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This database could help descendants of enslaved people learn about their ancestry
WAMC Northeast Public Radio· 7 days agoAncestry.com has released a new free database of tens of thousands of old newspaper records about formerly enslaved people. The company hopes it will help fill historical gaps for Black Americans.
Online death notice doesn't prove Joe Biden is dead; anyone can update | Fact check
USA Today· 5 days agoA June 13 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a woman navigating through the Ancestry....
Juneteenth is helping families discover details about enslaved ancestors
Axios· 7 days agoThe big picture: Never before in U.S. history have descendants been able to easily access so many...
Eva Longoria Shares How Meryl Streep "Confused" Costars With Their Cousin Connection - E! Online
E! Online· 5 days agoEva Longoria's latest family update is flamin' hot. The Desperate Housewives star has joined the...
On eve of Juneteenth, exploring a personal connection
Axios· 7 days agoMy great-great-grandmother, Francisca Martinez, was a woman of mystery who may have been born to...
Discovering your family received 40 acres—only to have them seized back
Mother Jones· 7 days ago40 Acres and a Lie tells the history of an often-misunderstood government program that gave formerly...
Advances in DNA technologies helping to close some cold cases on the Treasure Coast
TCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers via Yahoo News· 6 days ago“It can also be used on the flip side to ID suspects...” The entire process from DNA analysis to the...
‘Heartbreaking’: After 120 years, Belding church closing
WOOD via Yahoo News· 6 days agoHoping to give the painting to one of Mooers’ descendants, Wagner embarked on a search using ...
Archie Moore On Plotting 65,000 Years of Indigenous History
Artnet News· 6 days agoArchie Moore has made history. Not only did he become the first artist from Australia and the first...
Juneteenth: What to know about newest federal holiday and if mail comes Wednesday
Axios· 6 days agoThe growth of Juneteenth as a paid day off for private companies has severely slowed three years after it became a federal holiday, according to a survey from Mercer. Why it matters: The day ...