Free Online Genealogy Course with FutureLearn (Week 1)

[sustev]

Thanks Rosie. I'm sure it's what suits you best but I bet Tahitia would say there is a proper way to do it!

Sorry my broadband connection is pathetic at the moment. Have tried several times to send this 

[rosie99]

Thanks Rosie. I'm sure it's what suits you best but I bet Tahitia would say there is a proper way to do it!

How do you record them 

[Deirdre784]

So far, I've only done the first half of week 1 as I've been spending time (having fun ) using a trial version of Family Historian 6. I'm afraid that i won't be reading the huge amount of comments (only from those I'm following), but hope to get more into the course as it goes along.

[Ruskie]

So far, I've only done the first half of week 1 as I've been spending time (having fun ) using a trial version of Family Historian 6.

That must be a challenge if Version 4 is anything to go by. 

I think you could easily complete Week 1 of the course in a very short time. There are only about three new terms I need to remember a-n-d .... I've forgotten them already. 

[rosie99]

.... I've forgotten them already. 

And if you know the difference do you need to know the names they are using anyway     

[Ruskie]

.... I've forgotten them already. 

And if you know the difference do you need to know the names they are using anyway     

Nah. 

[sustev]

Rosie - I just write down the site I got them from - Anc*y or FindMyPast or FreeR. It's then just a question of typing names into a box and hey presto there they are! I think proper genealogists would frown on that though. Should I be more professional?

[KGarrad]

Rosie - I just write down the site I got them from - Anc*y or FindMyPast or FreeR. It's then just a question of typing names into a box and hey presto there they are! I think proper genealogists would frown on that though. Should I be more professional?

I write down references - just so that I can find them on any website in the future!

With census records, that's Class, Piece No., Folio, (Book if it's the 1841 census), and Page no.

[Deirdre784]

So far, I've only done the first half of week 1 as I've been spending time (having fun ) using a trial version of Family Historian 6.

That must be a challenge if Version 4 is anything to go by. 

Well my ancestry tree (5000+ people) transferred happily and i've been trying out the reports and books, and tree design. Have looked through a lot of the tutorials and videos and like the way Ancestral Sources works so have decided to go with it 

Currently tempted to start again, tidy up as i go and add all the certs and census records.