The Placer County Genealogical Society is holding its general meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, at the LDS Church, 1255 Bell Road in Auburn: What do I do with all this STUFF? Are you the collector or keeper (willing or unwilling) of all your family’s treasures? Do your kids tell you they don’t want …
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Ancestry in Legal Bid to Access Scottish Family Records
DNA testing web site Ancestry has begun legal action to access millions of family records held by National Records of Scotland (NRS). The Scottish government body has refused to enter into a financial agreement to provide access to more than 400 years of birth, death and marriage records. Ancestry – the world’s largest commercial genealogy …
DNA Gives New Info About Woman Whose Body Was Found 21 Years Ago
A genealogy profile has been obtained for a woman whose remains were found in Mount Laurel in 2004, potentially providing a crucial clue to identify her. The so-called Burlington County Jane Doe is likely of the Turkic ethnic group and is possibly from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, or another country in central Eurasia, according to …