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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.
Stefan Israel
Sep 15, 20231 min read
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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!
Stefan Israel
Jul 21, 20235 min read
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Punctuation and the Genealogist
A comma, semi-colon or period - different quotation marks in different languages - Agh! What an interesting history to punctuation marks.
Stefan Israel
Apr 27, 20235 min read
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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.
Pamela Israel
May 1, 20192 min read
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German in the Cemetery
Some old cemeteries have gravestones written in German. Here are some tips to help translate some key words.
Pamela Israel
Oct 23, 20182 min read
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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.
Pamela Israel
Aug 28, 20172 min read
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