BBC
"Have we underestimated the first people to resettle Britain after the last Ice Age? Evidence from a variety of sources suggests that early Britons were more sophisticated than we could have imagined."
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DNA test brings Florida man 'home' to Maine:
Lewiston-Auburn Sun Journal
"MADAWASKA — Gary Skillings’ life has all the elements of a good mystery novel: A mother’s mysterious pregnancy, family intrigue, DNA research and the discovery of long-lost relatives thousands of miles away."
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FamilySearch Indexing Not Keeping Up:
The Ancestry Insider
“FamilySearch just isn’t indexing records fast enough,” said Jake Gehring. “If that is the case,…then what do we do about it?”
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Depleted Texas Lakes Expose Ghost Towns and Graves:
CBS News
"BLUFFTON, Texas - Johnny C. Parks died two days before his first birthday more than a century ago. His grave slipped from sight along with the rest of the tiny town of Bluffton when Lake Buchanan was filled 55 years later.
Now, the cracked marble tombstone engraved with the date Oct. 15, 1882, which is normally covered by 20 to 30 feet of water, has been eerily exposed as a yearlong drought shrinks one of Texas' largest lakes."
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This Day In History: September 4
1781: Los Angeles, first an Indian village Yangma, is founded by Spanish decree.
1804: USS Intrepid explodes while entering Tripoli harbor on a mission to destroy the enemy fleet there during the First Barbary War.
1881: The Edison electric lighting system goes into operation as a generator serving 85 paying customers is switched on.
1918 Birthday: Paul Harvy, radio commentator.
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