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Every family has a story.Arbura helps you prove it.

Bring together your tree, documents, photographs, and unanswered questions. Arbura follows the clues, keeps the sources attached, and leaves every conclusion in your hands.

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Mercer family archive42 people · 18 sources
Layered family photographs, certificates, and handwritten records
Possible matchEvelyn Mercer1907 · Toronto
Research questionWhen was Evelyn born?3 sources ready for review
One private family workspacePeople, places, records, and questions stay connected.
Research you can inspectEvery answer keeps its source, context, and uncertainty.
Your judgment comes firstArbura proposes. Nothing changes until you decide.
How Arbura works

From family fragments to a story you can trust.

Start wherever you are. Arbura brings structure to the material you already have, then helps you investigate what is still missing.

The AI proposes.The sources explain.You decide.
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Birth certificateCardiff · 1875Record
Mercer family.ged42 people · 18 sourcesTree
Family photographMontreal · 1904
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ResearchingEvelyn Mercer · Toronto · 1907
FamilySearch BC Archives Directories
Possible matchEvelyn M. Mercer82%
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Arbura reads your material, searches for records, compares possible matches, and remembers dead ends.

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Proposed factDeath · 1974Needs review
3 sourcessupport this date
1 recordshows a conflicting date
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Review the evidence in plain language before accepting a fact or changing a relationship.

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Source-linked research

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Research should feel understandable, not mysterious. Arbura shows where it searched, what it found, what conflicts, and why a conclusion still needs your judgment.

Searches stay visibleSee repositories, queries, matches, and negative searches.
Evidence stays connectedOpen the record behind any proposed fact or relationship.
Uncertainty stays honestConflicts remain unresolved until the evidence is strong enough.
Open question Waiting for review

When did Evelyn Mercer die?

Two family records disagree. Arbura searched independently before asking for a decision.

  1. ScopeIdentity and known places
  2. SearchArchives and collections
  3. CompareDates, names, households
  4. 4DecideYour judgment
BC ArchivesNo matching registrationNo match
Family recordDeath recorded as 1974Conflict
City directoryLast known residence, 1973Relevant
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