Here are the words that no genealogist, historian, or archivist ever wants to hear: a major archive with many original documents, most of which have never been copied or digitized, is on fire and the fire has been burning for many hours. Firefighters in Kraków, Poland have been battling a blaze that broke out in …
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Kraków, Poland City Archives are on Fire
Here are the words that no genealogist, historian, or archivist ever wants to hear: a major archive with many original documents, most of which have never been copied or digitized, is on fire and the fire has been burning for many hours. Firefighters in Kraków, Poland have been battling a blaze that broke out in …
Genetic Genealogy Leader 23andMe is Going Public. What Will That Mean for You?
Anyone interested in the future of genealogy research by using DNA or anyone interested in how their already-submitted DNA information will be used by 23andMe will want to read a new article by Alistair MacDonald and Amy Dockser Marcus. I wrote recently (at https://eogn.com/page-18080/10061027 and at https://eogn.com/page-18080/10063660) about 23andMe’s planned upcoming merger with Virgin Group’s …