Author’s note

This poem is inspired by recent research*, which has combined genealogy and genetics to potentially identify thousands of individuals in Québec whose remains lie in unmarked graves.

*Harding, T., Milot, E., Moreau, C., Lefebvre, J.F., Bournival, J.S., Vézina, H., Laprise, C., Lalueza Fox, C., Anglada, R., Loewen, B. and Casals, F., 2020. Historical human remains identification through maternal and paternal genetic signatures in a founder population with extensive genealogical record. American Journal of Physical Anthropology.