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Re: Free Online Genealogy Course with FutureLearn (Week 5)
« Reply #18 on: Tuesday 12 April 16 23:03 BST (UK) »
Sorry to be posting again so soon, but . . . . .

She "supposes" that trade directories still exist? Why doesn't she know?! How much effort does it take to find out? >:(

And the Ancient Order of Gardeners was a local club?!
It was a flipping Fraternal Society, spread across Scotland Ireland and England! ::)
And that took me all of 10 seconds to find out, with one simple Google search.

It really is getting quite pathetic! And I'm only on step 3!
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Re: Free Online Genealogy Course with FutureLearn (Week 5)
« Reply #19 on: Tuesday 12 April 16 23:35 BST (UK) »
I lost patience with the transcripts when they even put  [chuckle]  in the middle of a sentence.  ;D
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Re: Free Online Genealogy Course with FutureLearn (Week 5)
« Reply #20 on: Tuesday 12 April 16 23:53 BST (UK) »
Sorry, I've got the giggles just read this "Enjoyed this week, I am ready to add my flesh to my ancestors"
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JOLLY, Johnston,Thom, Rae, Davidson, Fielding, Sherret
FEARN, McKenzie, Stirling [brick wall], Robb, Wilson, Stott
RUSSELL, Fullerton, Christie, Cochrane, Davidson, Coutts, Easton, Scott
FRASER, Henderson, Noble, Mundie, Goodall, Thain, Neish, Moir

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Re: Free Online Genealogy Course with FutureLearn (Week 5)
« Reply #21 on: Tuesday 12 April 16 23:53 BST (UK) »
Can't say I learned much of anything from Week 5 and found it a bit of a struggle to get through.

Generally I've enjoyed each week, but so far think Week 4 the best as it helped me with understanding DNA.

sami
England:  Archer, Bailey, Bates, Blower, Bosworth, Court, Hicklin, Orton, Palmer, Robbins, Sedgwick, Smith, Stevenson, Stone, Varnam, Wakelin, Walker
Canada:  Archer, Walker, Spencer, Shepherd
Australia:  Taplin
South Africa:  Risley

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Re: Free Online Genealogy Course with FutureLearn (Week 5)
« Reply #22 on: Wednesday 13 April 16 00:15 BST (UK) »
Quote from: KGarrad on Tuesday 12 April 16 22:43 BST (UK)
Is anyone else irritated by the lecturer's continual habit of starting every sentence with "So, . . . ."?!

Yes, I am, and also by all those unfinished sentences! She probably isn't aware she's doing it, and I feel that someone should have given her a few tips on public speaking. It's normal to be nervous in front of an audience, but you can learn to control annoying mannerisms and speech habits etc. and make the presentation so much better.
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LINDSAY - Lanarkshire
PURDIE - Lanarkshire; W. Lothian
POZZI - Elgin; Lancashire
MACKENZIE, MORISON - Stornoway
ARCHIBALD, HAY, HUNTER, SNADDON - Clackmannanshire
COXON, HALL, JACKSON, SHOTTON - Northumberland

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Re: Free Online Genealogy Course with FutureLearn (Week 5)
« Reply #23 on: Wednesday 13 April 16 03:42 BST (UK) »
Quote from: groom on Tuesday 12 April 16 23:35 BST (UK)
I lost patience with the transcripts when they even put  [chuckle]  in the middle of a sentence.  ;D
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Re: Free Online Genealogy Course with FutureLearn (Week 5)
« Reply #24 on: Wednesday 13 April 16 06:19 BST (UK) »
I only read the transcripts, and yes, I noticed that she started sentences with "So". There is something else she regularly says which annoys me. It is .... "that kind of thing".  ::)

I think there are too many American examples (such as the ration cards), but I don't mind her mentioning Scottish records. She is American after all so I suppose it is what she is most familiar with, and there are probably a lot of Americans doing the course so she has to cater for everyone.

I still haven't started Week 5.  :P

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Re: Free Online Genealogy Course with FutureLearn (Week 5)
« Reply #25 on: Wednesday 13 April 16 08:02 BST (UK) »
Refresher Course, anyone?

Saturday, 14 May  10:30-13:00 - Using Mind Mapping for Genealogical Problem Solving               
A half-day course with Geoff Young    Cost  20.00/16.00 SoG members
Middlesex: KING,  MUMFORD, COOK, ROUSE, GOODALL, BROWN
Oxford: MATTHEWS, MOSS
Kent: SPOONER, THOMAS, KILLICK, COLLINS
Cambs: PRIGG, LEACH
Hants: FOSTER
Montgomery: BREES
Surrey: REEVE

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Re: Free Online Genealogy Course with FutureLearn (Week 5)
« Reply #26 on: Wednesday 13 April 16 08:04 BST (UK) »
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Refresher Course, anyone?

Saturday, 14 May  10:30-13:00 - Using Mind Mapping for Genealogical Problem Solving               
A half-day course with Geoff Young    Cost  20.00/16.00 SoG members


Think I'll pass ....  ;)
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