A new online resource opens Ireland’s transport heritage to the public with a genealogical database of almost 7,000 names. Minister for Transport, Darragh O’Brien, officially launched the CIÉ Group Archives Online Catalogue at the Salesforce Building, North Wall Quay, Dublin, a building which once formed part of Dublin’s historic railway infrastructure. Following an ambitious programme …
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How to Find Your Family’s Shtetl: One Map at a Time
The old town of Sibiu – Romania If you’ve ever wondered where your family’s story began, this month’s Jewish Special Interest Group event offers a new way to trace it. As part of its continuing focus on Jewish genealogy in St. Louis, the group will host a Zoom-only session Sunday, Dec. 7 at 1 p.m. …
DNA Breakthrough Closes 27-Year-Old Murder Mystery in Cheverly, Maryland
After nearly three decades of uncertainty, investigators have finally identified the man responsible for the 1998 murder of 50-year-old Sheryl Crandell inside her office at Prince George’s Hospital Center. Police said the suspect, Baari Shabazz, died in 2019 at the age of 69. The breakthrough came through investigative genetic genealogy, a method that has helped …