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The first course in 2009 will be held on
5 consecutive Saturday mornings
March 14 - April 11, 2009
9:00 am - Noon
with a hands-on Saturday morning research trip
at the Kansas State Historical Society Center
6425 SW 6th Street, Topeka
April 18, 2009
9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Link to the Basics of Family Research Class .pdf brochure
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These classes are always open to the public
The classes are conducted by experienced members of the Society, taking participants from the very beginning of family research and reviewing all sources of information.  Handout materials are provided.

Cost of the entire course is $25.00 for current members of the society and $30.00 for non-members.
SUBJECTS COVERED IN THE COURSE

Lesson 1: HOW TO BEGIN
Recording information from home sources; use of charts and forms
Lesson 2: LIBRARY& ARCHIVES RESEARCH
Local research facilities, printed sources, note taking & documentation
Lesson 3: NEWSPAPERS, CHURCH, CEMETERY,
MORTUARY AND OTHER DEATH RECORDS
          Locating obituaries and other family information
Lesson 4: CENSUS RESEARCH
Federal & State censuses, indexes and Soundex codes, special censuses and lists

Lesson 5: PUBLIC RECORD SOURCES
           City, County, State & Federal records useful to the genealogist

Lesson 6: HANDS-ON-SESSION
Research trip to the Kansas State Historical Society Center

 

Registration Form for Basics of Family History Classes

Name___________________________________________________________________ Telephone ___________________________________

Address________________________________________________________________ City____________________  State & Zip ___________

I am a member of TGS.       ($25.00)     [       ]                               Member # __________________
I am not a member of TGS  ($30.00)     [       ]

Total amount enclosed $___________________
Make check payable to Topeka Genealogical Society and send it to
PO Box 4048, Topeka, KS  66604-0048. 
Your cancelled check is your receipt.

FOR SOCIETY USE ONLY:
Registration # _______________________________ Check/Money Order # _____________________ Date of Check______________________