Beyond Names and Dates

Great Stories Bestow Life to Names and DatesAs a cultural anthropology professor and a passionate genealogist for several decades, I realized that anthropology research strategies could add much to any genealogical or family history project.If you have wanted your ancestors to come to life, this book can lead you in all the right directions. Unlocking the past through better research (knowing what to look for) is possible.Cultural anthropology is a wide-ranging subject. It covers everything that human beings have ever encountered in their everyday lives. You can learn what your ancestors' lives were all about. They did not live in a vacuum. They had the same struggles in their life that you have in yours. They had ambitions, setbacks, accomplishments, failures, health issues, and social and economic upheavals. They witnessed wars and catastrophic weather events. They had hopes and dreams when they left their homelands for better opportunities.Anthropology research strategies are literal road maps for delving into the past in an organized way. Writing a family history or finding a lost ancestor can be a transformative journey. This book can take you on that journey.