KinCasebook: Genealogy Proof
Build a defensible family-history conclusion without hiding competing identities, conflicting records, or searches that found nothing.
A proof desk, not another tree
KinCasebook keeps the reasoning alongside the records. Frame a focused question, preserve competing hypotheses, split records into atomic claims, and show exactly how each source supports or conflicts with a possible conclusion.
- Focused research questions, scope, candidate identities, and competing hypotheses.
- Structured source catalog with citation, repository, creator, locator, source class, privacy level, and protected local attachments.
- Claim-evidence matrix with support, conflict, context, and neutral stances plus written rationales.
- Negative-search log with repository, collection, date range, place, name variants, result, and next step.
- Chronology and side-by-side identity comparison for dates, places, occupations, households, and distinguishing facts.
- Conflict register and sentence-level conclusion provenance with a visible peer-review gate.
Five-file evidence packet
Create either a private packet or a living-person-redacted share packet. KinCasebook generates a portable integrity-checked case, proof-summary PDF, research-log CSV, source and artifact hash manifest, and a GEDCOM 7 reference file.
Portable imports are checked for product identity, supported schema, digest integrity, and complete relationship links before they enter the library.
Local by design
No family-tree account, developer server, advertising, subscription, or developer analytics SDK is required. Cases and source attachments stay in the app's protected local container. Sharing occurs only when you choose an Apple system destination.
Product boundary
KinCasebook structures research evidence and reasoning. It does not determine identity automatically, certify a genealogical conclusion, or replace original-source review.