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Basic kinship terms for genealogy

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Figuring out just how each person in your family tree is related to you is one of the more confusing aspects of Genealogy. Often, family terminology is shortened, and mixed into a whole series of other abbreviations that have something to do with Genealogy. All of this can quickly resemble a bowl of alphabet soup, and provide you with a lot of frustration. One way to avoid much of the confusion about how you are related to other family members is to first learn more about what each of the different relationship terms means. To make things as clear as … Continue reading →

Glossary of Genealogy Abbreviations

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I sometimes look back at my previous posts for inspiration for new posts, or sometimes to see which topics may need a bit more elaboration. Today I want to create an extension from my genealogy glossary post from a few weeks ago. However, rather than providing you, my readers, with more genealogy terms, I want to help you understand the many genealogy abbreviations that are often used. General Genealogy Abbreviations abt. – about (sometimes also abbreviated as a. or ab.) ad. – adopted (sometimes adCL for adopted child, adD for adopted daughter, or adS for adopted son are also used) … Continue reading →