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The Johnson, Buckner, Hudson & Wiggins family has gathered every year since 1956, preserving genealogical records tracing back to ancestors born in the 1800s. This July, descendants nationwide will celebrate their platinum anniversary in Virginia, where much of their American story began. ##
After more than three decades, RCMP in Alberta solved a cold case sexual assault using cutting-edge genetic genealogy technology. The breakthrough shows how modern science is finally bringing justice to victims who waited years for answers.
After more than three decades, modern DNA technology has helped Alberta RCMP identify and arrest a suspect in a 1992 sexual assault case. The breakthrough shows how genetic genealogy is giving victims closure and proving that justice has no expiration date.
A team of volunteer genealogists spent hundreds of hours identifying a man found along a Maryland highway in 1981, finally bringing closure to a family that didn't even know he was missing. The DNA Doe Project's pro bono work proves that everyday people with passion can solve cases that stumped investigators for decades.
A British dentist finally located his great-grandfather's grave in India after 119 years of family searching. The discovery came through a newspaper article about another long-lost grave at the same cemetery.
Simon Howard picks random gravestones in overgrown cemeteries and brings their forgotten stories back to life. His latest discovery honors two brothers who died within days of each other in 1934.
More than 1,800 people with the surname O'Sullivan gathered in a small Irish town to shatter a 17-year-old world record. Family members flew in from as far as New Zealand and Australia to celebrate their shared heritage.
A dedicated group of volunteers spent their Saturday morning breathing new life into a historic West Virginia cemetery. The community-led restoration project at Arnold 'Old Hill' Cemetery shows how a small team can preserve local history for future generations.
The Jesuits and descendants of people they enslaved have created America's first partnership of its kind to fund education and healing. The Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation is already supporting families and racial justice work nationwide.
A Longview family gathering this Juneteenth weekend continues a tradition that began when newly freed slaves searched for separated loved ones in 1865. LaTreshia Hamilton organized her first family reunion, bringing together relatives from across the country to celebrate their shared roots.
A family mystery solved in dusty Italian archives revealed a shocking truth: the great-grandmother believed to be an orphan was actually abandoned at birth. The discovery transformed one journalist's understanding of motherhood itself.
Every person alive today carries DNA from mysterious ancient human relatives who vanished hundreds of thousands of years ago. New research reveals traces of two unknown lineages hidden in our genes, rewriting the story of who we are.
Over 100 descendants of Jacob and Mary Wagner gathered in Arthur, Wisconsin, to mark a century of unbroken family reunions. Few American families can claim such a remarkable milestone of connection across generations.
Craig Campbell rejected a "blank check" from AI-obsessed investors to build something radically different: a simple website for exploring historical maps. Three years later, his bet on the old-school web is paying off.
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Your DNA carries traces of mysterious extinct relatives who interbred with humans hundreds of thousands of years ago. Scientists just figured out when these ancient cousins joined our family tree.