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From: "Bob Sawyer" <>
Subject: [TMG-L:] Re: TMG-L: RE: True Marriage and all that...
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 16:38:29 -0400


><< Again the question being asked is: "Are we doing family history or
> genealogy?" >>


>I fail to see the difference. Both researches family's and records their
>histories. Please explain the difference.
>Teresa


You did not ask me, but since I have aleady commented about
the misunderstanding, I cannot resist commenting again. Let's
assume a range of activities, with genealogy at one end of the
range and family history at the other. I expect it is a rare person
working exclusively at either end, but assume the possibility for
a minute, please.

When I started, years ago, my efforts were at what I would call
pure genealogy to the extreme.The only thing I tried to do was
fill in the child-parents-child-parents-child-parents... on
pedigree charts. That was nothing but genealogy.

I soon realized that other things were more important to me, and
in recent years I inherited an enormous collection of family items
(books, diaries, letters, documents, maps, photos, and more).
My work now is at the other end or the range--I come close to
ignoring research into the child-parents sequences, and I am
writing booklets explaining to my children all I know, and can learn
about these items. Of course, I am doing a little genealogy, but
most of my effort is family history.

Most folk are in the middle somewhere, but I am one who has
moved from one end to a spot near he other.

Does this help? Do you see where I am?

--Bob Sawyer

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