Course Detail: WTGN111 - Genealogy and Family History Writing

This 45-hour course meets online for 5.6 hours per week over an eight-week period. As a result of this course students will be able to apply advanced methods of critical thinking in reading and writing by demonstrating the skill of paraphrasing and summarizing information; demonstrate the use of sound evidence and appropriate and acceptable sources for scholarly genealogical research and writing; develop writing that objectively presents information, forms conclusions from that information, applies documentation/citation formats and supports those conclusions with evidence, analysis, and reasoning.

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Course Pre-requisites
Genealogy-Writing Life Stories

 Session Information: 25FA-WTGN111-02

Schedule: Course Dates: 10/14/25 through 12/9/25 (skip 11/26/25): The course is self-paced, 100% online, and available 24/7 with no specific days or meeting times. Login at this link ONLY: https://slcc.instructure.com/login/canvas?Refer to Canvas and your instructor's specified assignment due dates. ?Ignore the instructions at the bottom of the confirmation email to set up a SLCC.edu Canvas account.
Times: 12:00am-12:00am MDT
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Cost : $425.00

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Required Textbooks: ?The Elements of Genealogical Style: A Simplified Style and Citation Manual for Writers of Genealogies and Family Histories, revised edition, by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, MFA, CG, (Salt Lake City: Scattered Leaves Press, 2020), which is available as a PDF that will be emailed to you for $10. Order from www.scatteredleavespress.com. Note: If you do not have the revised edition, you will need to order it for this class. ?Guide to Genealogical Writing: How to Write and Publish Your Family History; 3rd Edition, 2014; by Penelope L. Stratton and Henry B. Hoff; New England Historic Genealogical Society; ISBN 978-0-88082-312-8. A print or e-book is available. ?Carmack's Guide to Copyright & Contracts: A Primer for Genealogists, Writers and Researchers; 2005; by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack; Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. ISBN - 978-0-80630-1758-8. ?You Can Write Your Family History by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2003). Available on Amazon or through Scattered Leaves Press. ?Students will choose either of these books to read for the class: "If We Can Winter This": Essays and Genealogies by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack (Salt Lake City: Scattered Leaves Press, 2021) OR "Halfway Home": A Granddaughter's Biography by Mary Logue. (St. Paul, Minn.: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1996)Both books are available on Amazon, but may be purchased for quicker delivery through www.scatteredleavespress.com.

Instructors

Name Additional Resources
Mykel Severson
Sharon Carmack

Class Location

SLCC Online
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Cancellation Policy

A cancellation charge of 100.00% will be assessed on cancellations occurring within 2 days of the start of this session.