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Applied Genealogy
Contents: Background and purposes of genealogy -- Genealogical potpourri -- The scholarly journals -- Standards and documentation -- Whole-family genealogy -- Onomastic evidence vs. the name's the same game -- Analyzing evidence -- Indirect evidence -- Forgivable sins -- Pride of ancestry : hereditary societies -- Royal genealogy : class studies -- Royal genealogy : ways and means -- Academia and genealogy -- Computers and genealogy -- The organization of genealogy.
329 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1988
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About the author
Eugene Aubrey Stratton
8 books1 followerAka Gene Stratton
Gene served in the United States Air Force and then attended George Washington University where he received his B.A. in Economics. He then went into Law school. Following college, he became a Case officer for the C.I.A. and later Director of two Federal Computer Centers. For eleven years, he lived abroad in England, Germany, Greece, and Mexico. Gene was elected to the position of Historian General in September 1981.
Gene was elected as a Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists in 1985, a member of the American Mensa Society, and the Association of Former Intelligence Officers. In later years, he and Ginger became avid fans of the opera.
Gene served in the United States Air Force and then attended George Washington University where he received his B.A. in Economics. He then went into Law school. Following college, he became a Case officer for the C.I.A. and later Director of two Federal Computer Centers. For eleven years, he lived abroad in England, Germany, Greece, and Mexico. Gene was elected to the position of Historian General in September 1981.
Gene was elected as a Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists in 1985, a member of the American Mensa Society, and the Association of Former Intelligence Officers. In later years, he and Ginger became avid fans of the opera.
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April 22, 2021
The book is pretty dated but reading some of the old-school genealogical research strategies was interesting.
August 30, 2019
Some interesting essays here; although some of the information is now outdated, there is still some core information that could help serious genealogists and historians. My only "complaint" would be the heavy emphasis on New England genealogy. I understand that is the author's area of expertise and many folks would welcome this, but many of us also have roots that go back to the middle colonies and elsewhere and some more on those areas would have been useful...
Borrowed from a library in the Kansas Library Catalog.
Borrowed from a library in the Kansas Library Catalog.
December 3, 2014
Enjoyable, engaging and holds our feet to research standards.
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