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DNA Identifies Revolutionary War Soldier as Private John Pumphrey

Forensic genetic genealogy linked degraded colonial DNA to living relatives to restore the soldier’s identity.

Teen Sailor Killed at Pearl Harbor Identified and Returned for Full‑Honors Burial

France’s Advisory Council Backs Limited Legalization of Genealogy DNA Tests

U.S. National Archives Puts Nazi Party Membership Files Online

U.S. National Archives Puts 16.3 Million NSDAP Membership Records Online

NSW Health Offers Support as Families Consider DNA Tests After 1995 IVF Mix-Up

DNA Identifies 1977 I-95 Victim as Peter Adams After Nearly 50 Years

Valentino’s Family Formally Denies Kinship Claim by Oscar Garavani

DNA Test Connects Australian Woman to Dozens of Relatives Once Thought Killed in the Holocaust

Hiroshima Confirms First DNA Identification of an A‑Bomb Victim, Naming 13-Year-Old Hatsue Kajiyama

Remains Found in Lake Michigan in 1988 Identified as Chicago Woman Dorothy Glanton

WWI 'Message in a Bottle' Letters Found on Western Australia Beach Reach Soldiers' Families After 109 Years

Yad Vashem Identifies Five Million Holocaust Victims’ Names

Family Finds 1916 WWI Letters in Bottle on Remote Western Australia Beach

WWI Messages in a Bottle Discovered on Western Australia Beach Link to 1916 Voyage

1916 WWI Letters in Bottle Found on WA Beach Reunite Soldiers' Families

Century-Old 'Woman in the Well' Identified as Alice Spence in Saskatoon

PBS Sets 'Finding Your Roots' Season 12 for Jan. 6, 2026 Premiere With A-List Lineup

Jeopardy Contestant’s Family Tie to Final Clue Drives Fan Debate

Pope Leo XIV Revealed As Distant Relative of Madonna and A-List Figures