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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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 …
MLK Records #1 Downloaded Across Government, 60th Anniversary of Medicare & Medicaid, Winston Churchill Descendent Visits National Archives
The following is a pess release written by employees of the (U.S.) National Archives and Records Administration: MLK Records #1 Downloaded Across Government The National Archives—in partnership with several other government agencies—recently released over 230,000 pages of records related to the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In the first few days …