The Bible Issue
In 2002, interim NGSQ editor Jane Fletcher Fiske designed the December issue to be a stand-alone publication centered around “that large body of records loosely gathered within the term ‘Family Bible,’ although some are found in account books, almanacs, and other places. All of these records share one characteristic—each was generated within a family about itself, at the time of an event or within memory of it.”[1]
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About Author
Aaron Goodwin
Aaron is a genealogist and house historian specializing in New York City research across all time periods, from the Dutch colonial era to the 20th century. His book, New York City Municipal Archives: An Authorized Guide for Family Historians, won the National Genealogical Society’s 2017 Award for Excellence: Genealogical Methods and Sources. He is also editor of NGS Monthly, former contributing editor of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, and former editor of the Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine. In 2011, he received the American Society of Genealogists’ Scholar Award.
So true about the family bible. It does hold many names of ancestors. Their given names, when they were born, baptized, ages, who they married and when they were buried. You can find so many wonderful interesting facts. How all of the names were passed down from one generation to another generation.