The online family history courses that the University of Tasmania (UTAS) runs, have been hugely popular over the past few years. So if you are thinking of doing a subject or two, or more if you’re doing the Family History Diploma, here is the 2019 schedule of courses.

25 Feb – 12 Apr 2019
Convict Ancestors (Foundation level)
Uses the expertise of convict history UTAS to walk students through Australia’s UNESCO-listed convict archive.
http://www.utas.edu.au/arts-law-education/study/convict-ancestors

4 Mar – 18 Apr 2019
Writing the Family Saga (Introductory unit)
Learn about crafting and polishing, engaging and readable multigenerational family history narratives.
http://www.utas.edu.au/arts-law-education/study/writing-the-family-saga

1 Apr – 24 May 2019
The Photo Essay (Foundation level)
Learn how to put words and images together for personal, professional, or creative expression.
http://www.utas.edu.au/arts-law-education/study/the-photo-essay

8 Apr – 31 May 2019
Oral History (Introductory unit)
Explore how oral history can complement, supplement and even contradict written, pictorial and other records.
http://www.utas.edu.au/arts-law-education/study/oral-history

13 May – 5 Jul 2019
Convicts in Context (Introductory unit)
Explores the circumstances that shaped the lives of convicts, their children, and their grandchildren.
http://www.utas.edu.au/arts-law-education/study/convicts-in-context

1 Jul – 23 Aug 2019
Introduction to Family History (Foundation level)
Learn how to research your own family history and/or genealogy in general using online family history resources.
http://www.utas.edu.au/arts-law-education/study/introduction-to-family-history

15 Jul – 6 Sep 2019
Families at War (Introductory unit)
An introduction to researching online military records, and to contextualising diverse experiences of war.
http://www.utas.edu.au/arts-law-education/study/families-at-war

29 Jul – 20 Sep 2019
Writing Family History (Foundation level)
An introduction to writing non-fictional and fictional narratives based on real genealogical records.
http://www.utas.edu.au/arts-law-education/study/writing-family-history

30 Sep – 22 Nov 2019
Place, Image, Object (Foundation level)
Learn to interpret, contextualise and document your own objects, images and places; and share your history.
http://www.utas.edu.au/arts-law-education/study/place-image-object

11 Nov 2019 – 9 Feb 2020
English Writing: Grammar and Composition (Introductory unit)
Learn about the processes of writing and composing and structuring your work.
http://www.utas.edu.au/arts-law-education/study/english-writing-grammar-and-composition

Make 2019 the year to learn and expand your genealogy knowledge, and even better, you can do it from home!