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The introduction of graduate courses in genealogy in recent years has made genealogy more of a scholarly focus, with the emergence of peer-reviewed journals in the field. Academic genealogy is beginning to emerge as a discipline in its own right, with an increasing number of individuals who have attained genealogy degrees undertaking research on a variety of genealogy related topics, both in academic and independent institutions.

Genealogists use oral interviews, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kinship and genealogy of the families. member. The results are usually displayed in graphs or written in narrative form. The field of family history is broader than genealogy, and includes not only lineage but also family and community history and biographies.

Includes a desire to create a place for one's family in the broader historical picture, a sense of responsibility to preserve the past for future generations, and self-satisfaction in the primary narrative corpse. Genealogical research is also done for academic or forensic purposes.