This month’s article begins with a huge thank you to the Friends of Otis Library. At their June meeting, the Friends voted to contribute $6,195 for a variety of purposes that will strengthen our ...

Consumer genomics company Ancestry has confirmed it fought two U.S. law enforcement requests to access its DNA database in the past six months, but that neither request resulted in turning over ...

This week is a listing of online databases that are absolutely free to anyone with a computer: • Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office. Land records going back to 1810 in public land states: ...

Ancestry.com has released a new free database of tens of thousands of old newspaper records about formerly enslaved people. The company hopes it... This database could help descendants of enslaved ...

According to a latest report over 60 percent of the Americans’ ancestry can be traced through existing DNA databases. This includes even persons who have never submitted their DNA for evaluation say ...

The genealogy research company Ancestry has digitized millions of historical records related to the Holocaust and published them online in a free, searchable archive. The company announced the release ...

Looks like Apple isn’t the only company staring down special requests for personal information. A report from BuzzFeed News reveals that Ancestry.com refused to comply with a search warrant that would ...

WAREHAM - Wareham Free Library will now offer Ancestry Library Edition to assist patrons conducting historical or genealogical research. Ancestry Library Edition delivers billions of records in census ...

Planning to look into your family's history as a 2025 resolution? There are plenty of ways to get started — from Ellis Island ...

Ancestry.com has released a new free database of tens of thousands of old newspaper records about formerly enslaved people. The company hopes it will help fill historical gaps for Black Americans.