The organization's ultimate goal is to identify the names of all 10 million people who were enslaved in North America whose names have been lost to history, in order to bring dignity to the enslaved ...

More than a year after a woman’s skeletal remains were found in South Jersey, investigators are still trying to determine who she was and how she died. A knife was found near the woman’s skull in a ...

South Carolina prosecutors oppose Alex Murdaugh's push for independent DNA testing of evidence found under Maggie Murdaugh's ...

Discover South Carolina library and bookstore day trips for 2026, from charming indie bookshops to inspiring libraries ...

What is Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG)? FIGG combines new DNA analysis techniques and traditional genealogy to identify suspects and unknown remains using commercial DNA databases.

Savannah Simon and Olivia Couchie are inaugural Western MLIS Indigenous Student Fellows championing representation in libraries ...

For some people, a Canadian citizenship certificate arrived as the end of a years-long search through family records. Then came ...

Senior genealogist from Ancestry, Nicka Sewell Smith, gives tips for helping viewers trace their family history for America's ...

FamilySearch has invited Americans to learn more about their family history and their ancestors who helped build the nation, as well as to record their own story for generations to come.

A long-hidden chapter of her family's history has given one woman an entirely new perspective on Gettysburg and the Civil War ...