Thursday 29 July 2010

Online coourses with Pharos Tutors Aug & Sept 2010

Learn from Home, Search from Home with some of the top tutors in the genealogy world at a great cost.
Online courses in August and September 2010 via Pharos Tutors www.pharostutors.com are:

Dead & Buried, Not Forgotten: Cemetery & Burial Records with Gill Blanchard 2 weeks starts 17 Aug £24.99
One Place Genealogy with Kirsty Gray 3 weeks starts 31 Aug £32.99
Nonconformity with Michael Isherwood starfs 2 Sept 4 weeks £37.99 or £47.99 assessed
The National Archives with Guy Grannum 3 weeks starts 6 Sept £32.99
Organising your Genealogy with Barbara Baker 3 weeks starts 7 Sept £32.99
Genetic Genealogy with Chris Pomery 4 weeks starts 13 Sept £37.99
Manorial Records with Liz Carter 5 weeks starts 16 Sept £43.99

www.pharostutors.com

Sunday 25 July 2010

Programme of Family History Worshops at Norfolk Family History Society Autumn 2010 to Summer 2011

A programme of workshops providing an in-depth study of specific topics relevant to the family historian, ranging from the well known to the frequently underused. All held at the Norfolk Family History Society, Kirby Hall, St. Giles Street, Norwich.

Tutor, Gill Blanchard, BA. MA. PGCE (Adults). Venue: Norfolk Family History Society, Kirby Hall, St. Giles Street, Norwich. Each workshop costs £17 and runs from 9.30 to 2.30pm with a break for lunch.

Book early to avoid disappointment.

Monday 13th September 2010. Parish Registers

Monday 11th October 2010. Making the most of Census Records

Monday 8th November 2010. Workhouse Records

Saturday 20th November 2010. Illegitimacy

Saturday 4th December 2010. Parish Registers

Monday 13th December 2010. Removal Orders, Settlement Certificates and Settlement Examinations

Saturday 15th January 2011. Wills and Administrations

Monday 24th January 2011. School Records

Monday 14th February 2011. Newspapers

Monday 7th March 2011. Wills and Administrations

Monday 11th April 2011. Manor Court Records

Monday 9th May 2011. Illegitimacy

Saturday 21st May 2011. Removal Orders, Settlement Certificates and Settlement Examinations

Monday 13th June 2011. Prison and Court Records

Saturday 25th June 2011. Workhouse Records

Friday 9 July 2010

The Parish Chest online course starts 14 July 2010 4 weeks £37.99

The Parish Chest: There was more to life than baptism, marriage and burial (#310)

http://www.pharostutors.com/coursedescriptions.php#310

The records and accounts of the parish make up what is collectively called the parish chest. From the reign of Elizabeth I the parish’s role in local affairs expanded to include many civil responsibilities that affected the lives of your ancestors. Parish officers - the churchwardens and overseers - raised taxes, kept accounts and managed parish affairs including maintaining the church, providing relief to the poor, setting local rates, repairing roads, maintaining law and order, and operating schools. You will discover other fascinating records as well, among them the wills of benefactors, militia records and parish magazines. This course explains how to locate parish chest records, describes indexes and finding aids, and discusses how to interpret and use search results. As a result you will build your family tree and expand your understanding of the parish and its day to day activities.

Instructor: Gill Blanchard

What is the Parish and what role did it play in your ancestors’ lives?
Churchwardens, Overseers and Vestry Records
Property and Land Records
The Parish Constable, School Records and Other Records