Free Online Genealogy Course with FutureLearn (Week 2)

[sugarbakers]

Many of us are experienced researchers, and the course, by its very nature, has to lean heavily toward beginners.

It's free, it takes little time, and I'm treating it like a visit to a distant archive when I'm on holiday ... one snippet of info, or one new site, or one new entry for the database, makes it all worthwhile.

[groom]

Many of us are experienced researchers, and the course, by its very nature, has to lean heavily toward beginners.

It's free, it takes little time, and I'm treating it like a visit to a distant archive when I'm on holiday ... one snippet of info, or one new site, or one new entry for the database, makes it all worthwhile.

I'm doing the same. There are several tips and new resources I've picked up and getting the quizzes right first time is an ego boost! 

[millymcb]

I learnt something new today. I didn't know you could search widcards as either one word or more than one word by using different symbols

Update. I mean one letter in a word - not one word

Milly

[Romilly]

I learnt something new today. I didn't know you could search widcards as either one word or more than one word by using different symbols
Milly

I haven't got very far with Week 2 as yet, - but hope to learn something new about searching.
Which section does this bit come under?

Romilly.

[millymcb]

It is in 2.11 USING WILDCARDS so towards the end

Just noticed. I said using wildcard to find one word.... What I meant to say is replace one letter in a word... or more than one letter in a word.

Milly

[Ruskie]

I've never heard of Mocavo. I entered in a couple of the more unusual names from my tree and although I entered a first name and a surname results returned just showed both names within the same list for example, so useless (and all were American results).

I agree with sugarbaker - if you take even one thing from the course, it will be worthwhile. 

I like Kate's blog smudwhisk - common sense and straight talking.

[Millmoor]

I have stumbled across Mocavo a few times while doing google searches for people, the results being from digitised directories( from Scotland) and books. The book reader was actually very straightforward to navigate. If those sort of resources are incorporated by Find my Past when it fully absorbs Mocavo it could be useful.

William

[mare]

Did anyone try the Vocaroo exercise, I'm afraid I just skipped that bit? Looking at the comments it doesn't look as if many people have recorded anything, I've only found and listened to 5 or 6.

Almost tempted but nothing too out of ordinary to share ... recordings are few and far between but I have listened to most I think, some too indistinct though and accents definitely make a huge difference!

[3sillydogs]

Did anyone try the Vocaroo exercise, I'm afraid I just skipped that bit? Looking at the comments it doesn't look as if many people have recorded anything, I've only found and listened to 5 or 6.

Almost tempted but nothing too out of ordinary to share ... recordings are few and far between but I have listened to most I think, some too indistinct though and accents definitely make a huge difference!

Also skipped that bit, but listened to a few but the accents definitely do play a part.  Imagine the poor census taker having to fill in forms trying to understand all the different types of accents that are around.  No wonder we sometimes see odd variations of what we think are common names.....