[Genealib] Family history vs. genealogy

[Beth Oljace]

Our formal name is the Local History and Genealogy Department, but we're 
called the Indiana Room.

-----Original Message-----
From: Libby Feil <l.feil at sjcpl.org>
To: genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 15:54:40 -0400
Subject: [Genealib] Family history vs. genealogy

> Hi, all--
> 	How many of you out there call your departments/rooms/areas 
> "Local and Family History" or something similar versus "Local History 
> & Genealogy" or something similar?  I've had the feeling for a while 
> that a trend might develop toward "family history" as a term and away 
> from "genealogy."  I'm not referring here to the perennial debates 
> about whether family history means something different from 
> genealogy, but rather to the idea of "family history" as a more open 
> and intuitive name for our field than "genealogy."  Any feeling for 
> trends in naming?  Any examples you can provide from your own 
> institution or those you are familiar with would be very helpful. 
> Thanks!
> Libby
> -- 
> 
> Elizabeth "Libby" Feil
> 
> Head, Local History & Genealogy Department
> St. Joseph County Public Library
> 304 So. Main Street
> South Bend, IN  46601
> 
> 574-235-4181
> l.feil at sjcpl.org
> AIM:  sjcpllibby
> http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/
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