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Congratulations and welcome to the end of Lesson One! In this lesson you have learned:
- a variety of motivations for studying your family history
- the building blocks of a family tree
- how to identify the relationships in your family tree
- how to record your family tree in a variety of formats
- the proper methods for recording names, dates and places
If you have any questions about this material, please post in the Let's Learn Genealogy Forum: Get Help with Lesson One
Homework
Assignment:
1) Complete the
Lesson One
Quiz.
2) Print out the Pedigree Chart and
Family Group Sheet from Lesson 1c and fill
them in as best you can using the standards and rules you used in this lesson.
Don't worry about tracking down unknown names and dates for now. We will cover
getting information from your family members in Lesson Two :-) If you would like
to share your homework with us, then either fill out and save the form right
online or scan it in with a scanner and save it as a jpeg or gif file. Then post
the file as an attachment under the Homework Assignment - Lesson One topic
in the forum. Homework is not required,
but it is encouraged. You can't learn if you don't practice!
For information on the topics covered in this lesson, please explore the Lesson One Resources list:
Lesson One Resources
Dates
& Calendars
Online calendars, birthdate calculators, genealogy calendar programs, date
converters, today in history, fun facts, and info on date formats for genealogy
research.
Free
Genealogy Charts & Forms
Free, downloadable family tree and pedigree charts, forms to help you in your
genealogy research, and records to keep your genealogy organized. You may also
purchase packs of professional charts from these
sources.
Geographic
Place Names
Information on places, features, and areas around the world including several
geographic search engines to help you locate place names, cemeteries, roads,
tunnels, and other features mentioned in old documents.
Genealogy
- In The Very Beginning
This is the place to
start if you are brand new to genealogy and want some simple advice on how to
get started researching your family tree.
After completing the
Lesson One
Quiz and Homework Assignment, be sure to head back to the
Course Outline for Lesson Two of this course.
In the meantime,
please have fun interacting with your fellow classmates in the Let's Learn
Genealogy forum. Remember, if you have any questions, I will be checking in
weekly!
