Dr. Nicholas Dixon chat with the Genealogy Guy about history, academic study and genealogy

11/01/24 • 27 min

Armchair Genealogy - Family Tree & History

Dr. Nicholas Dixon emphasises the collaborative nature of the genealogy community and the willingness of professionals to help each other. He highlights the unique angle of bringing academic history to genealogy, which is not common in the academic world.
He also highlights the role of local family history societies in sharing knowledge and resources.

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