The California Genealogical Society is offering an intense writing course to help you begin writing your family history. By the end of the course, you will be ready to start writing, or will be already writing, a family history with confidence and style!
Who Should Take this Course?
This course is for genealogists and family historians who are ready to transform their research into a quality family history.
Course Details
This course will meet for a five-hour session one Saturday a month at the library in the Learning Center. Class size is limited to fifteen participants. All sessions are on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with one hour break for lunch.
The course will provide participants with all the information and assistance needed to get started on writing a family history. The course includes
- a copy of the class text Producing a Quality Family History
- helpful course materials organized in a binder
- step-by-step instruction in organizing and writing your history
- a variety of lecturers on topics to expand on reading assignments
- experienced instructors
- editing and writing help
Session dates:
- July 7, 2012
- August 25, 2012
- September 15, 2012
- October 13, 2012
NOTE: This course will NOT focus on research techniques or evidence procedures.
Course Fee*
CGS Members: $50
Non-CGS Members: $75
Registration Requirements
Attendance is required at all four sessions.
There is no registration for individual sessions.
Participants must be willing to commit a reasonable amount of time to the homework assignments, which consist of reading assigned chapters in the provided text and working on individual writing projects.
This course is expected to fill very quickly, so register now!
*All course fees are non-refundable.
Copyright © 2012 by Kathryn M. Doyle, California Genealogical Society and Library
MAY
2012