
Donald Lines Jacobus (1887–1970)
Author of Genealogy as Pastime and Profession
About the Author
Series
Works by Donald Lines Jacobus
History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. In three books. Volume II, Part 2 (2011) 14 copies
History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. In three books. Volume II, Part 1 (2011) 9 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Jacobus, Donald Lines
- Birthdate
- 1887-10-03
- Date of death
- 1970-10-07
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Yale University (MA)
Yale University (BA) - Occupations
- genealogist
author - Organizations
- American Society of Genealogists
New Haven School of Genealogy
The American Genealogist - Awards and honors
- National Genealogy Hall of Fame
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Places of residence
- New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Place of death
- New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Members
Reviews
This is a very short book - but very packed. It was originally published in 1930, so some of the advice about search techniques are dated. But otherwise Jacobus' writing is very relevant today. Its well worth reading for anyone who is interested in genealogy.
Index to Genealogical Periodicals, Vols. 1-3, by Donald Lines Jacobus, Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1932, 1948, 1953, reprint, 1963-4.
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Statistics
- Works
- 54
- Members
- 589
- Popularity
- #42,597
- Rating
- 4.3
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 31









