What's new in Family Tree University? 🏫

Master Ancestry.com in 4 Weeks
February 7th - March 6th

Take full advantage of Ancestry.com's database, trees, and tools to find your ancestors. In this 4-week course, you'll learn how to master everything from the online trees and finding records, to mastering hints and and DNA matches.

Join us with speaker Ari Wilkins for our live webinar on February 8th. 

Together we'll explore sources and strategies for African American genealogy research before 1870.

Take your African American research to another level by surpassing the 1870 brick wall.

Become a Family History Detective
February 14th - March 13th

Building your family tree is about so much more than doing a search for vital records; it’s about applying what you find to understand your ancestry. Learn the analysis tools and research methods you need to understand your family’s history. 

6 Ancestors in 6 Days
February 16th - 22nd

Explore your ancestry in this 6-day, hands-on, intensive course guided by expert instructor, Lisa Alzo. Each day, you’ll choose the person you want to research with the goal of finding at least one piece of evidence to support the type of fact we'll be researching for that day. 

Researching African American Ancestors
February 22nd - March 21th

In this 4-week course, join instructor Shamele Jordon and learn how to trace the lives of your African American ancestors. While this research is very similar to that of other groups, it changes dramatically prior to 1870. This course will help you access, analyze, and uncover sources that document your family's past.

Google Earth for Genealogists
February 28th - March 27th

Travel in your ancestors' footsteps with Google Earth. This great tool for genealogists will help you pinpoint the starting location of your immigrant ancestors and experience faraway locations to bring depth and a new perspective to your family history research.