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 …
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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 …
A Better and More Secure Internet Phone
Here is an article that is not about any of the “normal” topics of this newsletter: genealogy, history, current affairs, DNA, and related topics. However, I have used Ooma’s telephone service for years and have always been pleased with it. (I have moved cross-country several times and have always moved my phone service (after the …