Course Outcomes
Research Methods
Students will learn the key methods of family history research in US sources, to solve difficult research problems from the 1700s and 1800s.
Analyze Sources
Students will learn, on an advanced level, to analyze sources and read between the lines, to reconstitute complete families from records of the 1700s and 1800s in US sources.
Compile Research Reports
Students will be able to write and/or compile a variety of analytical research reports, in preparation for potential clients and employers who will hire them to conduct research on ancestral families.