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I will teach you how to find your ancestors from anywhere in the world: wherever they lived and wherever you are. In the course, you will learn how to find your (and perhaps someone else’s) ancestors, even if you know nothing about them and have no one to ask.
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Knowledge of your family history is a wealth that stays with you forever.
Knowing the truth about your ancestors' lives will grant you wisdom, joy, and crystal-clear clarity regarding the relationship between the state and society.
Knowing the truth about your ancestors' lives will grant you wisdom, joy, and crystal-clear clarity regarding the relationship between the state and society.
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Don’t stalk your exes — find your ancestors!
Propaganda lies; your grandfather’s record never does.
Everyone. Can. Be. Found.
Propaganda lies; your grandfather’s record never does.
Everyone. Can. Be. Found.
At school, they made us memorize dates. But history isn’t about dates. history is about people.
Today, we all feel unsettled: wars, elections, relationship struggles, and losing touch with loved ones.
Searching for your ancestors is the best way to understand the causes of world events, ease anxiety, shift your perspective on reality, and foresee future events based on the knowledge of your family history.
You will receive a clear system, straightforward tools, and the understanding needed to break through deadlocks and debunk long-held myths.
You will go beyond names and dates, uncovering the details of your ancestors' daily lives and struggles.
You will learn to find any ancestor, regardless of your current location or their place of origin.
Family history becomes your foundation, providing endless new topics for conversation with your loved ones.
Lack of information is not an obstacle. Even if you know nothing and have no one to ask, you can still find them.
You will FIND your ancestors, EVEN if you have never done this before.
10
Audio lectures + a workbook in a convenient format
6-month access
6-month access
YOUR RESULT:
You'll get a clear search system that works in any conditions, and you'll find your ancestors, even if you don't know anything about them now
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Are facing obstacles:
- Tried searching before but quit without results.
- Think their ancestors are impossible to find.
- Are certain all the documents were burned.
Are at the very beginning:
- Don't know where to start the search.
- Know nothing about their ancestors.
- Have never tried genealogy.
This course is designed for those who:
Are limited by circumstances:
- Cannot interview relatives.
- Cannot travel to archives or the country of origin.
- Don't have access to reference info and don't know where to turn.
FIND YOUR ANCESTORS NOW!
Ancestry Search for Beginners
REVIEWS
ANCESTRY SEARCH FOR BEGINNERS
COURSE OUTLINE
Section One. Getting Started
1: Introduction to Genealogy
Myths and Truths about Genealogy. Common Mistakes That Lead to Dead Ends in Research and How to Overcome Them. Developing a Family History.
2: Interviewing Relatives
Family Legends. Rules for Successful Dialogue with Relatives. A Psychological Help Kit
Section Two. Law
3: The Role of Law in Genealogy
Why Study Law. An Overview of the Main Sources of Law in Genealogy
4: Classic Sources in Genealogy
An Overview of the Main Sources. Parish Registers and the Situation in Which "Everything Burned"
Section Three. History
5: Historical Context in Genealogy
The Role of Historical Context. Introduction to Social History: Estates and Classes
6: Searching for Historical Information
Working with Internet Resources. Unpopular Sources
Section Four. Archival Science
7: The Role of Archives in Successful Searches
Archival Structure. Working with the Collection Directory
8: How to Access an Archive Without Leaving Your Couch
Contacting Archives. Online Researcher Selection on-site
Section Five. Searching for Specific Categories
9: Searching for Military Personnel
Searching for RIA and Red Army Military Personnel
10: Searching for Repressed Personnel
Searching for Repressed Personnel: General Provisions
Dispossessed Personnel. Dispossessed Personnel. The Great Terror
COURSE OUTLINE
Section One. Getting Started
1: Introduction to Genealogy
Myths and Truths about Genealogy. Common Mistakes That Lead to Dead Ends in Research and How to Overcome Them. Developing a Family History.
