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Course Enrollment: AM-102 American: Vital Records, Understanding and Using The Records

Course Enrollment: AM-102 American: Vital Records, Understanding and Using The Records

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Note: This course requires compulsory materials to be ordered. The book(s) are available at GenealogyStore.com

  • Mills, Elizabeth Shown, Your Stripped Bare Guide to to Citing & Using History Sources (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2025). This book is the least expensive, but offers only the most important information. The Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace, though more expensive, offers more comprehensive details. Either book is acceptable for this course.

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Mills, Elizabeth Shown, Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace, Fourth Edition Revised (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2024). Deeper information for the discerning genealogist who wants more answers.

Optional Print Course Material: American: Vital Records, Understanding and Using the Records

*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.
The objectives of this course include:
  • Understanding the creation of vital records in the United States
  • Locating vital records in the United States
  • Evaluating information in these records 
  • Creating a research plan based on availability of records 
  • Securing documents needed to prove your family lineage

Contact Hours: 18
Course Length: 8 weeks
Grading Scale: 70% Tests/30% Assignments

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