You shall see rude and sturdy, experienced and wise men, keeping their castles, or teaming up their summer’s wood, or chopping alone in the woods, men fuller of talk and rare adventure in the sun and wind and rain, than a chestnut is of meat; who were out not only in ’75 and 1812, but [...]
Successful interpretation of an historical record requires many skills. Of course, you first need to know the record might even exist. Then you need to be able to find the record, whether online, in a state archive or in the basement of a town hall. Perhaps then you need skills in paleography, knowledge of how [...]
As a genealogist you might have deep knowledge of the history of an area, the laws and customs governing records and why they were produced. You might have expertise in searching and locating records. You might have superb analytic skills, able to piece together direct, indirect and negative evidence, resolve contradictions and make persuasive arguments [...]