Definition: A family's genetic "line", family tree, or a record of such ancestry Also Known As: Family history Common Misspellings: Geneology, geniology Related Resources: Creative Family Trees Age-specific ways to help our children visualize and express the diversity of their families Great for adoptive and foster families, and teachers Genealogy Search Resources Genealogy sites are often helpful to those searching for birth family members Here are some of the best offering adoption-related information and resources
Study of the origins and descent of families; a written history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor
Research into your own ancestry Specifically, it can be a case of simply discovering names, relationships and dates More generally, it can be the study of the social and economic history of your family
an additional Gospel passage, read in a very ornate tone, sung on the vigils of Nativity and Theophany and enumerating the ancestors of Christ
An account or history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; enumeration of ancestors and their children in the natural order of succession; a pedigree