A nearly 50-year-old cold case in Colorado Springs has been solved, thanks to innovations in DNA testing and genealogy research. Authorities were looking into the killing of 14-year-old Maria Loraine Honzell, who was stabbed to death in 1977. Despite an investigation, the Colorado Springs Police Department could not identify a person of interest. According to …
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Liberia and Barbados Genealogy Tracing Unearths Shared Histories
For Dr. Shantal Monroe-Knight, Minister of Culture in the office of Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, the strong ties between Liberia and Barbados bear significant historical importance that should never be allowed to fizzle. “Unless we are careful guardians of our own stories, the past can never be repeated,” Dr. Monroe-Knight told visiting Liberian pilgrims …
300-Year-Old Scottish Mansion ‘Saved From Collapse’ by £5.3m ($6m US Dollars) Grant
A 300-year-old mansion in Midlothian has been “saved from collapse” after receiving a multi-million-pound restoration grant. Campaigners have been fighting to save the Category A listed Mavisbank House near Loanhead since it was severely damaged by a fire 50 years ago. Last week, the National Heritage Memorial Fund announced that a £5.3 million grant would …