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

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, naturalization, and passenger lists. You will 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 proper citations and suggestions for further steps.
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Develop skills
- Genealogy research planning: convert vague client queries into clear, defined objectives.
- U.S. records expertise: utilise census, vital, and local documents to trace families quickly.
- 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: settle disputes and produce client-ready reports.
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