Genealogy courses, Texas made
Learn how to find your family, one step at a time.
Our courses are written by a teacher who spent 22 years in a classroom before she started teaching family history. You start with what you already know, learn one research method per lesson, and practice it on your own family before you move on.
Start where you are
Three places people usually begin
You have a name and a story
Maybe a grandmother's maiden name and a town nobody can spell. We show you how to write down what you know, sort what is fact from what is family lore, and find the first record that proves it.
Begin with the free starter kitYou are stuck in the 1800s
Census pages stop matching, spellings drift, and two men share the same name in the same county. You learn land records, probate files, and how to build a case when no single document says what you need.
See the intermediate trackYou want to do it properly
Source citations, research plans, conflicting evidence, and DNA that argues with the paper trail. These lessons follow the standards professional researchers use, explained in plain words.
See the advanced trackCourses and digital products
What you can learn this month
First Steps in Family History
Six lessons that take you from a blank page to a documented three generation tree. Includes the interview questions to ask your oldest living relative before you lose the chance.
$39
Census Records, Line by Line
Read every column of the 1850 through 1950 US census and know what each answer is really telling you. Ends with a worksheet for tracking one family across eight census years.
$45
Reading Old Handwriting
Practice on real deeds, wills, and church registers from 1780 to 1920. You get a letter form guide, 30 transcription drills, and answer keys so you can check yourself.
$49
DNA Matches Without the Panic
Sort your top matches into family groups, use shared matches to test a theory, and learn when a DNA result is strong enough to change your tree and when it is not.
$59
Why people finish these courses
Taught like a class, not like a manual
Free to start
Take the first lesson before you spend a dollar
The starter kit has a printable research log, a family group record, and a 20 minute lesson on organising what you already have. No course required.
