Essential Skills for Genealogists Course
This course provides essential genealogy skills, covering research planning, U.S. records, immigration, Irish ancestry, and evidence reporting for effective family history tracing.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Essential Skills for Genealogists Course equips you with practical tools to plan targeted research, handle U.S. census and vital records, and examine immigration, naturalisation, and passenger lists. You'll learn to utilise Massachusetts and Boston-area resources, trace Irish roots, integrate military, cemetery, and DNA evidence, and transform intricate findings into straightforward, client-ready reports featuring robust citations and suggestions for further steps.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Genealogy research planning: convert vague client queries into precise, focused objectives.
- U.S. records expertise: employ census, vital, and local documents to trace families swiftly.
- Immigration evidence abilities: extract origins from passenger and naturalisation records.
- Irish ancestry methods: connect U.S. immigrants to Irish townlands via essential sources.
- Evidence evaluation and reporting: address discrepancies and produce client-ready reports.
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