Douglas Charles Richardson (born April 16, 1951,
Sacramento
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California
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) is an American genealogist, historian, lecturer, and author based in
Salt Lake City
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in
Utah
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. He has researched cases involving all periods of American research from colonial to the modern times. He has written extensively on the genealogy of medieval English gentry families and English royalty.
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Early life and career
Richardson was born April 16, 1951 in Sacramento, California to Wayne H. Richardson (1917-2003) and his wife Joan Elizabeth nee Kercheval (1917-1991). He took a
B.A. degree
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in History from the
University of California Santa Barbara
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, and a
M.A. degree in History from the
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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. As a schoolteacher of American History he held positions at
El Reno Junior College, in
El Reno, Oklahoma
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, and at
Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College
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, in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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.
He was Contributing Editor of ''
The American Genealogist
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'' and was formerly a member of the Santa Barbara Genealogical Society and of the Connecticut Society of Genealogists.
Publications
Major books
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:The book seeks to identify all the early American colonists whose ancestry can be traced back to the English monarchs.
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:Expanded 2011 Edition, Vols. 1, 2, 3 & 4, 2011.
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:Vols. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 2013. This book lists descents from the early Kings of England, France, and Scotland for over 250 persons who emigrated from the British Isles to the North American colonies in the 17th century. The book includes the above "Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families" and "Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families" plus new information.
Other books
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:A reprinting of three publications with a fourth part by Douglas Richardson.
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:Off-print from NEHGR article
Contributed books
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:Lines 16D, 22, 59A, 90A and 101A contributed by Douglas Richardson.
Articles
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The New England Historical and Genealogical Register
The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) is the oldest and largest genealogical society in the United States, founded in 1845.
NEHGS provides family history services through its staff, original scholarship, website,[The American Genealogist
''The American Genealogist'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal which focuses on genealogy and family history. It was established by Donald Lines Jacobus in 1922 as the ''New Haven Genealogical Magazine''. In July 1932 it was renamed ' ...]
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''Heritage Quest Magazine'' (HQM)
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The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record
''The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record'' is a scholarly publication devoted to the interests of American genealogy and biography. It is published on a quarterly basis by The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
History
Sin ...
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''Foundations''
Website
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Ancestors
References
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American genealogists
Living people
1951 births
People from Sacramento, California
University of California, Santa Barbara alumni
University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Letters and Science alumni
Schoolteachers from California
Historians from California