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"Join in this exciting journey into yesteryear! Methods and techniques to explore your ancestral family, who they were and how they lived will be discussed. You may find why you are who you are. Everyone has family stories and legends but are they true? Are you really descended from royalty? Was my great grandpa really a banker or a bank robber? We will go through practice exercises, explore the possibilities in the USA and sometimes offer clues for the “old country”. The study of genealogy and family history is exciting and can be surprising. Come join the adventure! Students are encouraged to apply course information to locate and expand their own family history and genealogical tree.We will use the genealogy research process to assure accuracy and validity of your family history. Enhance skills for methods and resources to find the facts about family.Identify types of records including governmental and legal types of records as well as family and historical sources and artifacts that have your family information. Evaluate validity and accuracy of information one finds. Explore ways to present information found for family and you to enjoy and appreciate your lineage."