Bay County Library to host genealogy class for beginners

The Bay County Library System, along with the Bay County Genealogical Society, is announcing the next session of its popular genealogy classes.

Philatelic Genealogy website, database worth a look

A Civil War scene takes up the left side of an 1863 envelope from Washington, D.C., addressed to Miss Esther A. Packard of Kenduskeag.

DNA points to American’s royal roots in Africa

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: An African-American uses DNA testing to trace his heritage back to Cameroon ... and is welcomed as a long-lost relative by the country's royalty. Cameroon - Africa - United States - DNA profiling - DNA

Genealogy column: Internet helps, hurts researchers

With the advent of the Internet, we all began to see the vast amount of genealogical information that began to appear in cyberspace.

Mormon church, rabbis tackle proxy baptism

SALT LAKE CITY - The Mormon church says it has changed its genealogical database to better prevent the names of Jews killed in Nazi concentration camps from being submitted for posthumous baptism by proxy.

Owner of trunk containing 2 infant skeletons is identified

Los Angeles nurse was Scottish immigrant in mid-1920s