Here is an update that I just received this morning. Since it is a virtual event, you should still have time to register for it: The Family History Show, Online, run by Discover Your Ancestors and sponsored by TheGenealogist, is back on Saturday 20th February 2021. This online event builds on what were two previous …
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Upgrades to Colorado and Wyoming Historic Newspaper Websites
February 19, 2021Anyone who has done any genealogical or historical research in Colorado knows that the Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection (https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/ ) is the go-to spot to find digitized copies of newspapers published in Colorado. Their title coverage ranges from 1859 through 2020, although due to copyright restrictions most of the coverage is …
Some Neandertal Genes in People Today May Protect Against Severe COVID-19
A new study looked at a stretch of DNA on chromosome 12 where a haplotype — a cluster of genetic variants that are inherited together — that affects susceptibility to the coronavirus is located. For each copy of the Neandertal haplotype a person inherited, the risk of needing intensive care fell approximately 22 percent, researchers …