9,300-year-old Kennewick Man skeleton found in Washington

Kennewick Man was definitely not a Native American, according to the most recent study of the prehistoric remains.
The 9,300-year-old skeleton actually has more in common with Polynesians, according to Doug Owsley, an anthropologist with the Smithsonian Institute who released an updated review of the bones Wednesday.
Owsley found that Kennewick man's skull has several similarities to the ancient coastal people in Asia, meaning he likely shares a common ancestor with modern day Polynesians.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2216392/Kennewick-Man-likely-Polynesian-definitely-Native-American-scientist-says.html#ixzz29xWBP1FF
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Ancient graves excavated in hunt for Mona Lisa

Researchers have opened ancient graves in a dilapidated convent in Florence as they continue their hunt for the woman who inspired Leonardo da Vinci to paint the famous Mona Lisa.
The team of experts have been working in the Saint Orsola convent since April, believe the body of the woman who modelled for da Vinci back in the 16th century is buried there.
According to Italian art historians, the real Mona Lisa was Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a rich Florentine silk merchant named Francesco del Giocondo, who is thought to have commissioned the portrait - although there is no definitive proof of this.

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http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/10/03/196-Ancient-graves-excavated-to-hunt-model-for-Leonardo-da-Vinci-s-Mona-Lisa-.html

Coffin Plate Of Elmer A Butler

This is the coffin plate for poor little Elmer A Butler. Elmer died on Feb 17th 1875 at the age of 2 years and 7 months. As little Elmer was only 2 in 1875 we will not be able to find him on the census. But perhaps someone will know who he was.

Looking for more coffin plates for an ancestor? See http://AncestorsAtRest.com

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WW2 Soldiers' Dog Tags Lost & Found

Case No. 16: George Coleman Dog Tags Need to Go Home is online at Olive Tree Genealogy blog. Join the group trying to send these WW2 soldiers' dog tags home. There are still open cases waiting for help.

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Take the Ancestry Death Challenge Contest to Win Great Prizes

Want to win an iPad or other great prizes? Just solve mysteries from beyond the grave using Ancestry.com collections and your investigative powers through November 2.

The October Death Record Education Program starts today with your first challenge. You have 24 hours from the moment the contest starts to enter your answer on the site. The first contest  opens at 12:01 Monday morning October 15th, and will close at 11:59 pm on Tuesday. 

The winner will then be posted Wednesday along with the new question. Prizes will be given for Monday and Wednesday questions. 

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Woman Crushed by Backhoe at Cemetery

A horrendous news story but because I follow cemetery news, I have come to realize that many many people die in cemetery accidents every year. Old tombstones topple for example. So please everyone, be careful when looking for your ancestors' graves!

Sep 24, 2012 8:54 PM ETA freak accident killed a woman in the Baron de Hirsch cemetery in Cote-des-Neiges

The 44-year-old woman was at the cemetery on Montreal’s Mountain Sights Avenue when she was crushed by a backhoe performing work at the site.

Read more: http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/woman-fatally-struck-in-baron-de-hirsch-cemetery-1.969755#ixzz27U7X0fFD

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Photo Archive: Facey, Elgie & Wilford Families

 Photo Archive: Facey, Elgie & Wilford Families

Aren't family treasures wonderful? A few days ago hubs resurrected dozens of photos from the late 1800s, early 1900s that were found in his great aunt's house after her demise.

Continue reading on Olive Tree Genealogy blog

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Searching Free Michigan Death Records for a Massey

I've been searching the free online Michigan Death Records for my William Ivis Massey who most likely died sometime between 1891 and 1898. So far I've had no luck which leads me to think he may have died elsewhere.

Since he worked for the railroad it is quite possible he was in another state or even back in Ontario Canada where he had family.

William was born in 1847 in Quebec (called Canada East at the time) and was married twice. The first marriage was to a Miss Wheeley, the second to Jeanette (Jennie) MacDonald. I've not been able to find out his first wife's name nor when she died. But by 1878 he and wife #1 had a son George born in Ontario, and by 1881 he was in Detroit Michigan marrying Jennie.

If you recognize any of these names, contact me at ancestorsatrestATgmail.com (change the AT to @)

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1867-1897 at FamilySearch
1897-1920 at Library of Michigan

Cemetery Walk Scotch Cemetery, Manilla, Brock Twp, Durham Co Ontario

Olive Tree Genealogy has uploaded a Cemetery Walk for the Scotch Cemetery, Manilla, Brock Township, Durham (formerly Ontario) County

It's uploaded on Olive Tree Genealogy YouTube Channel. It is only a partial viewing of the cemetery as there are many more gravestones in it.

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I found some of my Butler family in N. Dakota and Michigan. Still tracing them forward in efforts to figure out where my 2nd great grandpa, Jonathan Butler, a black man who was in Ontario Canada as early as 1824, was from in USA.