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Guide to Finding & Using Genealogy Periodicals

The information in periodicals published for the genealogist is invaluable -- but often overlooked. The purpose of this guide is to help the researcher locate and more effectively use this wonderful resource.

Old Magazine Articles

Privately owned and operated, it is the effort of one old magazine enthusiast in particular who believes deeply that today's readers of history can learn a good deal from the old periodicals. It is a primary source website and is designed to serve as a reference for students, educators, authors, researchers, dabblers, dilettantes, hacks and the merely curious. The old articles, essays, poetry, cartoons and photographs that can be found on the site have all been collected from a number of different libraries, bookshops and yard sales throughout the United States and Europe.

Taylor & Francis Online: The Genealogy Craze: Authoring an Authentic Identity through Family History Research

An academic study of genealogy research.