2: Interviewing Relatives
Family Legends. Rules for Successful Dialogue with Relatives. A Psychological Help Kit
Section Two. Law
3: The Role of Law in Genealogy
Why Study Law. An Overview of the Main Sources of Law in Genealogy
4: Classic Sources in Genealogy
An Overview of the Main Sources. Parish Registers and the Situation in Which "Everything Burned"
Section Three. History
5: Historical Context in Genealogy
The Role of Historical Context. Introduction to Social History: Estates and Classes
6: Searching for Historical Information
Working with Internet Resources. Unpopular Sources
Section Four. Archival Science
7: The Role of Archives in Successful Searches
Archival Structure. Working with the Collection Directory
8: How to Access an Archive Without Leaving Your Couch
Contacting Archives. Online Researcher Selection on-site
Section Five. Searching for Specific Categories
9: Searching for Military Personnel
Searching for RIA and Red Army Military Personnel
10: Searching for Repressed Personnel
Searching for Repressed Personnel: General Provisions
Dispossessed Personnel. Dispossessed Personnel. The Great Terror
ANCESTRY SEARCH COURSE FOR THE BOLDEST
COURSE PROGRAM
Section One: The Beginning of the Journey
Topic 1. Introduction to genealogy.
Challenges of modern genealogy. Methods of information absorption. Analyzing and preserving existing data. Apps for genealogical research. Documenting family history. Defining search directions. Common mistakes that lead to "dead ends." Methodology for a search without "dead ends." The researcher’s commandments.
Topic 2. Perception of information received.
Rules for successful dialogue with relatives and witnesses. Family legends. A psychological first-aid kit. Dealing with panic in "dead ends"; the challenge of accepting ancestors in the context of their past.
Section Two: Law
Topic 3 Law in genealogy.
Overview of the primary legal sources in genealogy.
Topic 4 Metrical books (Vital Records): history and characteristics.
Determining the storage location of metrical books. The myth that "everything was burned" and the overrated role of metrical books.
Topic 5 Civil Registry Offices.
Unified State Register and its types of sources. The chain of kinship. Interacting, proving kinship through court proceedings. Making changes to the Unified State Register.
Section Three: History
Topic 6 Historical context in genealogy.
Scribe books. Census books. Revision lists. Confession lists. Family lists. The 1897 Census. Agricultural census, voter lists.
Topic 7 The estate (class) structure of Russian Empire society: nobility, clergy, merchants, peasantry, Cossacks, and the petty bourgeoisie.
Topic 8 The class system of society in the Soviet period: the three-tier model vs. reality.
Topic 9 Onomastics. Origins of surnames. Female names. The Russification of surnames.
Topic 10 History of the Russian Imperial Army.
Topic 11 History of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army).
Section Four: Online Search
Topic 12 Capabilities of internet research: myths vs. practice. Source hygiene.
Topic 13 Social networks. Passive search as a long-term investment. Search algorithms for social media.
Topic 14 The "All-Russian Genealogical Tree" forum. Finding local researchers on the ground.
Topic 15 Overview of the largest online databases across various themes: FamilySearch, Yandex. Archives, Genotek. Archives, Google, "Heroes of the Great War," "Memory of the People," and International Memorial.
Topic 16 Non-standard search resources. Visual literacy and "exposure" as a research tool.
Section Five: Archival Science
Topic 17 The Archival Fund. The network of archives. Archival codes and ciphers.
Topic 18 Table of professions from the pre-revolutionary and Soviet periods.
Topic 19 Requests to archives. Rights and duties of the researcher. The algorithm for contacting an archive.
Topic 20 Departmental archives. Declassification of records.
Section Six: Features of Searching for Specific Categories of Persons
Topic 21 Searching for representatives of various confessions: Orthodox, Old Believers, Catholics, Protestants, Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Shamanists, Pagans.
Topic 22 Searching for servicemen of the Russian Imperial Army and the Russian Imperial Navy.
Topic 23 Searching for servicemen of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and the Red Navy.
Topic 24 Searching for the repressed of all categories, including disposed peasants.
