Death certificates are one of those genealogy records that feel almost too useful to be real. Name? Usually.Date of death? Hopefully.Place of death? Often.Parents? Sometimes.Spouse? Maybe.Burial place? Bless the record-keeping…
Sometimes genealogy gives you a beautiful, meaningful family tree. Sometimes it gives you 400 names, 21 repeating Williams, three possible birthplaces, and the sudden realization that you cannot remember which…
Some genealogy terms sound friendly. Family tree. Ancestor chart. Pedigree chart. Research log. And then there is: Ahnentafel. Which looks like it walked in from a PhD genealogy conference carrying…