Concerning Genealogies

Nonfiction, History
Cover of the book Concerning Genealogies by Frank Allaben, anboco
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Frank Allaben ISBN: 9783736418929
Publisher: anboco Publication: June 26, 2017
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Frank Allaben
ISBN: 9783736418929
Publisher: anboco
Publication: June 26, 2017
Imprint:
Language: English
This little book puts the pleasure of tracing one's ancestry within reach of those who have had no previous practice. It covers every phase of the subject—the sources of information, the methods of research, the compiling, the printing, and the publishing of a genealogy. Strong emphasis is laid upon the importance of employing the historical method, without which no genealogical work can become authoritative. If we may judge from most of the family histories in print, a vigorous protest against pernicious methods should be lodged with professional genealogists as well as with amateurs. Special attention is also called to the radically different plans for genealogical works, one tracing the many descendants of a common ancestor, the other tracing the many ancestors of a common descendant. There is a general drift toward the latter, many having discovered the fascination of exploring their direct lines of descent who would not care to trace the collateral branches of a family "tribe." But a detailed plan of work devoted to the exhibit of the many lines of one's own ancestry is here formulated for the first time. This "Grafton Plan," as we have called it,—already carried into execution, and approved by experience,—will appeal to thousands for whom "tribal" genealogies have little interest. Our little volume also offers something more than a mere theory of how to proceed in genealogical work. It tells of labor-saving notebooks devised for each kind of genealogy, and explains ways in which our own genealogical department is placed at the service of the reader. Frank Allaben.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
This little book puts the pleasure of tracing one's ancestry within reach of those who have had no previous practice. It covers every phase of the subject—the sources of information, the methods of research, the compiling, the printing, and the publishing of a genealogy. Strong emphasis is laid upon the importance of employing the historical method, without which no genealogical work can become authoritative. If we may judge from most of the family histories in print, a vigorous protest against pernicious methods should be lodged with professional genealogists as well as with amateurs. Special attention is also called to the radically different plans for genealogical works, one tracing the many descendants of a common ancestor, the other tracing the many ancestors of a common descendant. There is a general drift toward the latter, many having discovered the fascination of exploring their direct lines of descent who would not care to trace the collateral branches of a family "tribe." But a detailed plan of work devoted to the exhibit of the many lines of one's own ancestry is here formulated for the first time. This "Grafton Plan," as we have called it,—already carried into execution, and approved by experience,—will appeal to thousands for whom "tribal" genealogies have little interest. Our little volume also offers something more than a mere theory of how to proceed in genealogical work. It tells of labor-saving notebooks devised for each kind of genealogy, and explains ways in which our own genealogical department is placed at the service of the reader. Frank Allaben.

More books from anboco

Cover of the book Making over Martha by Frank Allaben
Cover of the book Moni the Goat Boy and Other Stories: Moni the Goahout a Friend; The Little Runaway by Frank Allaben
Cover of the book Byron - The Works - Poetry V by Frank Allaben
Cover of the book Red Spider by Frank Allaben
Cover of the book Wanderings in Spain by Frank Allaben
Cover of the book Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frank Allaben
Cover of the book First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution by Frank Allaben
Cover of the book Doing my bit for Ireland by Frank Allaben
Cover of the book German Atrocities - Their Nature and Philosophy by Frank Allaben
Cover of the book Freaks of Fortune; or, Half Round the World by Frank Allaben
Cover of the book The Stones of Venice II by Frank Allaben
Cover of the book Harry Harding's Year of Promise by Frank Allaben
Cover of the book 1000 Mythological Characters Briefly Described by Frank Allaben
Cover of the book The Harvest of a Quiet Eye by Frank Allaben
Cover of the book Lysistrata by Frank Allaben
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy