NounSingular genealogy Plural countable and uncountable; plural genealogies genealogy (countable and uncountable; plural genealogies)
From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Genealogy (from Greek: γενεά, genea, "descent"; and λόγος, logos, "knowledge") is the study of families and the tracing of their lineages and history. Genealogists use oral traditions, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kinship and pedigrees of its members. The results are often displayed in charts or written as narratives. Some scholars differentiate between genealogy and family history, limiting genealogy to an account of kinship, while using "family history" to denote the provision of additional details about lives and historical context. The family tree of Herzog Ludwig I of Württemberg (ruled 1568-1593)From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What is the best genealogy subscription site? Q. I want to subscribe to a genealogy site. Which ones are worth the cost? Asked by JoLynn11 - Sun Nov 30 23:14:52 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. Ancestry.com still has a slight edge - but World Vital Records is coming up fast and I very often find things on it that Ancestry has missed. The other dark horse is the LDS site - this of course is free - but if you use the drop down menu on the search tab, you can go to their pilot site which has an amazing number of resources available for searching with more being added each day. Also LDS familyhistory centers have memberships in World Vital Records and Heritage quest if you visit them. Heritage Quest has the US Censuses and WVR has the UK censuses(with much better transcriptions than Ancestry) Answered by Marie B - Tue Dec 2 08:46:23 2008 Does anyone know how to develop a genealogy career? Q. My background is academics and writing, and my passion is genealogy. How do I use research and writing skills to help other people discover their family history? Are there job sites for this field? Asked by Alice - Sun Nov 4 01:38:41 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. This is primarily US information. Most "professional" genealogist are almost always working for an organization. Historical societies (private, non-profit, even some governmental). Some also work for some of the major on-line genealogical services (ancestry.com, genealogy.com, etc). Having a background in writing could help, but some background in (really a specific area of) history is usually desired. There are of course "professional" genealogists offering their services to individuals, but that's a tricky thing. I would seriously doubt you could make a living doing that. Usually, the very experienced genealogists often help someone pro-bono, as opposed to doing so for a fee. And the reason is the time involved in any genealogical… [cont.] Answered by Mind Bender - Sun Nov 4 10:20:37 2007 What's the best software to put your genealogy on?
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