The book situates Wilayat’s story in the long afterlife of colonial disruption: The abolition of princely states, dissolution ...

For the past year or so, I’ve been enthralled by this passage from Nick Davis’ book “Competing with Idiots: Herman and Joe ...

A s one of classic Hollywood's most iconic stars, Elizabeth Taylor lived a life of glamour and was constantly on the go. The ...

Kathleen Martinez, a Dominican lawyer, diplomat, and archaeologist, is on the verge of finding Cleopatra’s tomb. Transitioning from her law practice in 2005, she has dedicated her life to ...

Object Details Author Roller, Duane W Subject Cleopatra Queen of Egypt -30 B.C Contents Introduction -- Cleopatra's ancestry and background -- The Ptolemaic heritage and the involvement with Rome -- ...

A new tool hopes to uncover the lost ancestry of enslaved African Americans. Prior to 1870, records rarely noted names of enslaved and formerly-enslaved people—this database is pooling resources ...

A STAT Investigation: Embedded Bias. The study mapped people’s self-reported race with their genetic ancestry, and through several different analyses, it points to a much fuzzier understanding ...

Mariska Hargitay opened up about one of her family's biggest secrets in the trailer for her new documentary 'My Mom Jayne.' See what the 'Law & Order: SVU' star said here.

Genetic genealogy is identifying the mothers of deceased newborns found abandoned, shedding light on crimes that went unsolved for years. Women now may face lengthy prison sentences for decades ...

BRATTLEBORO — The next meeting of the Windham County Genealogy Interest Group will focus on “Tracing Ancestors in the Salem Witch Trials ” and “Using Cemetery Directories to Find Ancestor Burials.” ...