This course is taking a slightly different approach to teaching genealogical research to beginners in that we are not focusing on doing research while using records for a given area. …
Graham is the Principal Tutor on the MSc in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies by Distance Learning. He also teaches on the University’s eight-week online course – Genetic genealogy: an …
Tahitia is a Knowledge Exchange Fellow at the University of Strathclyde where she is the Course Leader on the MSc in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies by Distance Learning. She …
On this course, learners will have the opportunity to ask the educators particular questions through live events called Live Streams. These events also allow the educator to recap the previous …
On this course, learners will have the opportunity to ask the educators particular questions through live events called Live Streams. These events also allow the educator to recap the previous …
This Google Hangout has now taken place. You can watch the recording on YouTube. Tahitia’s slides can be found here. This hangout is optional and may be of interest to …
This final week of the course is an introduction to recording and organising research and the sources used. Genealogists need to provide evidence that the statements and assertions they make …
Genetic genealogy is certainly the fastest developing area of genealogy and family history and one of the most challenging to understand and apply in practice. Increased Testing in Genetic Genealogy …
In this video we take a look at aspects of autosomal, mitochondrial and Y-DNA testing and explore their practical applications for genealogists. Selected slides from the video are available in …
Tahitia is attending the RootsTech conference in Salt Lake City this week and will be posting her insights and comments here… If you are interested in seeing the handouts from …
The most popular type of DNA test for genealogy is now the autosomal test. Benefits of (atDNA) Testing The attraction of an atDNA test is that it can be taken …
Sources that are created by individuals for their own personal use or reasons could be considered to be less reliable overall; consider diaries with exaggerated accounts of valour in battle …
Some sources can be considered as more reliable than others; these include records where there was a real personal incentive to get the information correct or a penalty for reporting …