Sources

Cemeteries

Cemeteries are a living archive. Tombstone inscriptions can reveal a deceased woman’s maiden name, place of birth, religion, and sometimes profession or military rank. Cemetery books and burial sections often point to whole family plots.

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A weathered 19th-century gravestone in a Polish cemetery with carved family name and dates.
A 19th-century Polish tombstone.