Heritage Course: Family History for Beginners
This Family History Workshop, led by experienced genealogist Lorna Kinnaird, PGDip, ASGRA, FSA Scot, will give you the skills and knowledge you need to begin your family history research!
About Heritage Course: Family History for Beginners
| 25th February 2025 | |
| 9.30am - 12.30pm | |
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Eastwood House Eastwood Park Rouken Glen Road, Giffnock G46 6UG |
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| £35 / £28 | |
| Event organiser/part of Eastwood Park Theatre | |
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This half-day course, led by experienced genealogist Lorna Kinnaird, PGDip, FSAScot, QG, ASGRA, will give you the skills and knowledge you need to begin your family history research. In a relaxed group setting, you will learn about:
The key depositories for Scottish research
What documents can be accessed (and how to read them)
Building a family tree chart
Reading old handwriting
No previous experience is needed.
Can be booked separately or alongside the House History for Beginners Course to create a full day experience
For those wishing to develop their research further, we would recommend that after attending this course, you take some time to apply your learning, and then return for our Family History: Delving Deeper course.
Please contact artsandheritage@ercultureandleisure.org if you would like to discuss which course would be most suitable before booking.
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