genealogy

I first met the Westerinen family in 1999 as a graduate student in New York City, writing my thesis on the rise of genetic genealogy.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

They then cross-referenced the DNA samples they gathered with the genetic profiles available to view on commercial genealogy databases to find the absent British military fathers of clients aged from three years to 70.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026

In recent years, when a new break in a cold case makes headlines, it’s often because of updated genealogy tools or forensic detection technology.

From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026

“But thanks to investigative genetic genealogy, we were able to resolve this mystery and provide some answers to everyone involved in this case.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026

No. He answered his own question aloud, and took from his pocket the heavy pages he had cut from the Bible, all written over with the names of his genealogy.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

Ms. Mazzeo alternates between the macro and micro, now giving us detailed genealogies, now discussing the shipbuilding industry and the place of women in 19th-century society.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025

And finally, as I worked out by tracing genealogies, when nobody was left alive to remember them, the dead person turned into a butterfly, a memory without a rememberer.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 5, 2023

Nietzsche and his radical historicism used genealogies to draw meanings in a world thought of a void of objective meanings.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022

The whole movie was a visual feast, with bright costumes and playful dance numbers, and it never explained the puzzling genealogies of its characters.

From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2020

To these four volumes there was added in Westmarch a fifth containing commentaries, genealogies, and various other matter concerning the hobbit members of the Fellowship.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien