Senior and Junior, occasionally tricky
Senior and Junior. Two Latin words meaning ‘the elder’ and ‘the younger’. Normally it’s straightforward, but here's a cautionary tale.
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Stefan Israel
- Jul 21
- 5 min
Fiefdom in a Desk
What challenges of reading an older document, such as a 15th century manuscript, and what can its language tell us? Who, when, where & more!
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Stefan Israel
- Apr 27
- 5 min
Punctuation and the Genealogist
A comma, semi-colon or period - different quotation marks in different languages - Agh! What an interesting history to punctuation marks.
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Pamela Israel
- May 1, 2019
- 2 min
Tips for Finding the Day of the Week
Figuring out the day of the week that something happened can be important in genealogy. Here are a couple approaches.
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Pamela Israel
- Oct 23, 2018
- 2 min
German in the Cemetery
Some old cemeteries have gravestones written in German. Here are some tips to help translate some key words.
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Pamela Israel
- Aug 29, 2017
- 2 min
The Twins from Two Different Countries
One says he's German. The other says he's Danish. They're twins. It actually makes sense, but there's history to understand.
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