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More than three centuries after the horrifying Salem witch trials, DNA researchers have confirmed that a Southern California woman is a descendant of both victim Rebecca Nurse and persecutor Reverend John Hale. What a perfect Halloween story! Click...
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A team of Kenyan and Chinese archaeologists found a 15th century Chinese coin in a tiny village on Kenya's north coast. That poses a question that has excited both historians and politicians. How did a Chinese coin from the early 1400s reach East...
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The following tests were underway at FTDNA as of 24 October 2010:
Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test
11/01/2010, 378, 47247, Deep Clade-R
11/08/2010, 379, 37657, Deep Clade-R
11/26/2010, 380, 185273, Y-DNA 37
11/26/2010, 380, 188025, Y-DNA...
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Click here to read an excellent article that discusses the benefits and challenges of using digital preservation to both augment and enhance the preservation of your family history records.
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Kharkiv-based Karazin National University scientists are taking part in National Geographic's Genographic project. Here is alink to an article in a Ukrainian digest that provides a Russian perspective on the project. Don't worry, it's written in...