tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post3748943294975370131..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: Are there limits to genealogical research?James Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-60663509118242375842010-08-01T17:11:54.072-07:002010-08-01T17:11:54.072-07:00For my own family history (not professional), when...For my own family history (not professional), when I have the luxury of years to do it, I tend to focus on the other family lines when I hit a brick wall. After a few years I go back to the brick wall ancestor, and new records have opened up or I get new ideas from the things I've learned and sometimes break through.Elizabeth Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616212913975457786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-10374856220309314142010-08-01T15:45:11.125-07:002010-08-01T15:45:11.125-07:00The real question is where does genealogical resea...<b><br />The real question is where does genealogical research end as a practical and reasonable endeavor?<br /><br />As a response to the following article and the real question above.<br /><br />The real question is where does genealogical research end and history takes over?<br /><br />BIOLOGICAL-Genealogical primarily indicates biological relationship; BLOOD-BASED KINSHIP, ancestral heredity. Establishing the presence is in part found upon showing actual physical/hereditary connections (THE FAMILY TREE) between ancient ancestors and their descendants.<br /><br />Their are two type of genealogies found in ancient literature. The LINEAR genealogy gives a single (1) line of descent from an ancestor. The SEGMENTED genealogy, of which Genesis 10 is one, describes more than one (1) line of descent from an ancestor. It was used for different purposes including POLITICAL, LEGAL, DOMESTIC AND RELIGIOUS purposes. It emphasized group interrelations over against individual relationships.<br /></b>LaTour Genealogical Collectionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701618575270180869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-83998074059456195722010-08-01T12:26:51.231-07:002010-08-01T12:26:51.231-07:00"Can I avoid the whole issue by merely tying ..."Can I avoid the whole issue by merely tying into one of the diverse royal families and thereby gain the requisite pedigree (again back to Adam)? Well, yes, they did have descendants. But, the old royal pedigrees are not substantiated for the most part. An individual may get some satisfaction from believing that they are descended from royalty, but that is not real genealogy. (My opinion)."<br /><br />It's an incorrect opinion. You've confused two things. I don't believe in lines going back to Adam either. However, I can verify using modern genealogical standards, my line back to medieval royalty and that royalty back to the early dark ages (about 400-600 A.D.). So it is real genealogy and real history.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205797878738290997noreply@blogger.com