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Here's a link to a story that explains how autosomal DNA was used to find the Golden State Killer. Please note that the police used an open-source database where people voluntarily upload their autosomal DNA to look for matches. If you do not want your...

Lisa never stopped wondering who she was or where she came from. Who were her biological parents? Were they still alive?

Two years ago, she embarked in earnest on a quest for her identity, joining millions of others who have turned to DNA databases to...

To help fix New France's gender imbalance, two men came up with an innovative idea to import young women to the colony to marry male settlers. Almost all of the women were poor and many were orphans.  Two-thirds of today's French-Canadians can trace...

The UK's largest family history event comes to an end after ten years.  Immediate Media, the organizers of the annual event, reached the difficult decision this week due to financial reasons.  Click here to read more in WDYTYA Magazine.

Locate My Name is a website that promises to help you find distribution of names across countries and regions.  The site mainly focuses on surnames.  Click here to read more in Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter.