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.

Library users can tap into powerful databases

This is the last in a series of three articles from the Stillwater Public Library, which, along with the rest of the country, celebrated National Library Week April 11-17.

Great Uncle Fritz Was a Blacksmith

In a small, but bustling railroad city, where horses and mules were still the mode of travel, and iron fences and gates were becoming the fashion, a blacksmith could always find work.

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.

World War II medal returned

A World War II medal that surfaced among the belongings of a woman with family ties to Kewanna has been returned to the veteran’s family.