Celebrating two-hundred years since the founding of the first Ordnance Survey of Ireland, the “OS200—Digitally Re-Mapping Ireland’s Ordnance Survey Heritage” project compiled historic Ordnance Survey (OS) maps and texts from many archives to create a freely available, digital resource for researchers and public users. At a six-inch to a mile scale, the OS finished the …
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Society of Genealogists Are Hosting a Free Talk on Zoom: A Focus on the SoG Genealogical Treasures and Collections
On Tuesday 2nd July at 2pm BST Society of Genealogists are hosting a free talk on Zoom: A Focus on the SoG Genealogical Treasures and Collections which this month will look at Manuscript, Sheet and Roll Pedigrees in the archive collections and online Book your free place here: https://members.sog.org.uk/events/653fd3eb33d2260008c5cd36/description A recording will be available afterwards …
Florida Detectives Identify Homicide Victim 20 Years Later Through Genetic Genealogy Testing
On Dec. 29, 2003, Orange County Sheriff’s detectives were called to Taylor Creek Road in Christmas, Florida, after landscape workers found human remains in the rural area. Detectives determined the remains were the result of a homicide, but for 20 years, they only had a forensic reconstructive sketch of the victim. Then, in 2023, with …