Almost every month the news services mention the return of U.S. MIA or KIA soldiers’ remains to their families. Often the remains are recovered, but the family’s whereabouts are unknown. Recently Corporal Elmer P. Richard, a Prisoner of War during the police action in Korea, born in 1930 and not seen since his capture in …

In the Forensic Genealogy module Boston University students use a search engine of their choice to locate hits on “missing heirs.” They are often astounded at what they find. Many genealogical firms have been in business for generations. Some hire stringers on a contingency basis. Are you comfortable with the business practices in this field? …

Rising popularity of leading genealogy bloggers such as Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist, will continue in 2015, connecting readers to important developments in techniques, technology, and sources. Judy team-taught one of BU’s summer seminars last year and we hope to see more of her in 2015. Genetic genealogy will be a rising star this year. …

One issue unique to the Genealogical Research Field is the common struggle to decipher old documents. While there is no solution for reading messy handwriting, we have compiled some tips to help you with some common patterns found in many older documents. 1. The letter Y Many are familiar with the word “Ye” but do …

It is very common for Genealogists to hit what may seem like dead ends when tracing family lineage. For that reason, GenealogyInTime Magazine compiled a list of 50 creative solutions to address some of these common issues. Here are a few of their top solutions: Finding Maiden Names. This can be very difficult as you …