Stefan IsraelSep 15, 20231 minGenealogySenior and Junior, occasionally trickySenior and Junior. Two Latin words meaning ‘the elder’ and ‘the younger’. Normally it’s straightforward, but here's a cautionary tale.
Stefan IsraelJul 21, 20235 minTranslation and LanguageFiefdom in a DeskWhat challenges of reading an older document, such as a 15th century manuscript, and what can its language tell us? Who, when, where & more!
Stefan IsraelApr 27, 20235 minTranslation and LanguagePunctuation and the GenealogistA comma, semi-colon or period - different quotation marks in different languages - Agh! What an interesting history to punctuation marks.
Pamela IsraelMay 1, 20192 minTranslation and LanguageTips for Finding the Day of the WeekFiguring out the day of the week that something happened can be important in genealogy. Here are a couple approaches.