Course enrollment: AM-301 - American: Institutional Records

Purchase the enrollment for the course 'American: Institutional Records' at https://genealogicalstudies.com.

Focusing on vital records and the census can yield a rather incomplete picture of our ancestors’ lives. Many researchers may avoid examining institutional records because they believe it is demeaning to the ancestor, or they believe the records will not shed any new information. Institutional records often contain a wealth of information. This course will introduce the student to records of institutions such as orphanages, prisons, poor houses, asylums, and schools. Students will learn how to determine the correct institution, how to find the records and how to use the records to lead to new sources. The course also covers possible difficulties in records access.

Approximate contact hours to complete this course: 18