Pitfalls in Genealogical Research
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Book details
- Author
- Milton Rubincam
- Imprint
- Ancestry.com, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Reference › Genealogy & Heraldry
- Topics
- genealogy · family history research · ancestry · research errors · genealogical fraud · heraldry
- ISBN-13
- 9780916489281 (Paperback)9781683367765 (Hardcover)
About the author
MILTON RUBINCAM was an American genealogist who contributed more than 150 articles to major genealogical journals and wrote an estimated 2,000 book reviews. His works include Pitfalls in Genealogical Research and Genealogical Research Methods and Sources.
Rubincam was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists in 1941, served as its president from 1961 to 1964, and served multiple terms as president of the National Genealogical Society. He edited the National Genealogical Society Quarterly and was elected to the National Genealogy Hall of Fame in 2003.
When not writing, Rubincam lectured at Samford University and the Smithsonian Institution, and served as chief of security for the foreign operations office at the Commerce Department until retiring in 1972 to pursue genealogy full time.