Basic Genealogy for Beginners

This seminar covers the following subjects:

  • How to start Genealogy
  • Where to search for documents about your ancestors
  • How to find helpful sites on the Internet to make your research easier

Handouts and lesson material will be provided.

The lesson takes 60 minutes.

Costs: $25 per student.

For groups (10 student minimum): $20 per student.

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Advanced Genealogy for Beginners

This seminar is for those who already started their genealogical research and wish to broaden their knowledge. This seminar covers the following subjects:

  • Where and how to find documents about your ancestors
  • Additional Internet sites to make your research easier
  • Helpful tools that are free
  • The use of gazetteers and maps
  • Key words and grammatical issues in foreign languages
  • Old handwriting styles
  • Calendar conversion
  • and much more

Handouts and lesson material will be provided.

6 lessons, 60 minutes each.

Costs: $150 per student.

For groups (10 student minimum): $100 per student.

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German Handwriting: A Basic Overview

This seminar covers the following subjects:

  • History of the German handwriting
  • Difference between the handwriting styles
  • How to recognize German letters
  • Translation sources

Handouts and lesson material will be provided.

The lesson takes 45 minutes.

Costs: $25 per student.

For groups (10 student minimum): $20 per student.

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German Handwriting: Recognize Names and Keywords

This seminar covers the following subjects:

  • History of German handwriting
  • Difference between the handwriting styles
  • How to recognize German letters
  • How to recognize German keywords
  • How to read German names
  • Translation sources

Handouts and lesson material will be provided.

The lesson takes 90 minutes.

Costs: $35 per student.

For groups (10 student minimum): $25 per student.

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German Handwriting: Learn to Read and Write

This seminar covers the following subjects:

  • History of the German handwriting
  • Difference between the handwriting styles
  • How to recognize German letters
  • How to read and write German letters
  • Most used German keywords in church and civil records
  • How to read German names
  • Translation sources

Handouts and lesson material will be provided.

8 lessons, 60 minutes each.

Costs: $200 per student.

Maximum 8 students per course.

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German Emigration and Immigration

This seminar covers the following subjects:

  • Reasons for emigration and immigration
  • Emigration process in Germany and available records
  • Ports used for emigration and available records
  • Available passenger lists and where to find them
  • Immigration process in the U.S. and available records
  • Mistakes you should know about during the immigration process

Handouts and lesson material will be provided.

The lesson takes 45 minutes.

Costs: $25 per student.

For groups (10 student minimum): $20 per student.

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How to Start Polish Research

This seminar covers the following subjects:

  • Polish emigration
  • U.S. census and passenger lists
  • How to read records written in Polish
  • How to interpret Polish names (Polish grammar rules)
  • Useful Internet-sites about Polish genealogy
  • Other useful Internet-sites

Handouts and lesson material will be provided.

The lesson takes 45 minutes.

Costs: $25 per student.

For groups (10 student minimum): $20 per student.

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U.S. Census Records

This seminar covers the following subjects:

  • Why census records
  • What to find on census records
  • Mistakes in U.S. census records
  • Useful Internet sites to find U.S. census records

Handouts and lesson material will be provided.

The lesson takes 45 minutes.

Costs: $25 per student.

For groups (10 student minimum): $20 per student.

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Jewish Research on the Internet

This seminar gives a basic view into Jewish research and covers the following subjects:

  • Jewish emigration
  • Immigration lists
  • Websites for Jewish research
  • Research for Jewish communities
  • Research for special localities in Eastern Europe

Handouts and lesson material will be provided.

The lesson takes 45 minutes.

Costs: $25 per student.

For groups (10 student minimum): $20 per student.

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