In NC's Faith Hedgepeth case, genetic genealogy evidence was excluded before trial.
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@davisdna.bsky.socialIn NC's Faith Hedgepeth case, genetic genealogy evidence was excluded before trial.
@davisdna.bsky.socialIdaho State Police mark Forensic Science Week, highlighting a case where genetic genealogy helped identify unknown remains.
@davisdna.bsky.socialInvestigative genetic genealogy has named a suspect in a 1982 East Orange, NJ murder, four decades later.
@davisdna.bsky.socialNew Hampshire's Cold Case Unit gathered investigators from across New England, with genetic genealogy on the agenda.
@davisdna.bsky.socialA candid, relatable confession from the South King County Genealogy Society blog that many family historians will recognize.
@davisdna.bsky.socialResearch Like a Pro continues its DNA case study to identify an unknown biological father, this time on analysis and reporting.
@davisdna.bsky.socialCourt records can capture family turmoil in vivid detail. The story of a divorce petition filed just before tragedy struck.
@davisdna.bsky.socialThe 1870 census was the first to name millions of formerly enslaved Americans. Strategies for breaking through the 1870 wall.
@davisdna.bsky.socialThe next chapter of Randy Seaver's family story follows his grandparents through their honeymoon and back to everyday life.
@davisdna.bsky.socialRemembering Margaret Ann Phillips Marshall (1883-1904), whose short life is preserved in this memorial profile.
@davisdna.bsky.socialWills often capture an ancestor's personality like no other record. A thoughtful reflection on documents with character.
@davisdna.bsky.socialA review of a book that blends genealogy and family memoir to explore how the past lives on in each of us.
@davisdna.bsky.socialCity and telephone directories can work like an annual census for your family. Tips for tracking ancestors year by year.
@davisdna.bsky.socialRoberta Estes profiles Acadian ancestor Jeanne Blanchard, born about 1681 at Port Royal, in her latest 52 Ancestors story.
@davisdna.bsky.socialLand records can reveal relationships other sources miss. This week's transcription takes on an 1841 Massachusetts deed.
@davisdna.bsky.socialMapping 53 immigrant ancestors across nearly 140 years: a great model for telling a family's arrival story generation by generation.
@davisdna.bsky.socialA memorial profile of Lavenia Brown Bumpus (1843-1895), showing how much a short life sketch can preserve for descendants.
@davisdna.bsky.socialFree virtual genealogy talks this week from three Ontario Genealogical Society branches, open to everyone.
@davisdna.bsky.socialCurious how AI can support your family history work? A first look at what ChatGPT can realistically do for genealogists.
@davisdna.bsky.socialA century after the 1926 Miami hurricane, a look at how that disaster's records can help Florida family historians.