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 initiated and managed a detailed quarterly scholarly publication called The Ancestor (1902–1905), which sought to challenge prevalent Victorian-era misconceptions and replace them with verified historical facts. It concentrated primarily on the medieval period.