The right to privacy is a relatively recent legal construction, and one that is still evolving. As genealogists, people whose goal is to learn and write about personal details of other people, we often hear complaints about invasion of privacy. […]
Opinion: Concerns About “Collaborative Genealogy” Websites
The presentation of Adam Brown and E. Randol Schoenberg at the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies’ conference in Boston in August 2013 and their articles in AVOTAYNU, Summer 2013, examine the future of genealogy research with particular attention to […]
Opinion: On Certainty in Genealogy
In June, I wrote an article on collaborative genealogy for Avotaynu entitled “Is Our Tree Better Than My Tree? The Benefits and Pitfalls of Collaborative Genealogy,” In recent articles, two Avotaynu authors have responded by raising concerns about collaborative genealogy, […]