Research Write Connect Blog

Designed by author and educator Lisa Alzo to be a place to learn from accomplished genealogy and writing instructors, Research Write Connect includes an evolving series of courses sure to help you level up your skills.

 Learn how to share compelling stories through beginner and advanced writing courses, how to begin your genealogy research, and how to use the giant genealogy websites.  Develop your research skills through specialty topics such as finding female ancestors, DNA, vital events, city directories, the genealogical proof standard, U.S. government records, and much more.

And now through 30 June 2022, save $20 off any course or coaching service with coupon code LISA20.

Learn more our courses by clicking the links below.

Genealogy Courses

If you want to level up your genealogy or writing skills check out our Black Friday Sale at Research Write Connect!

Whether you are a beginner who wants to explore family history, understand DNA testing and specific record sets, or an experienced researcher hoping to write your family history or memoir, then take advantage of our Black Friday Sale and save 50% on all classes and 1:1 Coaching services at Research, Write, Connect through , Tuesday, 30 November 2021!  (Note: Offer is not valid on past purchases).

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Now that spring is finally here, it is the perfect time to plant and prune your family tree, and spruce up your family history stories! 

If you need a bit of help getting started, sign up now for one of our great genealogy or writing courses or 1:1 writing coaching packages at Research Write Connect and save $20 with our Spring Fling Sale! Use promo code SPRING21 - valid through 30 April 2021.

All courses are self-paced with no designated start or end dates so you can learn according to your own schedule.

Perfect for Beginners

We have several courses for those just beginning their genealogical journey or writing process, including:

Beginning Genealogy: Starting Off Right with Cheri Passey - Learn the basics of beginning your genealogy journey to make sure you are starting off right. Learn how to start and find records. Click here to register now.

Finding Your Family History on the Giant Genealogy Websites (with Sunny Jane Morton) - Learn how to...

 We are having a Black Friday Bonanza Sale at Research Write Connect!

Whether you are a beginner who wants to explore family history, understand DNA testing and specific record sets, or an experienced researcher hoping to write your family history, or master using Scrivener writing software, then take advantage of our Black Friday Bonanza Sale and save 50% on all classes and 1:1 Coaching services at Research, Write, Connect through Monday, 30 November 2020!  (Note: Offer is not valid on past purchases).

Genealogy...

Are you overwhelmed with trying to locate information about  your ancestors on the major genealogy websites?  Unsure of which site is the best one to use for your research?

Then the new Research Write Connect online workshop, Finding Your Family History in the Genealogy Giants, taught by popular genealogy lecturer Sunny Jane Morton, will answer those questions and teach you how to maximize your use of four of the world’s leading genealogy websites: Ancestry, FamilySearch, Findmypast and MyHeritage. 

Who should take this class?

This workshop is designed for “advanced beginner” genealogists who have already learned basic skills like those taught in the Research Write Connect course, Beginning Genealogy: Starting Off Right. But it’s also perfect for experienced researchers who may have logged lots of years in libraries but aren’t so confident online.

Workshop design

This workshop is tightly focused on finding historical...