FAMILY HISTORY FOR FAMILIES Christine Miller East Dunbartonshire Council 3 rd June 2009

How it all Started Community projects with family history Working with Community Learning & Development – Learning & Skills Team Involvement with Family Learning

Community projects with family history

Working with Community Learning & Development – Learning & Skills Team

Involvement with Family Learning

FIRST SESSION November 2007 Kirkintilloch High School Delivered as part of a P7 transitional programme One hour taster session Group included 7 mothers with children

FIRST SESSION

November 2007

Kirkintilloch High School

Delivered as part of a P7 transitional programme

One hour taster session

Group included 7 mothers with children

COURSE DEVELOPMENT Three week course for libraries Length of course was important Content had to be structured to interest adults and children Experience gained developing different types of family history courses was useful

COURSE DEVELOPMENT

Three week course for libraries

Length of course was important

Content had to be structured to interest adults and children

Experience gained developing different types of family history courses was useful

PART 1 What is Family History? People are interested in the past and where they came from Computers have made it much easier Look at examples of certificates

PART 1

What is Family History?

People are interested in the past and where they came from

Computers have made it much easier

Look at examples of certificates

PART 1 “ Who Am I?” questionnaire Looking at a basic family tree Fill in blank forms Surnames – how to find out about names Naming patterns

PART 1

“ Who Am I?” questionnaire

Looking at a basic family tree

Fill in blank forms

Surnames – how to find out about names

Naming patterns

PART 1

PART 1

PART 1 “ What did your ancestor do for a living?”

PART 1

“ What did your ancestor do for a living?”

PART 1 How to store your information Computer software And finally……….your homework for next week!

PART 1

How to store your information

Computer software

And finally……….your homework for next week!

PART 2 “ Show and Tell” - what have you found? Finding Information - Certificates - Census - Old Parish Registers

PART 2

“ Show and Tell”

- what have you found?

Finding Information

- Certificates

- Census

- Old Parish Registers

PART 2 ScotlandsPeople – key resource Using the website www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk Training vouchers

PART 2

ScotlandsPeople – key resource

Using the website

www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

Training vouchers

Completed First course in January 2008 Five mothers and daughters from Kirkintilloch & Twechar area Some had attended the original taster session Good Feedback

Completed

First course in January 2008

Five mothers and daughters from Kirkintilloch & Twechar area

Some had attended the original taster session

Good Feedback

Completed Second session March 2008 Held in Kirkintilloch library Four mothers and sons Also included three women from local Women’s Aid project Third session November 2008 Three mothers and daughters and four adults Held in Lennoxtown Initiative

Completed

Second session March 2008

Held in Kirkintilloch library

Four mothers and sons

Also included three women from local Women’s Aid project

Third session November 2008

Three mothers and daughters and four adults

Held in Lennoxtown Initiative

What Do Parents and Children Gain From This……. Develop skills, new interests and parents can spend time with children on a shared activity

What Do Parents and Children Gain From This…….

Develop skills, new interests and parents can spend time with children on a shared activity

What Do We Gain From This?......... New users – many parents who attend are not regular library users Develop an interest in local history New ScotlandsPeople users who buy library vouchers Forges the link between Family and Local History

What Do We Gain From This?.........

New users – many parents who attend are not regular library users

Develop an interest in local history

New ScotlandsPeople users who buy library vouchers

Forges the link between Family and Local History

FEEDBACK “ Exciting” “ Had good fun” “ Absolutely loved this course – gave me a new hobby that I am looking forward to working on” “ Too short” “ This course is brilliant and far too short I really enjoyed it…”

FEEDBACK

“ Exciting”

“ Had good fun”

“ Absolutely loved this course – gave me a new hobby that I am looking forward to working on”

“ Too short”

“ This course is brilliant and far too short I really enjoyed it…”

What next? Family History Programme for 2009/10

What next?

Family History Programme for 2009/10

What next? Advertising Age of children important More challenging groups…….

What next?

Advertising

Age of children important

More challenging groups…….