• Leave no stone unturned, unless it is a headstone
• Handwriting legibility is inversely proportional to a documents importance.
• The further away a cemetery or library is, the more awkward the opening hours will be.
• The relative you most need to talk with is the one whose funeral you are currently attending.
• Wherever you find two or more siblings, there also will you find two or more surname variations.

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