Of Genealogical Interest


Living Voices – Sunday, Feb. 3rd

1:00 p.m. Library, Bromley Room
~  Hear My Voice  ~


M
erilee Mulvey shares a post from Billiongraves.com on the meaning of 20 symbols often seen on headstones. Read the post HERE.

California Cold Case
An article in the LA Times describes a 31 year old case where investigators worked with members of  The DNA Doe Project, a forensic genealogy organization to obtain a victim’s identification.  Using Gedmatch.com, they were able to discover enough matches to the victim’s grandparents to finally make an identification.  Great article, read it HERE.

DNA Kits as Christmas Presents
Member Judy Thibault shares a post from the Boredpanda site of someone who bought 6 test kits for his family for Christmas, and ‘it turned their lives upside down’. Read the article HERE.

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The Siuslaw Genealogical Society of Florence, Oregon is a member supported, non profit organization. Researching genealogy and family history is our passion.
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