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Facial Reconstruction Could Identify Unknown Sailors

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Two skeletons of sailors were found on the USS Monitor when it was raised from the ocean floor. DNA testing has failed to produce a match with the sailors’ living descendants. Forensic facial reconstruction is now being done, in the hopes of identifying the unknown sailors, and perhaps finding their families. The USS Monitor was an ironclad ship that was used by the Union during the Civil War. The ship has been described as a “cheese box on a raft”. It was not designed to withstand sailing on rough water, and it was being towed by the USS Rhode Island … Continue reading →

How to Find Interesting Genealogy Reading Material Online

Whether you are new to genealogy or an expert, you may want to take some time once in a while to learn more about your hobby by reading some genealogy blogs. No, this is not a shameless attempt at self – promotion from a genealogy blogger. It is more of a reminder that there is just so much great information out there on genealogy blogs that any genealogist could find something interesting to read on any given day. One way to look for genealogy blogs to read is to simply do a Google search for “genealogy blogs”, or add some … Continue reading →

Keeping Up With The Joneses And Others With Common Surnames

If one of the biggest challenges in your genealogy research is keeping up with the Joneses in your family tree, do not despair. Common surnames do make research challenging because it can be hard to sift through all of the potential matches for an ancestor and determine with any degree of certainty whether you have found the correct person. There are ways that genealogists with Joneses, Smiths, and other very popular surnames in their family trees have been able to locate their ancestors amongst the crowds. Here are some tips for researching ancestors with common surnames. One way to help … Continue reading →