Explore ancestry database at Moline Library: Trace your family history using the library edition of Ancestry.com during a class at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, and 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at the ...

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 ...

In the early 2000s, genetic testing emerged as a direct-to-consumer product that did not require a physician's involvement and the consequences of this shift could impact everyone. More than 60% of ...

A local DNA interest group is diving deeper into the DNA breakthrough of using genealogy databases to crack cold cases — and the issues arising from it. For decades, the gruesome acts of the Golden ...

Planning to look into your family's history as a 2025 resolution? There are plenty of ways to get started — from Ellis Island passenger searches you can do online, to digitized census records ...

If you're interested in learning more about your ancestors, you may be one of many people who've used ancestry.com to trace your genealogy. Now that website has released a new, free database of tens ...

People who submit DNA to ancestry websites are now leading to arrests. Christine Franke was a 25-year-old college student when she was shot dead in her Orlando apartment on Oct. 21, 2001. Though DNA ...

France’s trove of DNA profiles has helped solve high-profile crimes and was used to find some of the Louvre suspects, and it is growing. The police can also access other countries’ databases.