The multibillion-dollar family history industry is booming in popularity as millions of people around the world are seeking to connect with their ancestral pasts. This article presents some of the findings of a recent Australian study that explored the research practices and historical thinking of family historians. The data presented and discussed here are drawn from 1,406 survey responses and present a demographic and social overview of the survey respondents. It categorizes the cited motivations of family historians in Australia for commencing their familial research, which are much more intrinsic and personal than other studies in this field suggest.

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“我们是谁，我们为什么这样做”：人口概况和澳大利亚家庭历史学家的被引动机

数十亿美元的家族史产业正在迅速普及，因为世界各地有数百万人正在寻求与祖先的过去保持联系。本文介绍了澳大利亚最近的一项研究的一些发现，该研究探索了家庭历史学家的研究实践和历史思维。此处提供和讨论的数据来自于1,406个调查回复，并提供了调查受访者的人口统计和社会概况。它对澳大利亚家庭史学家开展家族研究的动机进行了归类，这些动机比本领域的其他研究所暗示的更为内在和个人。