I thought I had seen all sorts of “real estate” advertisements, but a new one caught my eye this week. This online real estate service advertises very small plots of land for sale. Very small. Many people own cemetery plots that are no longer needed or wanted. If you contact the cemetery office, you probably …
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Bill to Create Centralized Database for Cold Cases Filters Through West Virginia Legislature
A bill that passed both chambers on Friday will create a new centralized database for West Virginia’s cold cases. The sponsor of Senate Bill 539, Sen. Tom Takubo, R-Kanawha, said it goes beyond just the organization of cold cases. It is also for people who are missing and victims who have still not been identified. …
Ancestry and Guinness Team Up to Help Families Find Irish Ancestors This St. Patrick’s Day
The following is a press release issued by Ancestry.com: Ancestry®, the global leader in family history, today announced it has digitized more than 1.6 million historical records from the Guinness Storehouse Archives. For the first time, people can use Ancestry to discover if Ireland’s most iconic brewery is part of their family legacy—just in time for St. …