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Terry and Jim began their Adult Education careers in 1995 while living in Sarasota, Florida. They worked for the Sarasota Adult and Community Ed Program for 10 years while living in Sarasota and then continued to teach for them until 2019 commuting about once a month. After moving to the Villages, they taught for The College of Lifelong Learning for 12 years and the Enrichment Academy for 2 years. They have been teaching at Master the Possibilities for 6 years. In the summer months from 1997-2002 they taught and directed over thousands of students from the ages of 65-95 for Senior Summer School/ Grand Adventures in Madison, Wisconsin, La Jolla and San Diego California, Morgantown, West Virginia. In addition, they were the Program Directors and teachers in the winter program in Tampa, Florida. They began their teaching careers in 1969 in Maine, both teaching at the high school level for 26 years. They both attended the University of Maine at Orono, Maine. Terry holds a B.A., M.A., and C.A.S. in French and Jim holds a B.S. in History, a M.ED., and C.A.S. in Secondary Counseling. From 1984-1995 they owned a business "PC Ancestry" and travelled to genealogy societies and conferences in New England being presenters as well as selling hardware and software for genealogists. They have always been interested in using technology with genealogy research. They were beta testers for Family Tree Maker and wrote manuals for the program Roots 2,3,4 and 5. From 1995-2000 they served as co-hosts for the PBS Series Ancestors. They co-authored a book (along with Jane Wilson): "Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide to Family History and Genealogy." They worked for Ancestry.com and published over 40 articles for Ancestry Magazine. They have also published many articles for The Villages Daily Sun. They have actively pursued their own genealogies since 1968 and it was this interest that brought them to all the wonderful technology that is available today- everything from computers, iPads, digital cameras, social media, and DNA!

Willard, Jim

Courses Through June 2025

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CourseID Course Title
WEB119 Best Options for Streaming TV
APL115 Working With Your iPad
GEN100 Getting the Most from Ancestry.com
GEN103 Absolute Beginners' Genealogy Workshop
GEN111 Getting the Most From FamilySearch.org
GEN123 Build and Manage a Family Tree on Familysearch.org
GEN128 I Received My DNA Test Results- Now What?
TEC131 Should My Next Car Be Electric?
APL113 Organizing and Managing Your Photos on the iPad
APL111 Using Your iPad/iPhone: The iCloud