Course curriculum

    1. Welcome! Start Here and Press Play

    2. Workshop Access: January 12 - March 1, 2025

    3. Contact Us

    4. How to use the course player

    5. Meet the Instructors

    6. Say Hello and Introduce Yourself

    7. Take a Step: Imagine Your Future Genealogy Materials

    8. Before we begin ...

    1. 1. Setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals for Your Project

    2. Take a Step: Set Organizing S.M.A.R.T. Goals

    3. 2. Why You Should Digitize

    4. 3. Deciding What to Keep (and What to Toss!)

    5. 4. Planning Your Sorting Session

    6. Take a Step: Make a Plan and Gather Materials

    7. Take a Step: Now, Sort Your Materials

    8. 5. What Does Sorting Look Like

    9. 6. Disposing of Materials

    10. Take a Step: Make a Disposal Plan

    11. Questions? Ask them Here

    12. What’s next?

    1. Introduction

    2. 1. How to Handle Inherited Genealogy

    3. 2. Home Archiving Basics

    4. Take a Step: Make a Plan for Your Tasks 

    5. 3. Select Items for "Quick Digitization"

    6. 4. Resources for Archival Supplies

    7. Questions? Ask them here

    1. 1. Organizing your genealogy workspace

    2. Take a Step: Envision Your Space

    3. 2. How to organize and name your files and folders

    4. Take a Step: Decide How To Name Your Files

    5. 3. Naming Files and Folders

    6. Take a Step: Rename and refile existing files

    7. 4. How to Make a Family History Binder

    8. 5. More about organizing digital files

    9. Take a Step: Create Your Physical Files

    10. Questions?

    1. Meet Your Instructor

    2. 1. Planning for digitization

    3. 2. How to scan documents and photos

    4. 3 . How to use a smartphone to digitize documents and photos

    5. 4. How to find digital copies of things you've photocopied

    6. 5. How to (re)name your files, folders and photos

    7. 6. Metadata – what it is and how to use it

    8. 7. How to back up your digital files

    9. Take a Step: Digitize Your Documents

    10. Questions?

    1. Meet Your Instructor

    2. 1. How to use genealogy software to organize your research

    3. 2. How to use online trees to organize your research

    4. 3. How to enter names, dates and places in your tree

    5. 4. How to Use Facts and Notes

    6. 5. How to attach digitized images to your tree

    7. 6. How software can help you find errors in your tree

    8. 7. How to sync your family trees

    9. 8. How to use tables to organize your family history research

    10. Take a Step: Build Your Tree

    11. Questions?

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