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Uncover your family roots using old local newspapers - AOL
18+ hour, 39+ min ago (256+ words) Long before social media or online databases, newspapers were often the primary source of information connecting neighbors, families, and communities. More: Wayne County plants white oak at Wooster High for America's 250th According to Wayne County Public Library (WCPL) Genealogy Librarian…...
Researching family history became an addiction to Clark Brocht - AOL
2+ week, 5+ day ago (145+ words) Researching family history became an addiction to Clark Brocht AOL. com Clark Brocht said an initial search on an ancestor became an obsession to him. He can trace his family to well-known figures such as Ulysses S. Grant. Kylie Jenner reveals…...
'No Irish need apply' - New exhibit shows how Irish immigrants have fared in England - AOL
3+ week, 5+ day ago (764+ words) "No Irish need apply" are the discriminatory words which once accompanied job advertisements in some parts of Britain and the United States of America. The same phrase is now the title of a new exhibition in Dublin's immigration museum, EPIC,…...
New Florida DNA initiative aims to crack decades-old cold cases
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (638+ words) Florida launched a new statewide cold case task force using advanced DNA technology and genetic genealogy. Officials say more than 21, 000 unsolved murders could benefit from renewed analysis. Investigators hope to bring answers to families and generate new leads in decades-old…...
So Cal man's bittersweet reunion with stolen 1969 Camaro caught on camera - AOL
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (26+ words) A Southern California man has been reunited with a long-lost piece of his family history, but the emotional homecoming comes with a hefty price tag....
My Mom Has No Idea: People Are Sharing Their DNA Test Drama Stories And These 37 Are Wild
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1508+ words) One minute you're sitting around the dinner table'a normal-as-can-be, fairly happy family. The next, all hell breaks loose. Somebody decided to get a DNA test done, and nobody was quite prepared for the results. The darkest of secrets have a…...
Civil War-era newspapers preserved as public library project in western Maryland
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (152+ words) aol. com At the Washington County Free Library in Hagerstown, more than 100, 000 pages of Civil War-era newspapers have been collected and are preserved on microfilm for the public to enjoy. Rita Wilson shares tragic, 'shocking' story of her father's secret…...
The Vanderbilt Family Tree, Explained
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (1202+ words) The Vanderbilts, Remy Renzullo writes in Town & Country's April 2026 cover story, are America's most famous family. "Their name forever synonymous with the explosion of wealth, industry, and social mobility that epitomize the Gilded Age and arguably came to define the…...
DNA testing to reopen thousands of Florida cold cases
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (98+ words) FLORIDA, Fla. (WMBB) " A statewide effort to solve thousands of cold cases by use of advanced DNA testing and genetic genealogy is launching in Florida. According to officials, more than 21, 000 unsolved murders across the state can now be re-examined using…...
St. Cloud genealogists explore 'tracing Slovenian roots"
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (308+ words) St. Cloud genealogists explore 'tracing Slovenian roots'AOL. com Thousands of Minnesotans have Slovenian roots but know very little about their heritage. The first immigrants from Slovenia, part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in South Central Europe, came to Central Minnesota in…...