The following is a press release written by the folks at the National Archive in England: Delve into The National Archives’ collection of railway records to help you trace your family history. To mark the 200 anniversary of the first passenger train on the Stockton Darlington railway, join Jessamy Carlson, family history specialist at The National …
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Dame Judi Dench Explores Her Shakespearean Lineage in a Personal History Doc for Channel 4 in England
Dame Judi Dench is perhaps our greatest Shakespearean actor. In Shakespeare, My Family and Me, the Oscar winning star turns history detective to solve a great mystery in her family’s past. Did one of her ancestors actually meet her hero, William Shakespeare? Made by Proper Job Films, this 1×60’ film will see Dame Judi follow the …
A Woman’s Remains Were Found in Oregon in 1976. They’ve Been Identified 49 Years Later Thanks to DNA
Valerie Nagle spent decades wondering what happened to her older sister who was last seen in Oregon in 1974. She searched online databases of unidentified persons cases looking for her and sent DNA to a popular ancestry website in the hopes of finding a match. That all changed in June when authorities in Oregon called …