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Ancestry Academy’s online course library continues to grow with these four new courses taught by experts in the genealogy community. Come check them out!
The Mystery of Manuscripts, with Pamela Boyer Sayre, CG℠, CGL℠, FUGA
Manuscripts and other original documents can provide information not found anywhere else, but they can also be difficult to locate. In this course, Pamela Boyer Sayre will teach you how to distinguish manuscripts from other records, find repositories with manuscript collections, and use finding aids to locate rare manuscripts with information relevant to solving tough research problems.
View CourseTracing French-Canadian Ancestors and Learning Their Stories, with David Ouimette, CG℠, CGL℠
Guided by instructor David Ouimette, you’ll learn how to find your French-Canadian ancestors as he covers subjects like naming conventions and how to trace U.S. immigrants to their parishes of origin in Quebec. He’ll also teach you how to use and decipher records relevant to your French-Canadian ancestors, as well as introduce you to major websites that will help you the most in your research.
View CourseHow Do I Know When I Am Right? with Anne Gillespie Mitchell
In How Do I Know When I Am Right? Anne Gillespie Mitchell will teach you how to determine when you are right about the facts and events of your ancestors’ lives. She’ll walk you through some basic steps you can follow to help you decide whether you’ve found the answer or if you need to search further.
View CourseSeek and Ye Shall Find: Become an Ancestry Search Expert, with Anne Gillespie Mitchell
In this course, you’ll learn how to get the most out of the Ancestry collections and ensure your searches are as effective as possible. Anne Gillespie Mitchell will not only show you how to create a search plan and control your results as you search Ancestry, but she’ll also discuss the different advantages of doing targeted versus global searches of records on Ancestry.
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