Why is it that some family historians get so immersed in their family history research they think that everybody else will be equally fascinated by dry and dull lists of dates, names, places and sources? So what’s the answer? Write
Although the study of genealogy (family history research) has been around for a long time, it’s popularity has increased significantly over the past few decades. This is not only because of the availability of information on the internet (notably the
Most family historians are compulsive researchers which is what makes them the authority on their family’s past but when do you stop researching and start writing. Some would say there is never a good time to stop researching, so why
Most of the family historians I meet have spent years gathering a vast amount of information about their family history but typically they have not considered what they are going to do with it. But what use is any of
