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    The lunch hour genealogist

    Mar 10, 2020 3 minutes

    Know-how in under 100 words!

    Learn some abbreviations to speed up your research…

    The below abbreviations are ones that you might come across regularly when using historic records:

    ackd. Acknowledged

    bur. Buried

    cem. Cemetery

    née Maiden name

    rec’d Received

    Get organised!

    Keep those source citations

    Many of us have a family tree at more than one online location, something which isn’t a problem since you can import or export a GEDcom file to ensure your tree is kept up

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