tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post2575218439879299746..comments2024-03-07T23:20:49.790-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: The Soul of a GenealogistJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-13720226308577234362012-03-19T08:23:56.599-07:002012-03-19T08:23:56.599-07:00You made a comment to my post in which I alluded t...You made a comment to my post in which I alluded to the demographics of the<br />genealogical community. You also referenced your Thesis on the Fullerton<br />Study. Before mention either the article you cite or the findings of the<br />study, I notice that you request that I obtain permission.<br /><br />If I mention any article or website, I give full credit to the originator<br />and a citation to the original. I will not make any mention of the study at<br />all without your permission. But I would like to use the article if<br />possible.<br /><br />I must mention that my first criticism of the findings would be that the<br />study was conducted online. My experience would indicate that the majority<br />of the people I deal with who fit the commonly held demographic are not very<br />involved in the Internet. So the study would have eliminated the largest<br />group of genealogists, those who do not use the Internet for any thing other<br />than research and email. An online survey done in about 2001 would have been<br />even more influenced by the overall demographic of the online computer user<br />rather than the average genealogist.<br /><br />Obviously, I have no measured survey or statistics to challenge anything you<br />concluded. I would agree that the average computer literate and Internet<br />using genealogist is much younger than the average genealogist overall.<br /><br />Any thoughts? I tried to use your email for this response but it was not available.James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-79677802430316481542012-03-18T23:00:30.308-07:002012-03-18T23:00:30.308-07:00I enjoy your reasoning, and the posts. However, I ...I enjoy your reasoning, and the posts. However, I must point out, in the spirit of accuracy, that it is a common misconception that the majority of people doing genealogy are elderly. This idea, although popular, is wrong. Genealogists are of all ages. How do I know? I ran the largest study ever done so far -- please see the results at psych.fullerton.edu/genealogy/ and/or look through the Ancestry magazine past issues to find the article.Pamela Drakehttp://psych.fullerton.edu/genealogy/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-35206486647920645822012-03-18T17:47:19.311-07:002012-03-18T17:47:19.311-07:00I always enjoy reading your blogs James. For me yo...I always enjoy reading your blogs James. For me you hit the nail on the head that "seeking out our ancestors will benefit our soul". I have always felt a bit like I don't belong in this world! I have been researching since I was a teenager (only 20 odd years ago) and genealogy certainly wasn't the done thing then. Your comments in this and a recent blog help me to understand why genealogy is so important to me. I was an accountant before children so I also like the organisation and structure of research and, of course, the absolute thrill of finding something! <br />I never consider genealogy and the work of it to be dull. Yes sometimes the road is long but there is always a purpose to what you do. I would have much preferred a job in genealogy to being an accountant!!!Carolyn Middletonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-20878746403302885352012-03-18T11:00:53.271-07:002012-03-18T11:00:53.271-07:00I see it a bit differently, but only a bit:) For m...I see it a bit differently, but only a bit:) For my own self, I loved the texture of "work", the organization of it, the methodology of it, the results of it. When I stopped working (due to a car accident) my Mom, now 93, and an avid genealogist, handed me the perfect fix for what I'd lost in paid work. But genealogy "pays" me back 10 fold for the effort I put in. It's my new "job". And I try hard to be as good at it as I can... and I have a ton to learn!.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03345647074957775446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-66259266915604168052012-03-18T05:32:30.621-07:002012-03-18T05:32:30.621-07:00I agree James, Though I am retired, it was not for...I agree James, Though I am retired, it was not for "ease of life", but to become a carer for my disabled husband.<br /><br />In my working life I was a research Librarian. Continuing my late mother's work is for me, both intellectually rewarding; the time I spend on it allows me to feel as though I am "working" again, and I like to pay as much attention to the detail to my own research, as I would if I was working for an important client.<br /><br />It also allows me to honour the hard work and diligence of my mother during the past 30 years of her life, and with some of the break through's that I have made from her original notes and research, I just know that she is pleased that I have been so thorough.luckyllamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16332811544831993907noreply@blogger.com