Why Households Matter More Than Trees
Family history is often drawn as a tree, but families live as households. Context reveals truth.
Why Individuals Alone Fall Short
Individuals removed from household context become abstractions rather than lived lives.
Why Surnames Fragment the Story
Surname-focused research obscures women, blended families, and lived relationships.
The Household as a Unit of Truth
Households reveal economic reality, culture, migration, and adaptation in ways individuals cannot.
Why This Changes Everything
Using households as the primary lens resolves contradictions and grounds research in lived reality.
The Archive That Breathes
An archive built on households preserves relationships, not just records.