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Various types of courses are available at the Institute. Single courses are available to enhance your knowledge, or a formal education program can be registered. Some courses are credit courses towards Certificate Programs, whereas others are non-credit courses. Some courses have required assignments and exams, others don't. Lots of choice...

To help you meet your objectives, we have prepared several viewing methods. To see a complete list of all our courses, select Alphabetical View. Select Intensive Short Term courses to view courses that are usually 4 weeks in length, Instructor involvement by e-mail and where submitting assignments is optional. To view Certificate Compulsory Courses select the stream of interest.

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 Analysis and Skills Mentoring Program-Part 1    (BASIC)
 Analysis and Skills Mentoring Program-Part 2    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Analysis and Skills Mentoring Program-Part 3    (ADVANCED)
 Australia: Births, Deaths & Marriages    (BASIC)
 Australia: Church Records    (ADVANCED)
 Australia: Colonial Government Administration    (ADVANCED)
 Australia: Convict Records    (BASIC)
 Australia: Government Administration and Records    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Australia: Health and Education Records    (ADVANCED)
 Australia: Immigration Records-Free Settlers    (BASIC)
 Australia: Land Records    (ADVANCED)
 Australia: Local Sources    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Australia: Military Records    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Australia: Newspapers and Biographies    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Australia: Occupational Records    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Australia: Other Sources for Births, Deaths & Marriages    (BASIC)
 Canadian: Archival Centres    (ADVANCED)
 Canadian: Census Records - Part 1    (BASIC)
 Canadian: Census Records - Part 2    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Canadian: Geography and Maps    (ADVANCED)
 Canadian: Immigration Records    (ADVANCED)
 Canadian: Land Records - Part 1    (BASIC)
 Canadian: Land Records - Part 2    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Canadian: Local History and Special Collections    (ADVANCED)
 Canadian: Migration Patterns    (ADVANCED)
 Canadian: Military Records    (ADVANCED)
 Canadian: Newspaper Records    (ADVANCED)
 Canadian: Religious Records    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Canadian: Vital Statistics Records - Part 1    (BASIC)
 Canadian: Vital Statistics Records - Part 2    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Canadian: Wills and Estate Records - Part 1    (BASIC)
 Canadian: Wills and Estate Records - Part 2    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Connecting Family: Online and Virtually    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Creating Genealogy Programs for Adults & the Younger Generation    (INTERMEDIATE)

 Danish: A Foundation of the History and Research    (BASIC)
 Demystifying Culture & Folklore    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Electronic Resources: Creating Your Family Web Site    (BASIC)
 Electronic Resources: Family Tree Maker - v2005-v16    (BASIC)
 Electronic Resources: Family Tree Maker - v2011    (BASIC)
 Electronic Resources: RootsMagic    (BASIC)
 Electronic Resources: Using The Internet    (BASIC)
 English: Census Records Including Wales    (BASIC)
 English: Civil Registration Records Including Wales    (BASIC)
 English: Court Records-Criminal, Civil & Ecclesiastical    (ADVANCED)
 English: Education, Health & Contemporary Documents    (ADVANCED)
 English: Land and Property Records Including Manorial Documents and Maps    (ADVANCED)
 English: Non-Anglican Church Records    (INTERMEDIATE)
 English: Occupations - Professions and Trades    (INTERMEDIATE)
 English: Occupations - The Services    (INTERMEDIATE)
 English: Parish Registers    (BASIC)
 English: Poor Law and Parish Chest Records    (INTERMEDIATE)
 English: Probate Records    (BASIC)
 English: Taxes, Lists, Business, Electoral and Insurance Records    (ADVANCED)
 English: Understanding Names in Genealogy    (INTERMEDIATE)

 Genealogy and Copyright Guidelines    (ADVANCED)
 Genetics and Genealogy    (ADVANCED)
 German: Church Records    (BASIC)
 German: Civil Registration Records    (INTERMEDIATE)
 German: Emigration Records    (INTERMEDIATE)
 German: Introduction to German Research for North Americans    (BASIC)
 German: Locating Places in Germany    (BASIC)
 German: Published Sources    (INTERMEDIATE)
 German: Reading the Records    (INTERMEDIATE)
 German: Record Repositories    (INTERMEDIATE)
 German: The Language    (BASIC)
 Google for the Wise Genealogist    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Heraldry for the Family Historian    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Investigate: Adoption Records    (BASIC)
 Investigate: Lost Friends and Family Records    (BASIC)
 Irish: Archival Repositories    (BASIC)
 Irish: Census and Census Substitute Records    (BASIC)
 Irish: Civil Registration in Ireland    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Irish: Conformist and Non-Conformist Church Records    (BASIC)
 Irish: Court Records, State Papers, Parliamentary Documents    (ADVANCED)
 Irish: Electoral and Taxation Records    (ADVANCED)
 Irish: Estate, Plantation and Settlement Records    (ADVANCED)
 Irish: Immigration, Naturalization and Emigration Records    (ADVANCED)
 Irish: Land Administration Records    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Irish: Major Printed Sources    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Irish: Military, Naval and Pension Records    (ADVANCED)
 Irish: Monumental (Gravestone) Inscriptions    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Irish: Testamentary Source Records    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Irish: Understanding Ireland, History and Source Records    (BASIC)

