Evening Class: "BUILDING YOUR FAMILY TREE"
Go to One Day Course:"THE MANOR AND THE MAN"
Go to One Day Course:"FLESHING OUT YOUR FAMILY TREE"
Go to One Day Course:"RECORDS of DEATH"
Go to One Day Course:"THE PARISH THE POOR AND THE LAND"
FORTHCOMING FAMILY HISTORY TALKS. For details of my current talks open to the general public please go to the:Talks PageThe Heritage Family History e-Course
The Heritage Family History is currently a 4-module course available for download. You can start it at any time and work at your own speed. Although the course is not assessed there are questions and further exercise with answers so that you can see how you are doing.
Student Feedback on the e-Course:
"I've been tracing my family's history for some years, stumbling and learning as I go along, frustratingly thwarted by a lack of time to immerse myself in record offices. I've a fair grasp of social history matters having studied history as part of a degree course (thirty years ago - that's history in itself!) but I'm grateful to your course for filling in gaps in my knowledge of basics, confirming my amateurish hunches, showing me the error of my ways, and giving me completely new information. I was astonished to discover the etiquette of creating an ancestral chart - I've looked at so many but hadn't realized the importance of placing everyone correctly! "
For an in-depth description of the new course click here
Cost £79. Once you have paid you are free to begin the course as and when you are ready and to work at your own speed.
Payment
Payment can be made using the PayPal button below or by sending a cheque made payable to "Heritage Family History" to Chestnut Lodge, Ivychurch, Romney Marsh, TN29 0AL. Once your payment has been received and has cleared your download instructions and activation code will be emailed to you. You will also be able to access the Heritage Family History Links Website.
Optional head to head telephone or Skype sessions are also available for purchase to HFH e-course students only at a discounted rate from my normal head to head charges. All session must be booked and paid in advance. Please email me if you are interested in booking a session.E-mail
Head to head telephone or Skype prices for e-course students:
15 minutes: £13
30 minutes: £21
TAILORED WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
If you would like me to give a talk or you would like to arrange a family history workshop for your group or society please contact me for a quotation giving details of the sort of class or talk you would like, an idea of how experienced your group is and also your location.
Tel. 01797 344376
Email: celia@heritagefamilyhistory.co.uk
Five-week evening class. Next date and venue to be anounced in the Spring.
Cost: £68. The cost includes a year's support service for your own research.
Course Description:
Family History looks easy when you see it on TV, but in reality things can be quite different! In this Internet age there are numerous websites to use: but how do you know which is the best? Is it really "all on the Internet" and what if you don't have Internet access? How do you proceed when you hit a stumbling block and can't find the ancestor you are looking for, or when you have traced back so far that Internet sources are no longer much use? Family History can be a bewildering subject for the uninitiated, and even if you have made a good start and feel fairly confident - wouldn't you like to know more? A little learning can take you into research areas you had never thought of and really start bringing your ancestors to life!
This five-week course is not just for beginners, but also for those who realise that there is alot more waiting for them out there! We will look not just at how to start, but at the tips and pitfalls of searching and at the history of some of the records you are using. We will hone your research technique so that you avoid tracing someone else's tree by mistake (it is easy to do!) and show you that there is life away from the computer if you wish to progress in that direction!
Booking
By Cheque:
Please send a cheque for £68 made payable to "Heritage Family History" along with full contact details (name, postal address and email address and telephone number) for all people you wish to book to the address below.
By PayPal (Please note that you do not need a PayPal account just a credit card. Ignore the prompt to set up a Paypal account if you do not wish to create one). Select the right number of places from the drop down menu on the PayPal button
Heritage Family History, Chestnut Lodge, Ivychurch, Kent TN29 0AL
Tel. 01797 344376
Email: celia@heritagefamilyhistory.co.uk
Next date: 8th October 2011 Venue: Christ Church University, Medway Campus, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4UF Cost: £45
THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL. A WAITING LIST WILL APPLY IN CASE ANYONE DROPS OUT SO PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.
Manorial records are often dismissed as "difficult" or "only of use for very early research". They are in fact one of the few sources that potentially span the centuries from the 1300s right through until the 20th century while, although early records are in Latin, from the 18th century the majority are in English. Manorial records are one of the few sources that can give us a run of conclusive evidence that will prove a family tree over several generations, sometimes before the advent of parish registers. With a little knowledge manorial records are not difficult and this workshop aims to break down these misconceptions and open up a much wider world of research to you.
This is an intensive workshop limited to 12 students. In the morning we will look at the manorial system and its records and also at who lived on the manor. You may be surprised to find how many of your poorer ancestor may feature.
