Summary: History has a history and genealogy has a history. And the histories of both affect how and why we study the past and how we understand and view it. Today, we explore why it’s important for us to understand that the practices and processes of history and genealogy have histories by exploring what the history of genealogy reveals about the early American past. Karin Wulf, a Professor of History at the College of William & Mary and the Director of the Omohundro Institute.
