Daily Archives: December 12, 2010

Kimberly Powell described genealogy as “North America’s Fastest Growing Hobby.” While that is probably true, I personally consider genealogy to be more than just a hobby. When considered as an academic discipline, genealogy is generally classified with the humanities (studies of the human condition). Academic studies in the humanities often rely on observation, analysis, and speculation to achieve their goals and, indeed, genealogy appears to fall into that category. Continue reading →