Multiple definitions of the genealogy
- an answer to our need to find our place in space and time.
- a very personal approach to History and Geography.
- a lesson of tolerance towards and recognition of all the people we discover, whether they be humble or brilliant, suspicious or examplary, but all equally necessary to our existence.
- a key to understanding who we are and the life we are leading.
- The endless pleasure of research, discovery and surprise.
Different genealogies :
- The full ascendant genealogy of a person gives a panoramic view of his paternal and maternal ancestors
example : Élie Blanc's ascendants - The patronymic ascendant genealogy of a person takes into account only the male ancestors bearing the same name as himself
example : Paper-makers from father to son - The natural ascendant genealogy of a person traces a line back through women
example : Christian name passing on from mother to daughter
The realization of an ascendant genealogy can open out onto other investigations
- a descendant genealogy starting from a chosen ancestor : the search for descendants can be both complete or patronymic
- a specific research around an ancestor who had a special profession or an exceptional history
- a patrimonial research about the origin and the history of a place, a house, a factory...