Genealogy as pastime and profession
by Donald Lines Jacobus
- Baltimore Genealogical Pub. Co 1968
- 120 p.
Introduction by Milton Rubincam -- Preface to revised edition -- Why this book? -- Puritan peccadilloes -- Family pride -- Genealogical byways -- Early nomenclature -- Royal ancestry -- Genealogy as a profession -- To become a professional -- Commercial firms -- The client -- Source material: printed -- Source material: original -- Case histories -- How to compile a family history -- Growth of a Colonial family -- Genealogy and eugenics -- Genealogy and the law -- Dates and the calendar -- How to trace your ancestry.
Written in a clear and graceful style, this classic work describes the principles of genealogical research, the evaluation of evidence, and the relationship of genealogy to chronology, eugenics, and the law; it discusses early nomenclature, royal ancestry, the use of source material, and the methods of compiling a family history. It is, in short, the very foundation of scientific American genealogy -- a manifesto of methods, aims, and principles.