The CWU Family History Course Is Back

The popular CWU Family History course is back to help those of us who are interested in discovering more about our ancestors.

The course originated from one written by Scott Taylor (Glasgow & District Amal Branch) and Craig Finnie (WEA). This online version has been developed with the help of Denise Hennigan (Eastern No 6 Branch) and the CWU Equality, Education & Development Dept.

In creating the course, it was important to reflect that all families are different and always have been. To that end it includes resources and links that help us place our family histories in the context of the social, cultural and political events of the time, wherever they may have originated from or moved to.

By the end of the course you will have learnt;

• How to understand and populate a family tree
• How to plan your research
• How to use a questionnaire for gathering information from relatives
• How to interpret old writing and language
• How to extract information from birth, marriage and death certificates
• What the census is and the information it contains
• Other records that might be useful
• To look out for events you might not have expected
• How to put your research into historical context
• What DNA can and can’t tell us
• About the different online tools that are available
• Tips and tricks for when things go wrong
• Options for presenting your findings

To access the course click here.