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not plan a holiday to a major conference, or take one of
many guided tours to the Family History Library or
overseas? A great deal of the benefit derived from such a
conference or guided tour is the social interaction with fellow
genealogists. Time and again, genealogists have made
fortuitous encounters at these events, meeting others
involved with research in the same region, and even meeting
new cousins. Instructive audiotapes and syllabuses from
major conferences are usually available after the fact.

Online and Correspondence (Home Study) Courses
If there is no active society in the town or no continuing
education courses offered by the board of education or a
community college or university campus, you might not
have the opportunity to take genealogy courses locally.
What is now called "distance education7' has grown by leaps
and bounds, especially on the Internet. In fact, a multiplicity
of media is already being used with great imagination and
technical support.
Finding a Web site and registration information can be
done by simply making selective online searches. But is best
to obtain a referral from someone who took a course or by
discussing it verbally with colleagues or on trusted listsen~es.
We urge you to look into the reputation of the organization
offering such courses and get some feedback or
recommendations before committing yourself. Some of the
more well known are listed on the following pages;
inevitably some of the information changes as time goes by,
so the comments are general.