The afternoon will consist of a palaeography workshop with two tutors led by Dr David Wright and adjusted to the individual's skill level. We will practise reading old handwriting and take a look at some basic Latin which will be need for pre-17th century documents.
Booking and Payment
THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL. A WAITING LIST WILL APPLY IN CASE ANYONE DROPS OUT SO PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.
If you have any queries please contact me by telephone or email as below.
Heritage Family History, Chestnut Lodge, Ivychurch, Kent TN29 0AL
Tel. 01797 344376
Email: celia@heritagefamilyhistory.co.uk
N.B All timetables may be subject to alterations. We reserve the right to cancel a course if we do not receive sufficient bookings. In this case anyone who has booked will be informed at least five days before the course, and will receive a full refund Next running: Autumn 2012 Venue:Canterbury Christ Church University, Medway Campus, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4UF Timetable
Venue: Christ Church University, Medway Campus, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4UF
Many people may be familiar with parish registers and realise that before 1837 they are vital in order trace a family history, but many are unaware of the great wealth of other records created by the local parish authoriites which may help reveal the real lives of our ancestors both rich or poor. Parish Chest records date from as early as the sixteenth century and go on right up to the nineteenth century. They are one of the few sources which are particularly rich in docmentation of the poor and they are a research opportunity not to be missed! We shall look at the diffferent sorts of records to be found, how the parish was organised and see what happened with the introduction of the Workhouse system in 1834.
Timetable
Next running:TBA Canterbury Christ Church University, Medway Campus, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4UF It is perhaps an irony that the records created or activated by death, tell us more about our ancestor than many of the records created during their lifetime. They often provide new information which leads us to see our ancestors in a totally different light. Yet these records, despite being relatively easy to access, are often neglected by researchers. This one-day course will show students some of the various records they can use, how to locate them and interpret them and also how to use them as springboards for further research. We will also look at the possible repercussions of death and how to find out more about what happened to those left behind.
Although aimed at students with some experience in family history, this course is also a good kick starter for complete beginners.
Timetable N.B All timetables may be subject to alterations. We reserve the right to cancel a course if we do not receive sufficient bookings. In this case anyone who has booked will be informed at least five days before the course, and will receive a full refund
Evening Classes 2011
"BUILDING YOUR FAMILY TREE"
1.
Wednesday 28th September: Starting Out and Civil Registration.
2
Wednesday 5th October: Census Records. How To Get the Most From Them.
3
Wednesday 12th October: Practical Exercise based on Sessions 1 & 2.
4
Tuesday 18th October: Parish Registers.
5
Wednesday 2nd November: An Introduction To Wills & Other Sources.
ONE-DAY COURSES 2011-2012
NEW WORKSHOP FOR AUTUMN 2011
"THE MANOR AND THE MAN"
One-Day Course: "FLESHING OUT YOUR FAMILY TREE"
10.15
Welcome
10.30
From Infant to Adult: School, Trade & Workhouse records. What can they tell us, and how to locate them. Three Sessions with comfort breaks in between.
13.00
Lunch and Questions.
13.45
Court Records. From Petty and Quarter Sessions to the courts of Exchequer and Chancery - your ancestors will be there!
15.00
Tea Break.
15.15
Getting Out On the Ground: Maps, Churches & Memorials.
16.30
Approximate Finish.
One-Day Course: "THE PARISH THE POOR AND THE LAND"
Next date: TBA
10.15
Welcome
10.30
The Organisation of the Parish & the Records Created 1550-1840. Parish Officers and the documentation of both the better off and the poor of the parish.
12.00
The Poor and the Poor Law.
13.00
Lunch Break
14.00
The Introduction of the Workhouse
1500
Land records: An Introduction. Maps, tithe and enclosure records. One of the most fascinating sources for finding out more about your ancestors and where they lived.
16.15
Summing up and final questions.
16.30
Approximate Finishing Time.
One-Day Course:"RECORDS of DEATH"
10.15
Welcome
10.30
Death certificates, burial records and monumental inscriptions -how to get the most from them.
12.00
Comfort Break.
12.05
Newspapers and Inquest Records.
13.15
Lunch and Questions. For those of you who are happy to bring sandwiches we will have a working lunch where you will have the opportunity to discuss any problems or queries in your own research with myself and other students. For those of you who prefer a hot meal there are various eating outlets a ten-minute walk away. There are also vending machines selling drinks and snacks in the university building..
14.00
Using Wills and Other Probate Records.
15.15
Tea Break.
15.30
Repercussions of Death.
16.15
Questions and Summing Up.
16.30
Approximate Finishing Time.