The following is a press release issued by the (U.S.) National Archives and Records Administration: Opening the Vault gets visitors close to historic treasures; exhibition will begin with Washington and Franklin artifacts from America’s founding period Washington, DC, May 7, 2025 – As America approaches the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the National Archives …
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Free BCG-Sponsored Webinar: “From Despair to Cargoes of Hope: WWII’s Displaced Persons”
FREE BCG-SPONSORED WEBINAR “From Despair to Cargoes of Hope: WWII’s Displaced Persons” by C. Ann Staley, CG®, CGL® Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 8:00 p.m. (EDT) Many immigrants entered the U.S. under the Displaced Persons Act. Based on specific criteria, eligible displaced persons (DPs) could be admitted to the U.S. if they would not become a public …
Mysterious Human Skull Found on NorCal Beach Identified
A forensic genetic genealogy team recently uncovered a mystery behind a partial human skull found on a beach in Northern California 32 years ago. The woman’s skull was spotted near Trinidad Head, a rocky structure in Trinidad Harbor, in 1993. At the time, a traditional DNA profile was developed and entered into the National Unidentified …