Presentation: ‘How to actually do family history’, with Philip Manley, 12th December

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20 November 2024
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Join us for the December Family Tree Brickwalls, Skills & Solutions Club webinar, at which Philip Manley will be tutoring us in how to actually do family history, from laying good foundations, to building good research skills. ‘This presentation will be very useful for family historians who want structure and to create achievable goals for their research projects,’ writes Philip.

In his online family history talk, professional genealogist Philip Manley will be covering the following topics:
•    The Basics - good foundations.
•    The Records - our building blocks.
•    Family Reconstitution - filling in the gaps of our wider family.
•    The Time Machine - how far back can we go?
•    Rabbit holes and Goose chases - the pitfalls and how to avoid them.

How can I join the Brickwalls, Skills & Solutions Club webinar
The webinar will take place on Zoom on Thursday 12th December, 1-2pm UK time with Philip Manley
This webinar presentation is part of the Brickwalls, Skills & Solutions Club programme brought to you by Family Tree Plus.
The online learning session will last one hour: with a 30-40 minute presentation, followed by time for questions.


The session is available three ways:
1.    to those on a 7-day free trial to Family Tree Plus (to take a free trial see www.family-tree.co.uk/membership)
2.    to members of Family Tree Plus (£7.99 a month for existing Family Tree subscribers; £9.99 a month for non-subscribers) - for details, see here.
3.    To people who have purchased individual webinar tickets, £10: XEVENTBRITE LINK


If you have any queries about the presentation or about Family Tree Plus, please email [email protected]

About the speaker
Philip Manley has worked in many capacities over the years but his underlying passion has always been for history and now he is a professional genealogist having finished his MSc in Genealogical Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies from the University of Strathclyde. Philip Manley is a member of the Register of Qualified Genealogists, founder member of the Great War Group, a member of the following: COFEPOW (The Children (& Families) of the Far East Prisoners of War), Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society, Borders Family History Society and Yetholm History Society. Philip Manley also holds a certificate of completion from the International Council on Archives for ‘Organising Family Archives’. Find his website at https://www.theoldbiscuittin.com/