Cost and Registration Information

Early Registration Price (January 8 at 9 am** – January 25 at 4 pm): $80
Regular Registration Price (January 25 at 4 pm – first day of class): $88

** Registration opens online at 9 am. Phone registration will be accepted starting at 10 am.

Members, seniors, and students get a 10% discount.

This seminar is full. Please call (312) 255-3700 to be added to the wait list.

Seminar Description

Curb your dependence on Ancestry.com’s shaky leaf hints by taking your genealogical project to the next level! This single-session class will focus on three areas: how to make Ancestry work for you; how to use other important genealogical databases and repositories; and how to employ new strategies to achieve research independence.
One session. E - $80, L - $88

Marsha Peterson-Maass is a nationally recognized speaker and the author of the Fundamentals of Genealogy® textbook series. She has led numerous genealogy seminars at the Newberry Library since 2002.

Materials List

Recommended:

You can purchase the following two recommended textbooks as below. Instructor will also make them available to use in the classroom whether you choose to purchase them or not.

• Marsha Peterson Maass, Fundamentals of Genealogy®: Basics for Everyone. ISBN: 978-0578184166
• Marsha Peterson Maass, Fundamentals of Genealogy®: The Most Helpful Tools You’ve Never Used. ISBN: 978-0578184173

First Reading:

• There is no reading assignment for the first class.

This class is part of the Newberry’s Adult Education Seminars Program. Learn more about our registration procedures.