RootsTech 2014   Friday, August 9, 2013  Is there a difference
between Genealogy and Family History?  I have always considered
the term "family history" to be a politically corrected version
of the term "genealogy" for the purpose of sanitizing genealogy
for the general public and increasing its appeal. Not that this
is at all a bad idea, but sometimes the implications of
politically correct terms are more serious than just a name
change. This is an issue that refuses to go away. The question
is raised again by Nathan Murphy in an article on the
FamilySearch Blog entitled, "What is the Difference between
Genealogy and Family History."  My concern about the change or
adjustment in the terms is the current expression of the subject
by many people that they are glad that we don't have to do
genealogy any more because we have family history. In this
context, the people making this statement are insinuating that
the practice of genealogy is no longer desirable and that
switching to "family history" will avoid all