Investigators in Palm Beach County have identified human remains found three years ago in unincorporated Boynton Beach, but they say the case is far from

New Jersey State Police and FBI Leverage Othram’s Identity Inference Platform to Identify the Suspect in the 1982 Murder of William Jenkins

Tenacious NYPD SVU detectives cracked a more than 30-year-old rape cold case by preserving — and tracking down — intertwined trails of DNA evidence.

A Florida man was sentenced Friday in a Bronx rape case that dates back nearly 25 years.

Defense attorneys for the man accused of killing Faith Hedgepeth argued Monday that another person may have been responsible for her death.

MERIDIAN, Idaho. The Idaho State Police (ISP) is recognizing National Forensic Science Week, September 20 through 26, celebrating the scientists and professionals whose work provides objective…

State Police say Larry Burney, who died in 2005, was identified after investigative genetic genealogy narrowed an unknown DNA contributor to one of three brothers.

Concord, NH – Attorney General John M. Formella and New Hampshire State Police Colonel Mark B. Hall, on behalf of the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit, announce the successful conclusion of the 2026 New…

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It was bad timing when Mary Ellen Maher requested a divorce from husband Martin Christopher Maher.

The Emancipation Proclamation freed millions, but the 1870 census was the first to name them. Here's how to cross the 1870 Wall using Freedmen's Bureau labor contracts and slaveholder probate…

Here is the latest chapter in the story of the courtship and early married life and times of my maternal grandparents, Emily Auble and Lyl...

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Dick Robinson’s Echoes in the Blood: How the Past Lives On in Us is an unusual combination of genealogy, family memoir, history, and recons...

First Telephone Exchanges: City and telephone directories placed your family at an address every single year. Here's how to use them as an annual census between federal enumerations.

Jeanne Blanchard was born about 1681 in Port Royal, Acadia, the fifth child of Guillaume Blanchard and Huguette Gougeon. Jeanne’s life was anything but easy, even by Acadian standards, but it all b…

This week's document for transcription is the 1841 Deed of Elizabeth H. Smith of Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, selling her dower ...

Our children have 53 ancestors who immigrated to Australia. Most arrived during the nineteenth century. Fan chart of my children’s ancestors showing immigrants highlighted in dark green. Thos…

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Three Ontario Genealogical Society branches this week will host a virtual presentation. All are free and open to the public. They each take place in Eastern time. Monday, September 21, 7:00 p.m. —…

Take a first look at ChatGPT Work, how it differs from regular Chat and Projects, and the ways its workflows and finished deliverables could be useful for genealogy.

On September 18, 1926, a powerful hurricane struck the Miami area before crossing South Florida and entering the Gulf of Mexico. It tore apart homes and

National Hispanic Heritage Month starts September 15. Catholic parish registers often carry a family line centuries before Latin American civil registration began.

Discover what to do after unexpected DNA results, from preserving your matches and verifying relationships to finding support and contacting new relatives.

This article is focused on two things. Comparison of my new NGS and the earlier Family Finder tests How to prepare for yours if you’ve ordered the upgrade I compared my results from my older Family…

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Twenty-five years since 9/11, the remains of 1,099 people haven't been identified. Here's what one mother said she had to go through to get her son's remains.

The remains of a Delaware woman who died in 1907 have been identified nearly 15 years after they were found in a wooded area.

The terrorist attack killed 2,753 people in New York City.

Forty per cent of the 2,753 people who died at Ground Zero on 9/11 have not had their remains identified, including approximately 10 of the 24 Canadian victims. Last month, the lab announced it made…

Twenty-five years ago, the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner made a promise to identify all of the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. Since then, families of…

Investigators are using genetic genealogy to determine the identity of the woman, who was known as "L.A." or "Loranda."

School Picture Day is more than bad hair. A dated class photo can prove where your family lived between census years. Here is how to work it.

Who Do You Think You Are? magazine shared the news that Ancestry is making available — for free — 326 million records from the United Kingdom to mark the release of the new film, Pressure. The offer…

In September 1776, New York City stood at the epicenter of the American Revolutionary War. Following General George Washington’s retreat from the Battle

​The name Auschwitz has always epitomized the horror of the holocaust to me but I actually knew very little about the place. Recently I found myself with a few spare days in Katowice, Poland, so…

Patriot Day 2026 marks 25 years since September 11. Ask a relative what they remember and save the recording where your family will find it.

Kenneth R. Marks continues his search for Canadian newspapers. This time, he has added 96 Ontario titles to his online list on The Ancestor Hunt where you’ll now find 1,247 Ontario newspapers. The…

On September 10, 1776, Nathan Hale, a solider in the Continental Army, volunteered to spy behind British lines. Explore Nathan Hale's family tree on Geni and discover how you're related.

New legislation in Mississippi aims to improve responses to missing persons reports, including cases like Angela Freeman's 30-year-old disappearance.

Othram recently worked with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office’s to leverage its technology to identify a 1983 John Doe and 2023 Jane Doe.

Jim Walker, brother of Fort Worth cold case victim Carla Walker, advocates for the Carla Walker Act that would establish funding for the use of Forensic Genetic Genealogy DNA analysis to solve…