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The Family Historian's Craft

HIST 217 | University Course

Introduction to genealogical methods applicable in American and international research. Discussion of technology in genealogical research and introduction to censuses and vital records (US and international).

Course Details

Note

You must take the final exam at a testing center with online access, because part of the exam requires online research.

Course Outline

Unit 1: Research Standards and Writing
Unit 2: Research Mechanics
Unit 3: Research Methodologies and Evidence Analysis
Unit 4: Jurisdictions
Unit 5: Internet Search Methodologies and FamilySearch Databases
Unit 6: Internet Searches for Compiled and Original Information
Unit 7: Paleography
Unit 8: Census Records
Unit 9: Vital Records
Unit 10: Church and Probate Records
Unit 11: Property, Military, and Immigration/Naturalization Records
Unit 12: Writing
Unit 13: Professional Considerations

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Textbooks

	BYU Store	Vital Source (eBook)	Amazon*	Library
Family Trees: A History of Genealogy in America (Required) by: François Weil ISBN: 9780674045835 2013 Harvard University Press	Used: $30.00 Rental: $23.99 New: $40.00	Purchase from: $41.00	New from $31.16	Borrow
Genealogy Standards Second Edition Revised (Required) ISBN: 9781684423521 2019 Turner Publishing	Rental: $14.99 New: $23.99	Purchase from: $21.99	Used from $15.93 New from $17.07	Borrow
Guide to Genealogical Writing: How to Write and Publish Your Family History (Required) by: Penelope L. Stratton and Henry B. Hoff ISBN: 9780880823128 2014 The New England Historic Genealogical Society			New from $15.99	Borrow
Quick Sheet: Citing Ancestry.com Databases & Images (Also for sale at https://genealogical.com for $11.25) (Required) by: Elizabeth Shown Mills ISBN: 9780806320380 Genealogical Publishing Co				Borrow
The BCG Genealogical Standards Manual (Required) by: Board for Certification of Genealogists ISBN: 9780916489922 2000 Ancestry Publishing		Purchase from: $19.95	New from $16.49	Borrow
Who Do You Think You Are? (Required) by: Megan Smolenyak ISBN: 9780143118916 2010 Penguin Publishing Group	Rental: $5.99 Used: $13.50 New: $18.00	Purchase from: $6.99	Buy on Amazon	Borrow
Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace, 2nd Edition (Optional) by: Elizabeth Shown Mills ISBN: 9780806318066 2009 Genealogical Publishing Company			New from $135.84 Used from $26.99	Borrow
Mastering Genealogical Proof (Optional) by: Tom Jones ISBN: 9781935815075 2013 National Genealogical Society	New: $33.30	Purchase from: $14.95	New from $9.99	Borrow
Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers, and Librarians, (Optional) by: Elizabeth Shown Mills ISBN: 9780806316482 2009 Genealogical Publishing Company	New: $10.00	Purchase from: $32.50	New from $34.99 Used from $16.15	Borrow
The Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy (Optional) by: Val Greenwood ISBN: 9780806319735 2013 Genealogical Publishing Company	New: $39.95	Purchase from: $27.50	Used from $19.81	Borrow

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