Every genealogist knows that genealogy is a research enterprise.
We spend countless hours in libraries, courthouses and archives poring over documents and books. We peer at microfilm readers until our eyes spin in our heads like the film on the spools. There are some important gems and nuggets of information in those magazines and newsletters that can yield results for the reader and researcher. A periodical can be defined as a publication that is issued at the same time on a regular basis. Genealogical periodicals are a special breed.