President Trump named Jim Byron, the president and CEO of the Richard Nixon Foundation, to a senior archivist role at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). In a post Sunday on Truth Social, Trump said he was pleased to announce Byron would be serving as “Senior Advisor to our Acting Archivist, United States Secretary …
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Strathclyde Institute for Genealogical Studies Leads on the Creation of New ‘Papal Dispensations for Marriage’ Database
The following is a press release issued by the Strathclyde Institute for Genealogical Studies: Strathclyde Institute for Genealogical Studies have developed an online database of papal dispensations for marriage, intended for use in genealogical investigation. Until recently, the papal dispensations granted for marriages in Britain and Ireland between those related within the prohibited degrees and covering …
Genetic Genealogy Helps Crack 1998 Cold Case of Woman Killed in Toronto
Toronto police say they have cracked a 1998 cold case after arresting a suspect wanted for the death of a 24-year-old woman, who was sex trade worker at the time, using genetic genealogy. Det. Sgt. Steve Smith made the announcement on Friday in the homicide case of Donna Oglive, who was found dead on March 8, 1998 …