No excuse for not learning how to do genealogy

With a mixture of fee based and free classes there are literally hundreds of online courses to teach almost every aspect of genealogical research. Some classes take no more involvement than watching a one or two minute video online, others are full-blown university courses with a syllabus, books and graded assignments that can take months to complete. In any case, there is no excuse for ignorance. If you don't have time to do it right, you don't have time to do it.

I took a number of classes from Brigham Young University in their History Department. The classes were taught by professors at the University and were in every way university level courses. I found the classes to be immensely useful in learning the fundamentals of family history. From the BYU site, here is a list of links to educational materials and classes online:

African American Records Research Guidance

African American Research Help

Ancestors – PBS Genealogy

Ancestry.com Learning Center

Association of Professional Genealogists

Beginning Genealogy at Genealogy.com

Board for Certification of Genealogists

Census information by Census Year: Ancestry.com

Census Resources Ancestry.com

Census: Ancestry Learning Center

Census: BYU Tutorial

Center for Family History and Genealogy at BYU

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The

Family History and Genealogy Center at BYU

Family History How To Start Yours – FamilySearch.org

Federation of Genealogical Societies

Genealogy Conferences and Workshops at BYU

Genealogy Free Courses at BYU

Genealogy.com Learning Center

GeneaNet Genealogical Database Network

GospeLink.com (All users except for first-time users)

Great Ancestral Hunt Genealogy Lessons

Handwriting Scottish

HeritageQuest – Find Your Family

Idaho State Death Index 1911-1951

International Links – Genealogy Home Page, The

JewishGen

Land Patent, Where to Obtain a

Land Records, Taking the Mystery Out of

Member’s Guide to Temple and Family History Work

Native American Indian Ancestors, Searching for Your

Native American Indian Ancestry, How Do I Trace?

New Family Search User Manual

PAF – Personal Ancestral File 5.2 Lessons

Religion 261 – Introduction to Family History

Research Guidance and Sources – Family Search.org

Research Reference – Genealogy.com

Utah Genealogical Association

Utah South Area Family History Training Center

Utah Valley PAF Users Group

Where to Obtain a Land Patent

 

Not all of these sites will work on all types of computers with all types of operating systems. I have some difficulty opening them with my iMac. But, by and large this list is very helpful.  If I were going to start with one link, I would go to the Center for Family History and Genealogy at BYU and go through their Religion 261, Online lessons.