Category: Other News
Edward Norton is a direct descendent of Pocahontas
Posted by Joanne Swann | Jan 6, 2023 | Other News | 0 |
DNA testing helps holocaust survivors find family
Posted by Joanne Swann | Dec 1, 2022 | Other News | 0 |
19 Free Family History Webinars for June 2022
Posted by Paul Gray | Jun 1, 2022 | Other News | 0 |
Who Do You Think You Are? returns to BBC One
Posted by Paul Gray | May 11, 2022 | Other News | 0 |
BBC DNA Family Secrets Series 2 Broadcast from 11 ...
Posted by Paul Gray | May 4, 2022 | Other News | 0 |
Unpublished pictures of Princess Diana up for auction
by Joanne Swann | Jan 27, 2023 | Other News | 0 |
An album of previously unpublished photographs of Princess Diana launching the HMS Cornwall is set to be auctioned off later this year.
Read MoreFinding your Roots latest episode reveals Joe Manganiello is descended from slaves
by Joanne Swann | Jan 18, 2023 | Other News | 0 |
Actor Joe Manganiello (Magic Mike, Spiderman) experienced some surprising revelations on the latest episode of Finding your Roots.
Read More½ Americans know more about fictional TV families than their own family tree
by Joanne Swann | Jan 16, 2023 | Other News | 0 |
A recent survey has found that half (50%) of Americans know more about families from their favourite TV shows than their own family tree.
Read More300th anniversary of the Constitutions of the Free-Masons
by Joanne Swann | Jan 13, 2023 | Other News | 0 |
To celebrate the tercentenary of the Constitutions of the Free-Masons, a year-long free exhibition opened on 9 January 2023.
Read MorePrairie du Chien Treaty to feature at the NMAI Exhibit
by Joanne Swann | Dec 20, 2022 | Other News | 0 |
The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in Washington, DC will display the 1829 Prairie du Chien Treaty.
Read MoreInvestigative genetic genealogy centre launched
by Joanne Swann | Dec 7, 2022 | Other News | 0 |
An investigative genetic genealogy centre (IGG) has recently been launched by Ramapo College of New Jersey.
Read MoreUK census results creates questions surrounding religious school assemblies
by Joanne Swann | Dec 5, 2022 | Other News | 0 |
Teachers in the UK have branded the legal requirement for religious assemblies “archaic” since the release of the UK census results.
Read MoreThe Queen Consort royal cypher revealed
by Joanne Swann | Nov 11, 2022 | Other News | 0 |
The royal cypher that will be used to identify Camilla as Queen Consort has been unveiled.
Read MoreThe Royal Cypher – King Charles III released
by Joanne Swann | Nov 10, 2022 | Other News | 0 |
The royal cypher is made up the initial of the sovereign with the addition of the letter ‘R’ for ‘Rex’ or ‘Regina’.
Read MoreRootsTech 2023 – Registration Now Open!
by Joanne Swann | Nov 2, 2022 | Other News | 0 |
RootsTech is the world’s largest family history event. On the March 2nd – 4th, they will offer an in-person event in addition to its virtual event in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Read MoreScotland presents latest statistics regarding life expectancy
by Joanne Swann | Oct 30, 2022 | Other News | 0 |
Life expectancy in Scotland fell in the latest year, with the average expectancy for males being 76.6 years and 80.8 years for females.
Read MoreBaby names: ‘Oliver’ finally loses top spot to ‘Noah’
by Joanne Swann | Oct 26, 2022 | Other News | 0 |
After eight consecutive years, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has declared ‘Oliver’ top of the list when it comes to new baby boy names.
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