Distance Learning and Online Courses from Elementary to Professional Qualifications.

The Higher Certificate in Genealogy Course

The Correspondence Course in Genealogy

Renown as the Correspondence Course In Genealogy - the Higher Certificate in Genealogy course,is suitable both for beginners and for experienced genealogists, is also designed to prepare students for professional genealogical practice. As such it covers the full range of genealogically useful sources to considerable depth. The course is continually assessed with all assignments graded. This also makes it the best available course for those simply tracing their own families as a hobby, ensuring that they have the best knowledge base so that their research is as good as it can be.

Bitesize Online Courses

Our exciting new family history courses are designed to fit around your schedule and interests. They are interactive and accessible. They introduce you to everything you might want to know about family history, from finding key records to understanding palaeography.

Anytime Talks

Open to everyone, our Anytime talks are a collection of recorded talks on a broad range of topics. Led by course Tutors and experts in their field

Anytime Talks

Heraldry

This course is designed to meet the needs of those who wish to acquire an in-depth knowledge of Heraldry. Suitable for both beginners and those more experienced heraldists, this course is designed to prepare students for Examinations offered jointly by IHGS and the Heraldry Society.

Property, People and Place: A Guide to House History Research

Discover the story behind your home with this new online course, designed to guide you through the records and resources needed to research the history of a property and the people who lived there.

Starting Your Scottish Ancestry Journey: Foundations for Family History

This introductory course is designed for anyone starting their journey into Scottish family history. It guides you through the main types of records used by researchers and shows you how to trace relatives, build family trees, and understand the lives of your Scottish ancestors.

Awaken Your Ancestors

For those starting out, this self assessed courses guides you through the methodology of family history research.

Broadening Your Family Tree

Take you research further with this intermediate self assessed course.

Completing Your Family History

Looking at those records that are often over looked but essential for family history research.

The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies

The School of Family History

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