Synopsis "Edmund (Ned) Collins 1817-1862: The Convict Baker's boy (in English)"
Páginas:54Géneros:12:HBTG:Genealogy,heraldry,names&honours12:HBG:General&worldhistory12:HBJM:Australasian&PacifichistorySinopsis:Edmund(Ned)Collins1817-1862,theConvictBaker,sBoy,isaFamilyHistoryCaseStudyintracingconvictancestors. ,GenealogyisdefinedbytheOxforddictionaryas&ldquo,Alineofdescenttracedcontinuouslyfromanancestor.&rdquo,Traditionally,genealogistsusevitalrecordsandsounddocumentaryevidencetotracebackfromasingleindividualtotheirearliestrecordedancestor,inadirectlineonaFamilyTree.Theemphasisisoftenonhowmanygenerationsthereareonthetree,howhighithasgrown,howmanybranchesthereareandhowwideitisspread.Thetreeisthefocus.FamilyHistorians,ontheotherhand,focusonpeople.Theyareinterestedinwhotheirancestorswere,whenandwheretheylived,howtheylived,whattheydid,andwhytheymadetheirlifechoices.Theylookforwhathasmadethemthepeopletheyaretoday.Itisthedrivingforcebehindthetelevisionseries,&ldquo,Whodoyouthinkyouare?&rdquo, ,Theemphasisisonthefruitratherthanthetree.Neitheroftheseapproachescanstandalone.FamilyHistoriansneedtopracticegoodgenealogicalresearch.Theyneedtofollowthebasicprinciplesofgenealogyinordertofindtheancestorandtelltheirstory.FamilyHistorybringsanotherdimensiontogenealogy.Itenrichesit.ThemysterysurroundingNedhastakenmanyyearsofpainstakingresearchtosolve.Thesearchbegan ,longbeforethereweredigitisedrecords.WiththebirthoftechnologyandtheInternet,researchhasbecomeeasier,butnolesstimeconsuming,andfarmoreexpensive. ,Whenusingonlineservicesthatinvolveexpensivesubscriptions, ,FamilyHistoriansneedtomakeeverysearchcountandknowwherethefreesourcesofinformationareavailable.Throughoutthisbook,youwillfindsidelinesof ,tips
