Daily AncestorLatin dates and numbers
Read "decimo quarto Octobris", 7bris and MDCCCXLII from a Latin church register.
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Family
Cousin calculator
Second cousin, first cousin once removed, and the rest.
GravestoneBirth date from a gravestone age
Work back from "aged 64 y. 3 m. 12 d." to a birth date.
CensusBirth year from a census age
Turn an age in any census into a birth year range.
GenerationsHow many greats? Generation calculator
Name any ancestor, count the ancestors in each generation, guess when they were born.
MoneyWhat was a dollar worth then?
An amount from a will, deed or pension in today's dollars, 1800 to now.
NamesNaming patterns: guess the grandparents
The eldest son after his father's father: what the children's names may say about the grandparents.
IndexSoundex code
The code census indexes used to file surnames by sound.
CalendarOld Style to New Style dates
Julian to Gregorian, double dates before 1752.
CalendarWhat day of the week was it?
The weekday of any date in an old record.