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May 20, 2010

Can You Prove This?

Here is a quote I have read many times: “Genealogy is the second fastest growing hobby in the United States, next to gardening.”

One problem: I cannot find an original source for this claimed "fact." As genealogists, we shouldn't be making claims when we do not have source citations. We should know better!

Can anyone provide a citation to the original proof? If so, I will publish the source citation in a future newsletter and then we can all use this "fact" properly.

Posted by on May 20, 2010 in Genealogy Basics |

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