This article focuses on the benefits of blending the methodologies of professional/academic social and cultural history with those of 'amateur' family history. Genealogists have often been dismissed by academic historians, categorized as conservative, with a big and a small 'c', in their supposedly nostalgic search for a golden age of the family. But it is also argued that genealogy provides families with a sense of identity in a period of transformation and disruption. Practitioners have said that they search for their family trees to find 'something solid in a shifting world'. This article suggests that when it comes to broader questions of historical change and continuity the techniques and findings of family historians disrupt many of o...
This article discusses the benefits of family history as a gentle entry point for individuals who 'd...
This thesis provides the first cultural history of the family history 'phenomenon' of the late twen...
This article is a first attempt to generate discussion and academic analysis of the modus operandi o...
Genealogy and family history are significant hobbies in the US. Though genealogists and family histo...
Genealogy can be described as a way of linking the past to the present using genealogical and histor...
In this article I argue that the telling of family secrets is tied into the workings of family memor...
The article is a case study in family genealogy and genealogical methodology, focusing on the author...
Family history research, as a multi-billion-dollar industry, is one of the most popular pastimes in ...
Genealogy is one of the most popular sociocultural pursuits in modern U.S. history. During recent de...
Genealogy is one of the most popular sociocultural pursuits in modern U.S. history. During recent de...
Drawing on the 2008 Mass Observation Directive 'Doing Family Research', this article explores the ro...
This presentation will examine transliteracy and information literacy through the lens of family his...
The intersection between family genealogy and family communication is an area ripe for scholarly res...
Family genealogy research has grown exponentially over the past decade, making it an area worthy of ...
The aim ofresearch work Sence ofFamily History as Part ofSelf- identity is mapping depth and extent ...
This article discusses the benefits of family history as a gentle entry point for individuals who 'd...
This thesis provides the first cultural history of the family history 'phenomenon' of the late twen...
This article is a first attempt to generate discussion and academic analysis of the modus operandi o...
Genealogy and family history are significant hobbies in the US. Though genealogists and family histo...
Genealogy can be described as a way of linking the past to the present using genealogical and histor...
In this article I argue that the telling of family secrets is tied into the workings of family memor...
The article is a case study in family genealogy and genealogical methodology, focusing on the author...
Family history research, as a multi-billion-dollar industry, is one of the most popular pastimes in ...
Genealogy is one of the most popular sociocultural pursuits in modern U.S. history. During recent de...
Genealogy is one of the most popular sociocultural pursuits in modern U.S. history. During recent de...
Drawing on the 2008 Mass Observation Directive 'Doing Family Research', this article explores the ro...
This presentation will examine transliteracy and information literacy through the lens of family his...
The intersection between family genealogy and family communication is an area ripe for scholarly res...
Family genealogy research has grown exponentially over the past decade, making it an area worthy of ...
The aim ofresearch work Sence ofFamily History as Part ofSelf- identity is mapping depth and extent ...
This article discusses the benefits of family history as a gentle entry point for individuals who 'd...
This thesis provides the first cultural history of the family history 'phenomenon' of the late twen...
This article is a first attempt to generate discussion and academic analysis of the modus operandi o...