Are there, in the purest sense, "linear," or directly applicable, genealogical benefits from being a reader of history?
Editor’s Note: This article is the first in a three-part series. Read Part 2 and Part 3.
Recently, much has been said about seeing our ancestors as more than individual piles of documents or groupings of bytes on our hard disks.
How a knowledge of history widens the field of inquiry
Editor’s Note: This article is the third in a three-part series. Read Part 1 and Part 2.
In the traditions of my ancestors, there is a parable which speaks of an old man planting a date palm tree. The man is approached by a stranger who tells him he is a fool, saying, "Why would you wish to plant this tree?
Irish research uncovers a revolutionary.
On 8 August 1923, Margaret and Johanna Power of Rock Street, Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland, were “detained in military custody” by the Minister for Defense under the Public Safety Act of 1923. The two sisters were sent to Kilmainham Jail in Dublin, along with others from all over Ireland.
A sense of history can reveal more places to research.
Editor’s Note: This article is the second in a three-part series. Read Part 1 and Part 3.
In the first article in this series, I tried to establish the idea that being a serious reader of history has direct genealogical benefits.
A thorough guide to computerized resources.
Over the last several years, there has been a proliferation of indexes and personal-name finding aids on the Internet, on compact discs, and in printed form that have made it easier for genealogists to locate ancestors, as well as details about living relatives.