GenWeekly, Vol. VI, No. 46
It's Genealogy. It's Weekly. It's GenWeekly.
November 13, 2009
Elisabeth Lindsay, Editor
All articles are copyright (c) 2009 Genealogy Today, LLC.
---------------------------------------------------------------
This Week's Articles
The original article(s) in this section are available only to subscribers. You can learn about our $9.95 annual subscription at http://www.genweekly.com/subscribe.html
by Melissa Slate. Finding an ancestor among these papers may be met with mixed emotion.
by Judy Rosella Edwards. What communities will future census records reveal?
Recent News
- A new tells the stories of many buried at Arlington National Cemetery, timely stories, meaningful to those with ancestors buried at Arlington.
- Thanksgiving, National Family History Day, time to gather your family health history.
- "Beat the Crowds" by reserving your National Archives visit online, from Dick Eastman's genealogy blog.
- New "Sources" on Irish Research and the National Library of Ireland, a report from Leland Meitzler's GenealogyBlog.
- GLO "not the only game in town," insights from Kimberly Powell on About.com.
The Genealogy Guide
In the interest of helping readers gain better insight into genealogical terms, Genealogy Today has created a Genealogy Guide. Each week, GenWeekly features a new term from the continually expanding Genealogy Guide.
The word "generation" has two meanings relevant to genealogy. Derived from the Greek "genea," generation refers to the act of producing offspring. It also refers to people living at the same time or of approximately the same age. When people living in a particular age beget children, they are, in effect, producing the next generation. When we speak of generations, we are refering to this line of descent, parent to child, one generation to another or one age to another. Generations are often defined by historical events, social conditions, or unique characteristics: the Baby Boomer generation is one example.
Researching the generations, ancestors and their descendants, is the work of genealogy. The standard pedigree chart displays four generations, although many pedigree charts have been created extending back dozens of generations. A multi-generation household refers to members of different generations residing together. Families fortunate enough to have two or three generations of living grandparents often take four-or even five-generation photos to celebrate the generations.
Archive Articles
For additional reading on the topics covered in this week's newsletter, you may wish to read the following articles from the GenWeekly archive:
Forgotten Records: Tapping the Power of Civil War Income Tax Records
Researching Women Ancestors During the American Civil War
Confederates in Brazil
Baseball and Genealogy: Linking Generations Together
How Healthy Is Your Family Tree?
Of Thanksgiving Origins and Your Family’s Health
<< Home