This is such a satisfying example of what happens when you slow down and really listen to a record. That single crossed-out word turns a routine entry into something much more human and uncertain. I also really like how you describe using AI as a way to structure possibilities and then go back to the sources. It mirrors good genealogy at its best: question, test, revisit. It’s a reminder that the most interesting stories often live in the small inconsistencies the records that “won’t behave.”
Thank you Paul. I appreciate your feedback. This small brick wall had been puzzling me for some time. The AI assisted question, test, revisit process revealed the truth hiding in plain sight.
Two infants died young - but I did have those recorded. This census does not reflect the sorrow, jus the fact. And then her third son Edward was killed in a fatal accident in 1930.
Yes Fran, that is the strange little bit of handwritten text. Not sure if written by my grandfather or the enumerator.. perhaps it was the beginning of a shopping list ? …
This is such a satisfying example of what happens when you slow down and really listen to a record. That single crossed-out word turns a routine entry into something much more human and uncertain. I also really like how you describe using AI as a way to structure possibilities and then go back to the sources. It mirrors good genealogy at its best: question, test, revisit. It’s a reminder that the most interesting stories often live in the small inconsistencies the records that “won’t behave.”
Thank you Paul. I appreciate your feedback. This small brick wall had been puzzling me for some time. The AI assisted question, test, revisit process revealed the truth hiding in plain sight.
Loving your graphics
NotebookLM handles all of my infographics with ease!
your challenge: 2 children born but not living. Perhaps they would have been 12 and 7 years old if they were alive.
Two infants died young - but I did have those recorded. This census does not reflect the sorrow, jus the fact. And then her third son Edward was killed in a fatal accident in 1930.
I’m fascinated by the “6 heads of celery” at the top of the page. 😂
Yes Fran, that is the strange little bit of handwritten text. Not sure if written by my grandfather or the enumerator.. perhaps it was the beginning of a shopping list ? …