Using U.S. Vital Records: Three Key Records for Genealogy Research - October 2024
In this online genealogy course, you'll learn the basics on how to find and analyze three key records - birth, marriage, and death - for your U.S. ancestors.
Meet Your Instructor: Sunny Morton
Course Outline
Course Access: October 7 - November 3, 2024
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Vital Records Research Basics
Consider the Source
Government Vital Records Overview
Searching Major Genealogy Websites
Searching Indexed Records at Ancestry
Searching Indexed Records at FamilySearch
Vital Records - Collections at FamilySearch
Searching for and Requesting Records
Keys to Success
Lesson 1 Quiz
Skill-Building Exercises & Discussion
Government Birth Records
Finding Birth Records
Amended and Delayed Birth Records
Other Sources of Birth Records
Keys to Success
Lesson 2 Quiz
Skill-Building Exercises & Discussion
Government Marriage Records
Finding government marriage records
Examining Government Marriage Records
Other Marriage Records
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Lesson 3 Quiz
Skill-Building Exercises & Discussion Board
Government Death Records
Finding Government Death Records
Analyzing Death Records
Other Related Death Records
Keys to Success
Lesson 4 Quiz
Skill-Building Exercises & Discussion Board
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Our courses consist of four or more written lessons that may also contain videos, slide shows, and other elements. There are self-directed quizzes and/or exercises to help you apply your knowledge. In addition, you'll have access to discussion boards where you can ask your instructor, questions about the materials during the course dates.
Instructor access for the duration of the four weeks, so you can ask questions about what you've learned.
Our courses are designed to be easily accessible! Once you've registered for the course, you'll be able to log in on the start date to see all the lessons. Each lesson is available within your browser. You can work at your own pace.
All the materials will be available for download, and you'll have access to the course materials online for about a year after the start date. After the course end date, it will go into read-only mode, so you'll still be able to reach the materials, but you'll no longer have access to the instructor or message boards.
Please ensure that you have internet access and that your browsers and computer system are fairly up-to-date. The course materials are designed to be compatible with most devices.
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