How to prove a relative existed.
For beginners and for the permanently stuck.
Sources shown · Free routes first
- When a DNA result surprises people
- Migration and changed surnames
- Writing the story down
- Storing paper so it survives
Regular ground
When a DNA result surprises people
Migration and changed surnames
Writing the story down
Storing paper so it survives
What you get
Sources shown
Every claim arrives with the record it rests on, so you can check it.
Free routes first
Where a record can be read without paying, we say exactly where.
Ask the living
The best records are usually people, and people are not permanent.
Handwriting help
Older scripts are worked through letter by letter rather than summarised.
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