On Monday, April 25th, we’ll be celebrating the 63rd anniversary of the discovery of the structure of the DNA double-helix by scientists James Watson, Francis Crick, Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins. Looking back it is easy to see what a … Continued
Genealogists with ancestors in the British military have an enormous collection of records available to them in England and, in some cases, Canada. This is especially true if one knows the regiment that an ancestor was assigned to during their … Continued
FindMyPast (FMP) has announced that their entire collection of 110 million Irish records will be free from March 1st to March 8th. This is a great opportunity to familiarize yourself with these databases which, together, comprise the web’s largest set … Continued
We continue to add interesting titles to our book collection and in this post we’ll review three new titles. The first book was reviewed by Lynn Johnson and the next two by Janet Allard. Phantoms of the Fur … Continued
Germans still remain the largest single ethnic group in America. And the largest single migration of Germans to America began in 1710. About 3,000 Germans arrived in New York City (pop. 7,000), much to the chagrin of the local authorities … Continued
Back in October there were a flurry of reports and blog postings about 23andMe’s announcment that their revised medical testing plan was approved by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). At that time the company also announced a schedule for … Continued
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