Genealogy Advice from Charles K. Bolton: Go Beyond Names & Dates
By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 29, 2012
More than one hundred years ago the renowned Boston Athenaeum librarian and author Charles Knowles Bolton (1867-1950) counseled genealogists to document their family histories by putting the generations in the context of their times. At what generation was “white sugar” a staple in the family diet? What were their political views? What about the... (Read More)
