Monday Morning 12th May 2014 at 10.00 - 12.00 Tuesday Evening 20th May 2014 at 18.15 - 20.15
The John Gray Centre , Haddington
Tuesday Evening 13th May 2014 - 6 pm Friday Morning 16th May 2014 - 10.30 am
The Venue
The Pennypit Centre Rope Walk Prestonpans EH32 9BN
01875 819635
Topics to be Covered
Organising information and writing up family history and a family tree
Local sources: Libraries:archives:museums:heritage centres family+local history societies
Local history parish and civil histories: statistical accounts : newspapers +magazines
Personal histories : biographies: autobiographies : diaries
Business and employment records
Ancestors in service
Merchant Navy ancestors
Missionary records eg Church of Scotland in India
Debunking family myths
Emigration
* This term students will be encouraged to undertake a research project that is of particular interest to them and which may be submitted for assessment by the tutor at the end of the course.
Term 1 2014
Class Time: 10.00am-12.00pm Friday Mornings
Last three classes of first term.of class 2014
21st March 2014-classroom
28th March 2014-classroom
4th April 2014 - Class visit to the Castle (last class )
The Venue
The Pennypit Centre Rope Walk Prestonpans EH32 9BN