JSTOR is especially helpful in situations like these. They just added a slew of new journal articles, for those who didn't hear about it. Recently, I was able to get fantastic details from journals at JSTOE for a course I was writing on immigration and about French inheritance rights for a client project. Sincerely, Melanie D. Holtz, CG Holtz Research Services 7283-102 NC Hwy 42 W, #402 Raleigh, NC 27603 Melanie@holtzresearch.com www.holtzresearch.com > From: michael.hait@hotmail.com > To: ancestoring@gmail.com; transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com > Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:47:45 -0500 > Subject: Re: [TGF] an article for this? > > Try searching Google Scholar, JSTOR, Sage Publications, etc. > > If a study has been conducted, it would not likely appear in genealogical > literature, but more likely in a dissertation or a historical journal. > > Michael Hait, CG(sm) > michael.hait@hotmail.com > http://www.haitfamilyresearch.com > "Planting the Seeds" Blog: http://michaelhait.wordpress.com > > CG and Certified Genealogist are service marks of the Board for > Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants > after periodic competency evaluation, and the board name is registered in > the US Patent & Trademark Office. > -----Original Message----- > From: Michele Lewis > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 3:18 PM > To: TGF Mailing List > Subject: [TGF] an article for this? > > I am looking for an article or a book that has information about trends in > the 1800s where if the mother died leaving an infant, and the father was > also young, that the grandparents (or someone else) usually raised the > child, not the now single father. I have several examples of this in my > file but I am writing up something where I won't be able to just put > examples from my file, I need some sort of scholarly study or observations. > Has anyone seen something like this? I have tried doing a general Google > search, and searches on Google Book, InternetArchives and Family History > Books (FamilySearch). Trying to word the searches has been interesting. > > > > Michele > > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive > environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to > professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message