Genealogical Society of South Brevard

Genealogical Society of South Brevard (GSSB)

Basic Genealogy Course

BASIC GENEALOGY COURSE OUTLINE
AT
MELBOURNE PUBLIC LIBRARY
FEE AVENUE, MELBOURNE

COST: $30 (INCLUDES ALL CLASS MATERIALS AND ONE YEAR’S MEMBERSHIP
IN THE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH BREVARD

Class 1
WHY GENEALOGY? - OVERVIEW OF BASIC FORMS USED IN GENEALOGY –
DISCUSSION OF GENEALOGY SOFTWARE PROGRAMS, THEIR FEATURES AND
OTHER SOFTWARE PRODUCTS AVAILABLE

CLASS 2
RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET- FREE & SUBSCRIPTION SITES – SEARCH ENGINES
& OTHER AIDS – DOWLOADING & PRINTING FORMS – TAKING & KEEPING
RESEARCH NOTES – ORGANIZING YOUR RESEARCH

CLASS 3
USING SOURCES FROM THE FAMILY & HOME – PHOTOGRAPHY IN FAMILY
HISTORY – CORRESPONDENCE – INTERVIEWS – INDEXES, NUMBERING &
AHNENTAFEL SYSTEMS

CLASS 4
PERSONAL HISTORIES – SEARCHING FOR THE FAMILY HISTORY IN PRINT –
USING THE LIBRARY, LOCAL RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES & SITES, ARCHIVES,
SOCIETIES

CLASS 5
USING THE US DECENTENNIAL CENSUS – STATE & LOCAL CENSUS RECORDS –
SOUNDEX & MIRACODE INDEXES

CLASS 6
USING MILITARY RECORDS TO FIND ANCESTORS – COURTHOUSE RECORDS –
FINDING VITAL RECORDS – SEARCHING LAND & PROPERTY RECORDS
CLASS 7

FINDING YOUR IMMIGRANT ANCESTOR’S HOME – SETTLEMENT PATTERNS &
MIGRATION ROUTES – HEREDITARY & PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES – CLASS WRAPUP

For those new to genealogy, we conduct a Basic Genealogy Course. This course is
designed to introduce the students to the process used in performing genealogical
research and to present some of the many valuable research tools available.

This course is taught twice a year, normally starting on the first Wednesday in
January and the first Wednesday after Labor day. Exact start dates are published on
this website when they become available. The January course is held during the day
and starts at 1:30. The September course is held in the evening starting at 6:00. Both
courses are held in the Melbourne Library.