I would like to announce that I will be teaching the following online workshop next month:
“Working with Sources and Information”
4 June–11 June 2016
Sources are the foundation of every genealogical conclusion. The reliability of any conclusion depends entirely on the ability to evaluate the quality of each source and the information it asserts. Genealogists assess the actual meaning of a source and its information in its historical, cultural, and legal contexts. This process leads to greater success in solving complex genealogical problems.
This hands-on workshop will focus on the disciplined reading and evaluation of sources. Prior to each day of the course, students will be provided with a selection of records from around the world on which to exercise their analytical skills. These source selections will then be discussed in detail during the second session of each day.
Students who register for the Plus option will receive additional documents with which to practice the lessons. Those who submit their written source analyses will receive individual feedback from the instructor based on Genealogy Standards (Nashville, Tenn.: Ancestry.com, 2014). The separate Plus session will focus on source citations.
Course Schedule (all times U. S. Eastern)
4 June 2016
- 11:00am: Principles of Source and Information Analysis
- 1:00pm: Hands-on Review of Document Selection
11 June 2016
- 11:00am: Principles of Evidence Correlation
- 1:00pm: Hands-on Review of Document Selection: Focus on Correlation
Plus Session, 8 June 2016: “A Simple Model for Citing Any Source”
Visit http://vigrgenealogy.com/courses/hait-sources/ for more information and to register. I hope to see some of you there!