 Librarianship: Cooperative Ventures and Referrals    (ADVANCED)
 Librarianship: Developing a Genealogy Website    (ADVANCED)
 Librarianship: Developing Successful Genealogy Collections    (BASIC)
 Librarianship: Genealogy Record Types    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Librarianship: Genealogy Reference Interview    (BASIC)
 Librarianship: Handouts, Brochures and Online/Multi-Media Reference Tools    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Librarianship: Internet Genealogy Searches    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Librarianship: Programming and Marketing Your Services    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Librarianship: Specialized Genealogy Sources    (BASIC)
 Librarianship: Twenty-First Century Genealogy Services    (BASIC)

 Methodology - Part 1: Getting Started    (BASIC)
 Methodology - Part 2: Organizing and Skillbuilding    (BASIC)
 Methodology - Part 3: More Strategies    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Methodology - Part 4: Effective Searching and Recording    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Methodology - Part 5: How To Prove It    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Methodology - Part 6: Professional Preparation and Practice    (ADVANCED)
 Organizing a One-Name Study    (INTERMEDIATE)

 Palaeography: Reading & Understanding Historical Documents    (ADVANCED)
 Planning a Fabulous Family Reunion    (BASIC)
 Planning a Research Trip Including Preparing for Salt Lake City    (BASIC)
 Planning a Research Trip to Ireland    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Producing Your Family Video    (BASIC)
 Protect Your Precious Documents    (BASIC)
 Research from Family History Centers to New FamilySearch    (BASIC)
 Research: 20th Century United States Records, Including Adoption Records    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: Acadian Ancestors    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: African-American Ancestors    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: Alberta Ancestors    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: American Records Using Ancestry.com    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: British Columbia Ancestors    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: Canadian Ancestors    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: Colonial New England Ancestors    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: Dutch Ancestors in the Netherlands    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: Eastern European Ancestors    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: English & Welsh Ancestors    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: French Canadian Ancestors    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: German Ancestors    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: Grandmothers, Mothers & Daughters-Tracing Women    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: Irish Ancestors    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: Manitoba Ancestors    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: Mayflower Ancestry    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: Native American Ancestors    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: New Brunswick Ancestors    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: New Zealand Ancestors    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: Newfoundland and Labrador    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: Ontario Ancestors    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: Polish Ancestors    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: Quebec Non-Francophone Ancestors    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: Saskatchewan Ancestors    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: Scandinavian Ancestors    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: Scottish Ancestors    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: Slovak Ancestors-Part 1    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: Slovak Ancestors-Part 2    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: Ukrainian Ancestors    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Research: United Empire Loyalist Ancestors    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Researching French Forts of New France    (INTERMEDIATE)

 Scottish: Beyond the OPRs-More Church Records    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Scottish: Census Records    (BASIC)
 Scottish: Court and Government Records    (ADVANCED)
 Scottish: Criminals and Criminal Courts    (ADVANCED)
 Scottish: Education, Occupations and Business Records    (ADVANCED)
 Scottish: Emigration and Immigration    (ADVANCED)
 Scottish: Land and Property    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Scottish: Old Parish Registers    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Scottish: Special Aspects of Scottish Research    (BASIC)
 Scottish: Statutory Registration    (BASIC)
 Scottish: Tax Records, Oaths and Rolls    (ADVANCED)
 Scottish: The Poor and Poor Relief    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Scottish: Wills and Testaments    (BASIC)
 Social Media for the Wise Genealogist    (INTERMEDIATE)
 Social Media Tools for the Wise Genealogist    (INTERMEDIATE)
 US: Cemetery and Mortuary Records    (INTERMEDIATE)
 US: Census Records    (BASIC)
 US: Court Records    (ADVANCED)
 US: Immigration & Naturalization Records    (INTERMEDIATE)
 US: Institutional Records    (ADVANCED)
 US: Land Records    (BASIC)
 US: Migration Patterns    (INTERMEDIATE)
 US: Military Records    (ADVANCED)
 US: Newspaper Records    (ADVANCED)
 US: Occupational Records    (ADVANCED)
 US: Probate Records    (INTERMEDIATE)
 US: Religious Records - Part 1    (BASIC)
 US: Religious Records - Part 2    (INTERMEDIATE)
 US: Vital Records, Understanding and Using The Records    (BASIC)

 Writing Your Family History Book    (BASIC)

 
 

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