What does a genealogist do?

What does a genealogist do?

Nick Barratt (Genealogist) gives expert video advice on: What is genealogy?; What is a genealogist?; What does a genealogist do? and more...

Genealogists spend a lot of time in archives, libraries, museums and institutions uncovering the past by undertaking detailed research in official sources such as certificates, census returns, wills and probate documents and using the information they gather from this research to build a family tree.