"One
reason I took this class was, as I put on my student Homepage
"Recently
a relative died (one of my father's sisters)who was the last of the
family, as far as we know. She had no other known relatives, and she
left a tiny amount of money (about enough to pay for registering in this
class!) to my brother, sister and me. When the attorney contacted my
brother, he apparently sent him some information about relatives we had
never heard of...and that, combined with the fact that I had never met
the aunt who died, made me curious enough to enroll in this course! "
Well, some unknown relative claimed
that money so I never even got enough to cover the course registration!
But what amazes me is that the attorney's office gave my brother the
family genealogy (or their version of it) and my brother sent me a copy.
Even with my fumbling and stumbling and bumbling along, I have found
tons more than they did...I sure hope my brother didn't
PAY that guy anything
"I still can't believe how easy it
is to look up info when you KNOW where to go. I'm not saying it is easy
to FIND info, only that it is easier after this class. TB"
"Wow, I found loads of information
on my great-great grandfather Theophilus by following
your suggestion and jumping into that genealogy site. His name came up
on 11 different homepages! Thanks for the info! I definitley seem to
be finding so much out about my ancestors lately that I'm almost
overwhelmed. Focalizing the search is definitely a must, as is taking
down every little bit of information you come across!" MB
"I am curious as to how you learned
about the class etc. In other words, how is a New York City person
enrolled in a class at a college in Monterey, CA?"
"A few months ago, I was starting to
wonder about what it might take to become a
professional genealogist. I'm not sure I want to take that route, but I
was curious
enough to find out. So I found a book on Amazon.com called "Becoming a
Professional
Genealogist" that just happened to be written by Karen Clifford. It
terrified me. I had
been incredibly naive about what it would take. But it also excited me,
because it gave
me a glimpse at the sources and methods available to me that I had never
used.
So I started looking around for a class, again online. There was
absolutely nothing local.
Then I stumbled across this course and saw that Karen was teaching it
and that there
was a series of classes that combined would provide me with a solid
foundation if I
wanted to go further. So that's pretty much it, and here I am. From
all the way over
here." AG
"I think having students in this
class post hompages is a really cool way to get to know
each other. Especially since we will never be in a classroom together
and see each other
face to face." KS
For more
information please go to
www.mpc.edu/karen_clifford
For registration
information. call (831) 646-4000
Go to www.mpc.edu to
register online.
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