Beyond Names and Dates
Course One
To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?
Cicero-Roman Statesman and Philosopher
As a cultural anthropologythe holistic study of humanity in its broadest context in all times and places, ancient and contemporary professor and a passionate genealogist, I realized how anthropology research strategies could add to narratives about our ancestors’ lives and familya family is group of people consisting of parents and children living together in a household; family members can also live away from parents or in a different household history projects.
When you think of genealogythe study of family origins and history; genealogy is a combination of two Greek words meaning family and science; therefore, the science of studying a family's history; More, you most likely do not connect it to scientific research. However, with personal narratives and documentationmaterials or resources that provide official/accurate information or evidence, or materials or resources that serves as a reliable record or serves as reliable data of facts about your ancestors, you are conducting scientific research. Ethnographya descriptive compilation of a culture based on fieldwork using ethnographic methods such as interviewing and participant observation; it may include research and description of an individual's culture, an entire cultural group, or a business culture is the scientific description of the customs of individual peoples and cultures. It is collecting data about those people and cultures you want to describe, using a qualitative method.
The four lessons in this mini-course will help you bring your ancestors’ lives to the present. You will learn that there is much more to investigate than names and dates.
Course Workbook Required: Beyond Names and Dates
Interviewa formal meeting by one person to question another person; with regard to family history and genealogy, an interview can capture memories from relatives, before they are lost - an interview can verify, and/or preserve names, dates, places, and even people in photos. Interview information is usually recorded on family group sheets or pedigree charts, or in a personal history story of an important event