Course Curriculum

Our family-friendly course will help you find your ancestors, guiding you through the early stages of your family history research. Just launched in July 2020!

I. INTRO: Around the World in a Day

II. RESEARCH PREP: New Beginnings

III. ARCHIVES: Signed, Sealed & Delivered

IV. ACTIVITIES & PROJECTS: Overstanding

V. CONCLUSIONS: 85 to Africa
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Your Instructor

Want to meet your guide into the archives?

Dana Saxon

Dana is the Founder & Executive Director of Ancestors unKnown, an education social enterprise that operates in the U.S., U.K., and the Netherlands. Ancestors unKnown provides schools, nonprofit organizations, universities, and corporations with curriculum and workshops related to family history research and other untold histories. After spending nearly 10 years in the education nonprofit sector in the U.S., Dana moved from New York City to the Netherlands in 2011, earning a Master’s in Sociology at the University of Amsterdam. Her studies focused on the significance of family history research among people who descend from survivors of slavery. Since then, she’s traveled to multiple cities on multiple continents, introducing new audiences to some of the world’s untold histories and the power of genealogy research. Dana is an American expat, currently living in Bristol, U.K.
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Did your ancestors want to be remembered?

Hear from Dana about why it's important for us to remember our ancestors and reflect on our own legacies

What are the benefits of family history research?

  • Identity & Personal History

    Learn about your ancestors to better understand how you became the person you are today. When you know their story, your story becomes clearer.

  • Confidence & Pride

    Your ancestors accomplished more than you realize. Who they were, where they lived, and the events of their lives should be a source of pride and confidence - especially for younger researchers.

  • Understand the Past

    Ever have trouble recalling or understanding historical events? When you place your ancestors in the story, the past can make a lot more sense.

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Testimonials for Ancestors unKnown

Some thoughts from our students and workshop participants

Family genealogy workshop

Maria

Students and parents alike gleaned so much from your unique workshop that was both interactive and self-reflective. And I have to say that I was pleasantly caught off guard by the powerfully emotional effect that exploring your family history can have.

Beginner genealogy workshop

Brenda

The workshop was awesome. The information was very helpful, you laid the foundation out well. I can move forward to building my house.

Family genealogy workshop

Judy

[We were reminded] that we are a people with a past and it is very important to acknowledge and familiarize ourselves with it. Since then I have been inspired to learn more about my ancestors and create stronger bonds with my family members who are living.

School curriculum

Tamia

Our next generation will know where they've come from, and pass it on. This experience of learning about our ancestors is so necessary.