History tells us who we are and how we came to be who we are.
Like history, genealogy studies people. It’s a field of study that can tell us who we are in a more exact sense by showing us how our ancestral lines connect from one generation to the next.
In this episode of the “Doing History: How Historians Work)” seres, we investigate the world of genealogical research with Joshua Taylor), President of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society) and a professional genealogist.
Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/110)
Genealogy Resources PDF)
About the Series
“Doing History)” episodes will introduce you to historians who will tell you what they know about the past and reveal how they came to their knowledge.
Each episode will air on the last Tuesday of each month in 2016.
This series is part of a partnership between Ben Franklin’s World and the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture).
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