Shutterstock A new partnership will digitize historical records from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to help preserve them, protect their ownership and incorporate them into genealogy search tools. Getty Images announced in a news release this week that it will collaborate with the genealogy company Ancestry as part of its HBCU Grants Program, bringing school records to …
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Augusta Genealogical Society Presentation
Augusta Genealogical Society Augusta, Georgia May 17, 2025, Virtual Genealogical Program Your Ancestors are Lying to You(Here’s How to Catch Them) Presented by Jennifer Dunn Sometimes the clues our ancestors leave behind only tell part of the story, or obscure the truth altogether. Using genealogical methods, we will learn about the most common ancestral “lies” and …
Northern Territory Police Urge Public to Leverage Forensic Genealogy
The Northern Territory Police Force, in collaboration with the Australian Federal Police National Missing Persons Coordination Centre, are embracing innovative technology to help solve long-standing missing persons cases. Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG) combines DNA testing with genealogy research to offer fresh hope for cases that have remained unsolved for years, particularly those of unidentified …