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From: Wes Groleau <groleau+>
Subject: Re: Beyond GEDCOM
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:42:12 GMT
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Peter J Seymour wrote:
> do the latter part. It may have relevance to genealogy, but it is on a
> lesser scale of importance than marriage.

That's if you insist on an etymologically correct
definition of genealogy. The majority of people
interested in "genealogy" are actually more interested
in what I think is better called family history.

But neither software nor internet sources are very helpful
with family history, so we end up with quite a bit of
genealogy--in the sense of statements of genetic relationship--
that is very poorly done.

--
Wes Groleau

He that complies against his will is of the same opinion still.
-- Samuel Butler, 1612-1680

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