Virtual Workshop: Researching Family Histories

This two-session Virtual Workshop is about Researching Family Histories.

Session 1 (8th Aug 2021; 14:00-15:30 Indian Standard Time)

In the first session of the workshop, we will discuss various methods of researching your family history. This includes basic training on how to collect oral histories and how to use heirlooms and other material culture to tease out aspects of your family history. We will also look at how to make a proper family tree and contextualize your family's experience over time and space within larger regional and world events.

At the end of the first session, you will be given a task to complete for the next session.

Session 2 (15th Aug 2021; 14:00-15:30 Indian Standard Time)

The second session is hands-on. Here you will talk about the family history research that you have conducted in the week after the first session, and we will explore the interconnectivities between participants'…