Anhentafel is German for Ancestor Table.
It is a numbering system that is used to signify what generation. It allows one to calculate relationships and generations.
I am far from knowledgeable about this. I get the concept, but could not do the calculations without a lot of reading and a cheat sheet nearby.
One need not use Ahnentafel or understand it when starting out, or at all.
The ultimate goal of genealogy is to find all the ancestors you can.
Ahnentafel is not as needed a tool to determine relationships since most genealogy programs, even free ones, have utilities to calculate how two people are related.
Hi! I am an AZtech minion and will be stopping by during the next few weeks. Thank you for taking up the challenge. I can tell I’m going to be learning a lot about genealogy, a subject I LOVE! I delved quite a bit into my own family history and it’s all fascinating.
Great! Glad to have you on board!
How interesting. I’d never heard of this table before. Minion here as well. Just checking in on A Day.
Interesting subject, thanks, can’t wait for the rest of the alphabet!
This is pretty darn awesome. I’m of German ancestry and my husband loves genealogy. I think we’ll have to look into this! Thanks for sharing!