The Irish Genealogical Research Society is launching a new database created from a card index compiled several decades ago by the now late Patrick Smythe-Wood. It notes biographical information from Irish, and a small number of Canadian, newspapers. Although the range of newspapers covers all of Ireland, the data tends to mainly represent the nine northern counties …
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Smythe-Wood Newspaper Collection Now Online
The Irish Genealogical Research Society is launching a new database created from a card index compiled several decades ago by the now late Patrick Smythe-Wood. It notes biographical information from Irish, and a small number of Canadian, newspapers. Although the range of newspapers covers all of Ireland, the data tends to mainly represent the nine northern counties …
Genealogy Gives Name Back to 1968 Indigenous Victim
The Will County Coroner’s office details the positive identification of a woman whose remains were discovered in Will County, Illinois, in 1968, closing a cold case that lingered for over half a century. Through the combined efforts of law enforcement, forensic scientists, genealogists, and the support of family and community, the identity of Martha Bassett—a …