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An introduction to the course, including what you'll be able to do by the end of the course, and some information about me, my qualifications and experience.

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Hello there, my name is Rosalyn bolt, and a very warm welcome to tracing ancestors in the UK for beginners. You are at the start of an extremely interesting hobby, and one that will not only prove highly addictive, but will probably last your whole lifetime. In this course, you will learn how to start tracing your ancestors from scratch, even if you only have very basic information to start with. By the end of the course, you should be able to trace at least one line of your ancestry back to the early 19th century and possibly beyond. You will learn some of the most important resources that are used in tracing ancestry, where to find them and how to use them. You will also learn how to progress how to chart your progress using family tree and pedigree charts.

Before we get started, let me just tell you a little bit about myself, and why I am qualified to take you on this very exciting journey. I began tracing my own family history back in the 1980s. This was way before the internet and it was a very different process then. And I can tell you, it's quite a lot easier these days. I later started doing a degree in history and literature with the Open University. And it was while I was doing that course that I became very interested in historical research, and I decided to take up a business in professional genealogy.

And I have been doing that with a few gaps since about 1992. I've also written them and have published various articles in family tree magazines, such as family tree monthly and family history magazine. I have also recently published an E book in tracing ancestors in the UK. And I'm also a novelist. And many of my novels do have a family history theme. And while I'm writing my novels, I am also still working part time as a professional genealogist.

So let's get started. Throughout this course, you will be actually carrying out research as we go along. So, within a very short amount of time, you'll begin you'll be meeting some of your ancestors. Really exciting. Before we start, just think, on any journey, it's very useful to know a while traveling and be where you want to get to. So without further ado, let's just a little activity to get you thinking about And

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