Musings on Research Objectives: Family History - Genealogy - Internet - Library Collections The Association of Professional Genealogists public list has recently been discussing research objectives. http://mailman.modwest.com/pipermail/apgpubliclist/ My comments concern the single professional objective of expanding knowledge of all available research sources. I was once employed by J. Grant Stevenson, AG (M.A. thesis written by Joseph Grant Stevenson, Brigham Young University, 1955), member of BYU faculty from 1964, until 1990 retirement. He taught genealogy and family history and ran a local business. http://www.sgenealogy.com/cart/ Recommend, dated 30 OCT 71: "I am very pleased to recommend Thomas Milton Tinney . . . as a genealogical researcher . . . In my experience of 20 years of research, I have never had anyone whom I would consider superior to him in capabilities of handling research projects, filing, analysis, and other related activities." My greatest genealogy and family history success lies in using a top down approach to all research projects. It is mandatory for professionals to first consider the apex of any research project as essential roof covering, consisting of online and onsite data locations. Family Genealogy & History Internet Education Directory - Wiki, stands over these two resource sides, acting as a building crane, lifting up and distributing resources within an ever changing site. http://goo.gl/bKfhN This website is educationally constructed to reflect the process used when actually doing practical genealogy and family history research. It is the generational historian's approach to the study of the history of families worldwide, establishing comprehensive evidence based family studies within and about the lines of descent from the researched ancestry. Resources are systematically composed into key information pedigree charts, each branching down from major topical data format headings, into descending sub table knowledge nodes, especially identified for specific sub subjects and sub groups, all related back to ascending ladders of hierarchical linked record references. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has the reputation for being the pioneer in genealogy and family history records. http://www.academic-genealogy.com/churchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaintsldsmormon.htm Nevertheless, it would be a disservice to the competent researcher, not to consider additional data files available from The Library of Congress, the world's largest library, with its online free access. http://www.academic-genealogy.com/librariesmuseums.htm#international Additionally, these need cross referenced items checked within the Digital Databases: Education Publications & Books Online http://www.academic-genealogy.com/bookspublicationsgenealogical.htm#Edpub which includes Digital Library source links, such as: (1) Digital Collections Online (DCO) http://www.lib.uconn.edu/research/DigitalCollections/ Information about and links to digital collections worldwide, that is being compiled by the University of Connecticut Libraries. (2) Princeton Public Library http://www.princeton.lib.nj.us/research/links/genealogy-digital.html Research: U. S. digital collections for genealogy. Globalization 'Defines the Modern World' http://goo.gl/1AK6T Respectfully yours, V. Chris & Tom Tinney, Sr.