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Ancestry.com has agreed to pay OraSure Technologies and its DNA Genotek subsidiary $12.5 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged that Ancestry took DNA Genotek’s saliva sampling technology and improved upon it, without giving credit to DNA Genotek. According to Continue reading Ancestry.com Settles Lawsuit with OraSure Technologies Over DNA testing
As I’ve written a number of times on this blog, our family had friends of Japanese ancestry who lived here in the Tacoma/Puyallup/Orting area of Western Washington. They were interned in “camps” during the Second World War. The presidential order Continue reading The Japanese WWII Internment – 75 years ago today
The following is from FamilySearch: Another 15 million indexed historic records have been added to FamilySearch’s vast collections. Included are a wide variety of records from 13 countries (including Argentina, Australia, Denmark, England, and the Netherlands) containing passenger lists, obituaries, Continue reading New Historic Records Databases Posted at FamilySearch the Week of Feb 13 2017
The following is from Danielle Matlin at discovery.com: New season premieres Sunday, March 5 at 10/9c TLC’s Emmy Award-winning series, WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? returns this spring with a new group of celebrities ready to delve into their Continue reading TLC Reveals the New Celebrities for the Seventh Season of Who Do You Think You Are?
NOTE: If you wish to order the bundle of the Full Subscription to MyHeritage & a DNA test for $199, Click on this link. The links below, as well as the link within the illustration just go to MyHeritage, and Continue reading The New Consistency Checker for Online Family Trees at MyHeritage
The Innovator Showdown at RootsTech was an exciting time this year. All ten of the finalists had impresive concepts and products, but all ten could not win. Five finalists were selected for the showdown on Friday – and OldNews USA Continue reading OldNews USA Wins Top Honors at RootsTech 2017 Innovator Showdown
NOTE: If you wish to order the bundle of the Full Subscription to MyHeritage & a DNA test for $199, Click on this link. The links below, as well as the link within the illustration just go to MyHeritage, and Continue reading MyHeritage Launches “Photo Discoveries”
Thursday evening we will enthrolled and entertained by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir with an evening at the Assembly Hall in which they sang the music of Rodgers & Hammerstein. I was actually moved to tears a few times. What really Continue reading Music – It Runs in the Family – An Evening at RootsTech
At Rootstech yesterday, Patty and I were able to visit with our old friend, Brian Donovan, who is the Licensing Manager at Findmypast. He brought us up to speed on what will be the most comprehensive online collection of Roman Continue reading Catholic Records for Ireland, Britain & the USA Being Posted at FindMyPast
The following news release was received from Daniel Horowitz at MyHeritage.com: TEL AVIV, Israel & LEHI, Utah , February 9, 2017 – MyHeritage, the leading international family history and DNA company, announced today the appointment of Dr. Yaniv Erlich as Continue reading MyHeritage Appoints Prominent DNA Expert Dr. Yaniv Erlich as Chief Science Officer
Over the years I’ve heard dozens of folks ask the question, Where can I buy groceries in Salt Lake? I’ve had folks ask me personally – and I’ve heard them ask at the front desk of the Plaza Hotel – Continue reading Looking for Groceries in Downtown Salt Lake City?
The following is from the Illinois State Genealogical Society: January 24, 2017 – Springfield, IL. – Lecture proposals are now being accepted for the Illinois State Genealogical Society 2017 Annual Fall Conference to be held October 27 & 28, 2017 Continue reading Illinois State Genealogical Society 2017 Annual Fall Conference – Call for proposals
Patty and I are heading to Salt Lake City Monday to participate in the annual RootsTech conference. For those of you who can’t make it, RootsTech is free live streaming 17 of the sessions. The following information is from RootsTech: Continue reading The RootsTech 2017 Free Online Broadcast Schedule
The following excerpt is from an article first posted in the Columbus Dispatch: Yellow caution tape flapped in the wind, crisscrossing the entrance of a mausoleum erected nearly 100 years ago. It’s the latest sign of vandalism at Green Lawn Continue reading Over 600 Graves Damaged in the Last 2 Years at Columbus, Ohio’s Green Lawn Cemetery
The Polish Institute of National Remembrance (INR) has posted the names of nearly 10,000 Nazi SS commanders and guards who helped in the extermination of more than a million Jews at Auschwitz. It’s been claimed that many of the guards Continue reading 9,686 Nazi SS Commanders & Auschwitz Guards Names & Photos Posted Online