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Finding Kittie Sneed: A former Tennessee slave's words are finally heard, 118 years later
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 3 months agoJeanette Horne always thought she was the last in her family, but after doing an Ancestry.com test,...
Deacon uncovers names of Black Catholics buried in unmarked graves at Louisville cemetery
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSt. Louis Cemetery in Louisville's Tyler Park neighborhood serves as the final resting place for...
Inside the Pennsylvania court case pitting a genealogist against Ancestry.com
State College Centre Daily Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoPennsylvania hired genealogy company Ancestry.com to digitize a sweeping list of historical...
A Texan honors her French ancestor who died while mapping the Gulf Coast in 1778
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 3 months agoINDIANOLA, Texas — We long to know our origins. This almost universal human impulse has pushed the...
In 'an act of freedom', Brunswick County residents discover African ancestry
Star News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoResidents in northern Brunswick County are finding healing, freedom and connection by tracing their...
Everything you need to know about California’s reparations report
NBC Universal via AOL· 1 year agoAfter more than two years of fact-finding, reports and public hearings, the California Reparations...
Illinois’ Underground Railroad: Descendants feel profound pride as they unearth connections
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThere is a beautiful duality to the first Chicago site recognized as part of the Underground...
22,000 Columbus records found in project that highlights unknown history of enslaved people
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer via Yahoo News· 5 days agoMore than 22,000 formerly enslaved people are found in records from Columbus that were released in a...
Donna Andrews' new mystery involves murder, ancestry and DNA | DON NOBLE
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDonna Andrews’ last novel, “Round Up the Usual Peacocks,” had amateur detective Meg Langslow working...
I Went Looking for an Answer to My Body's Aches. I Found a Legacy of Pain
Elle via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe Unsung Heroes Living in My DNAGetty + Courtesy of Keyaira Kelly + Design Leah Romero During a...