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Test your genealogical skills—inside the records.

Work five immersive cases across thirty synthetic records: handwritten schedules and letters, travel papers, object-provenance notes, photographs, name indexes, and DNA research worksheets. Every mystery rewards correlation, chronology, and careful limits—not a lucky guess.

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Everything here is fictional. Every record is synthetic. Every person, place, record image, transcript, photograph, DNA match, and mystery in the Hartwell–Mercer archive was invented for this Kin Resolve demo. No real people or records appear here.
Five-case dossier0 of 5 cases complete
Case 1 of 5 · Identity

Mercer or March? The man who signed twice

Six fictional records follow a lamp worker from Northstar Cove to Lantern Bay. One names Samuel March; another names Samuel Mercer. Work the documents, preserve the conflict, and decide whether they follow one man or two.

Research skillIdentity correlation across independent records

Immersive case file

Investigate the source trail

Open every record, compare the image with its transcript, and save the clues you would carry into a research log. Everything needed is inside the case file; some reference exhibits only become useful when compared with another source.

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KR-DEMO-C07-R1

1901 Northstar Cove household schedule

Household schedule · 1901

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Fictional 1901 household schedule listing Jonah, Maeve, and Samuel Mercer
Synthetic exhibit KR-DEMO-C07-R1. The permanent fictional-demo mark is part of the image.
Creator
Northstar Cove enumerator
Informant
Not recorded
Record type
Clerk-created household schedule
Research limit
Establishes the Mercer household, but does not mention March.
Accessible reading copy

Transcript

Use the image for visual clues and this research transcript for names, dates, and damaged text.

1901 Northstar Cove household schedule
NameRelationBornAgeOccupation
Jonah S. MercerHead9 Jan 185942Harbor signal keeper
Maeve L. MercerWife6 May 186337—
Samuel R. MercerSon18 Feb 188615Apprentice, lantern works
Your working theory

State your conclusion

Weigh identity, evidence, and uncertainty as separate judgments.

What is the best-supported working conclusion?

Choose one answer · 40 points · 0 of 1 selected

Which two clues do the most work?

Choose exactly two clues, or choose I’m not sure · 40 points · 0 of 2 selected

Which statement best separates identity from alias status?

Choose one answer · 20 points · 0 of 1 selected

Review all 6 records before submitting.