November-March Homework Research Task

S3Family History Investigation

So who do you think you are? Discussion

Find someone who:• Has someone famous in their family?• Has a family member/members who have

emigrated abroad in the last 100 years-where did they emigrate to?

• Has family members who fought in either WW1/WW2 or both?

• Has ever seen their Family Tree• Has ever listened to family stories/history told by

older relatives?

What is the purpose of the task?

• To help you to build your research/investigation transferrable skills

• To allow you to understand your family: Past, Present and the Future

• To allow you to plan, organise and create your own family record - for your family to keep for years to come! Your piece of history!

Themes that you could investigate?

Emigration

Family Tree

WW1 and

WW2

Marriages

Famous Family

members

Family Businesses/Industries

Themes

How do I structure it?• Title Page – Image related to your project and the

title ‘Family History Investigation’ and your name/class

• Introduction• Sub-Topics: Choose 4 themes to investigate that

are relevant to your family – it can be the ideas discussed in class or your own ideas.

Aim for an A4 piece of paper on each with a heading

• Conclusion – what have you found out overall• List of Resources – Books, primary source

documents, photographs, interviews times/dates/with who, websites

What resources can I use?

Internet Resources?

• ScottishAncestry.com• Royal British Legions website• Scottish Government site – Census records• Kirkwall Library-local history sites

How long do I have?

• November 2013-the beginning of March 2014!• Lots of time to gather your evidence and

create you own family history record!