera at all, appearing rather bored by the whole thing.  I didn't find the course very informative and it seemed to have been stitched together from various lectures and bits and pieces.  Maybe as a beginner it might have helped, but by the time I joined the course I had had quite a bit of experience in researching.
Title: Re: Geneaology Courses
Post by: Bookbox on Tuesday 07 January 25 16:37 GMT (UK)
Someone asked about genealogy courses a few days ago, and a couple of replies were posted ...

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=888208.msg7615301
Title: Re: Geneaology Courses
Post by: rosie99 on Monday 13 January 25 09:28 GMT (UK)
Have you any comments or further questions on our replies  :-\
Title: Re: Geneaology Courses
Post by: KGarrad on Monday 13 January 25 10:11 GMT (UK)
I took a Future Learn short course a few years ago and was very disappointed.  One of the lecturers just read from his notes and never looked up at the camera at all, appearing rather bored by the whole thing.  I didn't find the course very informative and it seemed to have been stitched together from various lectures and bits and pieces.  Maybe as a beginner it might have helped, but by the time I joined the course I had had quite a bit of experience in researching.

My experience was similar.