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Genealogy
As defined by Webster's Dictionary:
ge-ne-a-lo-gy
2. Direct descent from an ancestor; lineage or pedigree.
3. The study or investigation of ancestry and family histories.
As defined by pipers net:
Genealogy
is a forum for honor and remembrance. It tells a story, of how we got to
be here today. It is an appreciation and a memorial to our ancestors whose
lives may have been seemingly insignificant at the time. Genealogy is a way for
us to understand our habits and features. It explains the unique mold
from which we were cast.
Genealogy
is the research and study of family lineage, but those of us who have delved
deeply into it can tell you that it is much more than that dictionary
definition! Since the 18th century it has developed into subsidiary disciplines
and list amongst them - history. Family History is far more interesting than
Genealogy. It is here that we place people in their time period and find out
how they lived, putting the 'meat on the bones' so to speak. Genealogy data is
usually tracked back from the memory of living ancestors, archived records in
national repositories, Church and Community archives, newspaper articles,
obituaries, deeds, wills historical societies and the Internet.
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