Relative Strangers - an Introduction to Genealogy at Outer West Library (Learndirect Centre)

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Course details

How long is the course?
2 hours

Attendance pattern
Customised

Course qualification
No qualification or certificate

When does the course begin?
To suit the client/individual

Timetable
Study at own pace

Course info
Want to know more about your family history but don’t know where to start? Relative Strangers has been especially designed to help the genealogy novice answer the key questions, “Who am I?” and “Where do I come from?” The course explores different research methods and techniques to help you to trace you family history in Britain back as far as 1800. You’ll be shown ways to gather and organise information from many common and reliable sources. The course explains how to obtain and analyse certificates, how to access the General Records Office archives and how to source Census information. Genealogy is a rewarding and engrossing hobby. Relative Strangers helps you to play detective and unravel the myriad of clues, mysterious characters and missing persons that make up your own ancestral past!

How much will it cost?
To be confirmed

Entry Requirements
None

Where is the course held? (view on a map)
Outer West Library (Learndirect Centre)
Outer West Library
West Denton Way
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE5 2QZ