Topic 25 Searching for members of the party nomenclature, workers, and collective farmers.
Topic 26 Searching for orphans and biological parents.
Section Seven: Necropolistics
Topic 27 What a grave can tell us about the deceased. Burial features in the pre-revolutionary and Soviet periods. Burial traditions by confession. Military burials.
Topic 28 Preparing for a cemetery visit and on-site research.
Topic 29 Burials of specific categories: military, repressed, and criminal prisoners.
Topic 30 Foreign necropolises and their unique characteristics.
Afterword
COURSE PROGRAM
Section One: The Beginning of the Journey
Topic 1. Introduction to genealogy.
Challenges of modern genealogy. Methods of information absorption. Analyzing and preserving existing data. Apps for genealogical research. Documenting family history. Defining search directions. Common mistakes that lead to "dead ends." Methodology for a search without "dead ends." The researcher’s commandments.
Topic 2. Perception of information received.
Rules for successful dialogue with relatives and witnesses. Family legends. A psychological first-aid kit. Dealing with panic in "dead ends"; the challenge of accepting ancestors in the context of their past.
Section Two: Law
Topic 3 Law in genealogy.
Overview of the primary legal sources in genealogy.
Topic 4 Metrical books (Vital Records): history and characteristics.
Determining the storage location of metrical books. The myth that "everything was burned" and the overrated role of metrical books.
Topic 5 Civil Registry Offices.
Unified State Register and its types of sources. The chain of kinship. Interacting, proving kinship through court proceedings. Making changes to the Unified State Register.
Section Three: History
Topic 6 Historical context in genealogy.
Scribe books. Census books. Revision lists. Confession lists. Family lists. The 1897 Census. Agricultural census, voter lists.
Topic 7 The estate (class) structure of Russian Empire society: nobility, clergy, merchants, peasantry, Cossacks, and the petty bourgeoisie.
Topic 8 The class system of society in the Soviet period: the three-tier model vs. reality.
Topic 9 Onomastics. Origins of surnames. Female names. The Russification of surnames.
Topic 10 History of the Russian Imperial Army.
Topic 11 History of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army).
Section Four: Online Search
Topic 12 Capabilities of internet research: myths vs. practice. Source hygiene.
Topic 13 Social networks. Passive search as a long-term investment. Search algorithms for social media.
Topic 14 The "All-Russian Genealogical Tree" forum. Finding local researchers on the ground.
Topic 15 Overview of the largest online databases across various themes: FamilySearch, Yandex. Archives, Genotek. Archives, Google, "Heroes of the Great War," "Memory of the People," and International Memorial.
Topic 16 Non-standard search resources. Visual literacy and "exposure" as a research tool.
Section Five: Archival Science
Topic 17 The Archival Fund. The network of archives. Archival codes and ciphers.
Topic 18 Table of professions from the pre-revolutionary and Soviet periods.
Topic 19 Requests to archives. Rights and duties of the researcher. The algorithm for contacting an archive.
Topic 20 Departmental archives. Declassification of records.
Section Six: Features of Searching for Specific Categories of Persons
Topic 21 Searching for representatives of various confessions: Orthodox, Old Believers, Catholics, Protestants, Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Shamanists, Pagans.
Topic 22 Searching for servicemen of the Russian Imperial Army and the Russian Imperial Navy.
Topic 23 Searching for servicemen of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and the Red Navy.
Topic 24 Searching for the repressed of all categories, including disposed peasants.
Topic 25 Searching for members of the party nomenclature, workers, and collective farmers.
Topic 26 Searching for orphans and biological parents.
Section Seven: Necropolistics
Topic 27 What a grave can tell us about the deceased. Burial features in the pre-revolutionary and Soviet periods. Burial traditions by confession. Military burials.
Topic 28 Preparing for a cemetery visit and on-site research.
Topic 29 Burials of specific categories: military, repressed, and criminal prisoners.
Topic 30 Foreign necropolises and their unique characteristics.
Afterword
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