He founded and edited a profusely-illustrated quarterly scholarly periodical on genealogical subjects, called The Ancestor (1902–1905), which attempted to debunk many popular myths of the Victorian era and to replace them with properly referenced facts, concentrating especially on the medieval period.
He established and published a highly-illustrated quarterly scholarly publication on genealogical topics, titled The Ancestor (1902–1905), which aimed to refute numerous popular myths from the Victorian era and replace them with accurate facts. It focused particularly on the medieval period.