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The Lancaster County Historical Society offers educational courses
throughout the year.
All classes meet at the historical society (except as noted).
Cost:
$20 for members
$25 for nonmembers
(except as noted)
Registration information
2007–2008 Courses:
Unlocking Your Family's Past: Basic Genealogy
Digging Deeper: Intermediate Genealogy
Enhance Your Family History: Advanced Genealogy
Let the Record Show: Courthouse Research
Lancaster County Architecture
Who Is the Relative in That Picture? Identifying
Old Photographs
In the Blaze of Battle: Your Civil War Ancestor
No Good Deed Goes Unrecorded: Researching Family
History Through Deeds
Count Me In! Using the U.S. Federal Census
Search Engines, Software, and Sources: Genealogy
on the Internet
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Unlocking Your Family's
Past: Basic Genealogy
Wednesday, September 5, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
Monday, January 21, 2008, 10:00 a.m.
For anyone who wants to learn the basics of genealogical
research. No Lancaster County connections required. Discover how
to gather and organize information, conduct an oral history, and
use vital records and census records to build your family tree.
Digging
Deeper: Intermediate Genealogy
Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
Monday, February 4, 2008, 10:00 a.m.
Examine records available nationally and
at the historical society: probate, civil, and criminal court records;
land and tax records; naturalizations. Learn more advanced research
techniques. Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of genealogy.
Who Is the Relative in That Picture?
Identifying Old Photographs
Wednesday, March 12, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
Instructor: Marianne Heckles, coordinator
of photograph collections
Bring along your old family photographs and discover how to identify
them by looking at photograph type, clothing, and hairstyles.
Be able to pinpoint a timeframe for unidentified images. Pick up
valuable tips on preserving and caring for your family photographs.
Lancaster
County Architecture
Wednesday, February 27, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
Instructor: Barry Rauhauser, Stauffer Curator
Examine 300 years of Lancaster County urban and rural architecture.
Learn how Lancaster has interpreted various architectural styles
and forms and produced its own vernacular architecture.
Let the Record
Show: Courthouse Research
Wednesday, April 16, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
Instructors: Marianne Heckles, research assistant;
Amanda Snow, archives assistant
Don't know what a Prothonotary is? Then this class
is for you. Learn how official county records can provide interesting
and useful information about your property or family history. Prerequisite:
Basic knowledge of genealogy
When Johnny
Comes Marching Home: Your Civil War Ancestor
Saturday, September 8, 2007, 10:00 a.m.
(NOTE NEW DATE)
Instructor: James Landis
Designed for the amateur genealogist with a Civil
War ancestor. Learn how to locate and effectively use military and
pension records. Gain an understanding of social history to put
your Civil War ancestor in context. Prerequisite: Basic knowledge
of genealogy.
Enhance Your
Family History: Advanced Genealogy
Wednesday, October 10, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
Monday, February 18, 2008, 10:00 a.m.
Instructor: Heather Tennies, archivist
Explore personal papers, business records,
and family collections to find out more about your ancestors. Government
records reveal only part of your family history. Learn how to use
other archival resources such as letters, minute books, and school
records to discover clues to your family's past or to flesh out
those skeletons in your closet!
No Good Deed Goes
Unrecorded: Researching Family History Through Deeds
Wednesday, November 14, 7:00 p.m.
Instructor: James Landis
These important documents contain a wealth of information and can
be crucial to unraveling the history of a family. This course seeks
to enhance your genealogical research in deeds bay identifying the
form and structure within these legal documents, illustrating how
to plot a property description and discussing the legalities involved
with property titles. The course is a must for anyone working with
deeds and land research. Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of genealogy.
Count Me In! Using
the U.S. Federal Census
Spring 2008, date to be announced
Instructor: James Landis
Census records are the most popular records used by genealogists,
and this session will turn you into an expert. Take an in-depth
look at the U.S. Federal decennial census from 1790 to 1930 (and
beyond); how the records evolved over the years; what information
was recorded from year to year; and how to get the most out of the
information you find. Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of genealogy.
Search Engines,
Software, and Sources: Genealogy on the Internet
Please email
Cindy Zimmerman to be contacted the next time this class is
offered.
Join our hands-on computer class to explore using
the Internet for genealogical research. Examine various search engines
and how to use them. Compare popular software programs and check
out some of the reliable Web sites accessible on your home computer.
Two ways to register:
1) Print out a registration
form and mail it with payment to:
Lancaster County
Historical Society, 230 N. President Ave., Lancaster, PA 17603
2) Call (717) 392-4633 to register by phone and pay with your credit
card.
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