Geography and Genealogy: Locating Personal PastsDallen J. Timothy, Jeanne Kay Guelke Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2008 - 190 pages This volume is possibly the first ever book to address the geographical and scholarly aspects of Genealogy. It highlights tools and information sources used by geographers and their application to family history research. Furthermore, it examines family history as a socio-cultural practice, including the activities of tourism, archival research and DNA testing. |
Table des matières
TOOLS SOURCES AND IMPLICATIONS | 21 |
Parcel Mapping | 43 |
A Genealogy of Environmental Impact Assessment | 63 |
One Womans Letters | 83 |
The Internet Digital Archives | 99 |
Tourism and the Search for a Personal Past | 115 |
The Doctrine and Practice | 137 |
Genetics Genealogy and Geography | 153 |
Personal Perspectives | 175 |
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