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The Patricians, A Genealogical Study – March 2024 Edition Now on Sale

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A valuable reference guide for both professional and amateur genealogists as well as historians.

Representing the compilation of over a decade’s worth genealogical research data and related WordPress blog articles, the ebook content includes:

-Table of Contents: over 288 WordPress blog articles featuring ancestors of historical interest (example, William The Conqueror (1028 – 1087) 6th Duke of Normandy, 1st Norman King of England). Ancestry.com, related, and lineage citations presented in each and every blog article.

-Roster of All Ancestors Studied (762)

-Presentation of research findings, including Ancestry.com and lineage citations (1,038 pages of data)

-Free access to dedicated website that contains new and revised blog articles (so you are never out–of-date with ongoing research findings and blog article revisions).

-Access to all individual research exhibits (762 PDFs)

-PDF edition download link

This ebook edition is perpetually alive and fluid due to the WordPress.com linking protocol that immediately updates all blog articles as revisions and additions occur. It’s an important feature since ongoing research often results in significant redactions to one or more related blog articles, the occurrence of which will be posted as a notification on the Facebook page.

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The Life of Steven Wood Collins

By Steven Wood Collins

I spent most of my life unaware of my ancestral heritage. Sure, I knew of the personal history of my more immediate relatives; but beyond that, I never had any inkling as to my ancestral heritage. Then one day many years ago my sister said to me, “I sometimes wonder about our family background.” And so my quest to discover our genealogical roots commenced.

I started building my family tree with the very basic relationships, going back in time from my grandparents, one ancestor at a time. That initial effort proved to be the hardest part of the pursuit, mainly due to my lack of expertise as a novice genealogical researcher. As I gained familiarity with the databases and how to efficiently mine them, my progress gained ever-increasing momentum. Today, The Patricians! tree (Ancestry.com) contains nearly 120,000 individuals, stretching over 135 generations, 5,800 of which are my direct ancestors in a genealogical sense.

During this trek back in time, I encountered fascinating figures in both history and obscurity. This blog contains many stories about their genealogical relationship to me (and many of you). By far and away, as a student of history, the historically obscure individuals are of particular interest to me. I cite Baron “Blue Beard” Montmorency-Laval de Rais (1405 – 1440) as an example of a historically maligned personage whose real contribution to history, as both a playwright and hero of France, has yet to be properly recognized. Another example is Earl Edward de Vere (1550 – 1604), who’s yet to gain widespread recognition as the actual author of the body of literary work wrongly ascribed to William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616).

My life-long interest in international economics and finance continues unabated. I primarily demonstrate this professional involvement as a contributor to the Long Room, the members-only international finance professionals' forum hosted by the Financial Times of London.

I'm an avid recreational scuba diver who enjoys traveling to exotic dive sites. My love of the sea and marine life gives me an unbounded appreciation and support of “green” issues, especially those devoted to the conservation of endangered species and coral reefs.

He continually posts results of his personal genealogical research to his Goodreads Authors Blog. Entitled The Patricians - The Ancestral Heritage of Steven Wood Collins, the work represents thousand of hours of his research efforts and related commentary.

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