Family History Courses

WHO were your ancestors? WHERE did they come from?  WHAT did they do? 
If you're in Nottinghamshire why not join one of our family history courses and find out for yourself. 
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What students say...

"Quality of the course was excellent - very thorough, informative and helpful. Most enjoyable"

"I’ve really enjoyed this course and have learned so much. Gill the tutor is excellent and I hope to attend another course in the future."

"Course tutor (Gill) clear, informative and entertaining / inspirational"

"It has streamlined my approach to tracing my ancestors and I have adopted a less scattergun strategy - with good results!"

"This course has helped me enormously - made me even more eager to find out about my ancestors - loved every minute"

Read One Student's Journey

Courses and Events
Trace Your Ancestors - First Steps
Not just for beginners. Learn in a friendly, helpful atmosphere. No previous experience of family history research is required, just lots of enthusiasm. Also suitable for those of you with some experience who want to know more! 

This family history course covers research methods and using key records with samples of documents and case studies:
  • Where to start
  • Census records
  • Birth, marriage, death registration 
  • Parish registers
  • Wills, did your ancestor leave one?
  • First World War and other military records
Once you start you'll want to find out more!
Following the First Steps course, most people want to carry on developing their skills and gain a broader knowledge of records available.
The Next Steps course covers a variety of topics to enable you to discover more about your ancestors' lives:

  • Do your ancestors appear in poor records? 
  • Did they break the law? 
  • What if they were illegitimate?
  • Mapping your ancestors
  • Using archives/record offices
  • DNA for genealogy
                            We can help you find the answers
ALSO - One-off taster sessions or talks available for groups
customised to suit your needs
One-to-one tuition can also be arranged
Coming up
When
Where
​Trace Your Ancestors - FIRST STEPS
INSPIRE course fees apply - £64.00
Book online 
​Starts Tuesday 15 January 2019
​10.00 am to 12.00 for 8 weeks
​Arnold Library
​161 Front Street 
Arnold 
NG5 7EE
​Trace Your Ancestors - FIRST STEPS
INSPIRE course fees apply - £64.00
Book online
​​Starts Tuesday 15 January 2019
​1.30 pm to 3.30 for 8 weeks
​Southwell Library
The Bramley Centre, King Street 
Southwell 
NG25 0EH
​Trace Your Ancestors - FIRST STEPS
INSPIRE course fees apply - £64.00
Book online
​​​Starts Thursday 17 January 2019
​10.00 am to 12.00 for 8 weeks
​Retford Library
​Churchgate 
Retford 
​DN22 6PE