Genealogy’s
Purposes Today
lGenealogists are hired when wills are contested or when there’s a need to prove a right
to an inheritance
(Crowe, xiv).
lMany U.S. national genealogical and historical societies limit membership to
descendants of a particular historical group—and require pedigrees (Crowe, xiv).
lGenealogy is one of the most popular hobbies today in the United States.
µGives
a “sense of continuity and of belonging (Crowe, xiv).