Pitfalls in Genealogical Research

By Milton Rubincam

Book Overview

Written with both wit and academic integrity, the eminent Mr. Rubincam's monograph is a must-read for all genealogists. This book alerts novices to common mistakes and frauds, and reminds more seasoned researchers what constitutes good genealogy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0916489280
• ISBN13: 9780916489281
• Release Date: March 1987
• Publisher: Ancestry.com
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Small But Mighty

This small book, "Pitfalls In Genealogical Research" by Milton Rubincam, paperback ISBN 10: 0916489280, is a wonderful inexpensive gift for anyone who is interested in genealogy and is indeed full of pitfalls in genealogical research. It is excellent for beginners as well as advanced genealogists who have sometimes forgotten a few of these common mistakes or pitfalls.

Very enjoyable book by one of the "giants" of genealogy.

Its short little chapters take on common errors in genealogical research. Focusing mostly on American research, it does provide a few examples from Britain and Germany. Problems like when is a nephew not a nephew, how can an infant be baptized before it is born, and the problems of fraudulent pedigrees are all addressed.What I like the most about this fun read is the way in which it hammers on the common error of "the sanctity of the printed word". Taking what is printed in book form as truth has been a typical problem in genealogical research for decades. Funny how things never change much. Rubincam's admonitions about not believing what you find in books sound just like today's pundits' warnings about not believing everything you find on the Internet. Very true.