Identifinders Blog

DNA-The Next Big Gold Rush?
The discovery of gold at Sutters Mill, CA in 1848 promised untold wealth for those who had the resources and stamina to outlast the competition. At the dawn

Big Business or Big Brother?
At the recent American Academy of Forensic Science meeting in New Orleans, I attended the workshop The Opiate Crisis, Dirty Bombs, Big Data/Big Problems, and Driverless Cars: On the

Who Am I? What is My Name? – Part XII – Taking Stock
As with all research projects, there have been so many zigzags in this story, it’s only reasonable to take a break to take stock of

Who Am I? What Is My Name? Part XI – Berlin, Warsaw, and the German Soldier
I recently traveled to Berlin and Warsaw to personally research in the various German and Polish archives. My hope was to find more information about

Who Am I – What Is My Name – Part X – Gertrude’s Marriage and Divorce
By now, everyone who reads this should know Gertrude Priess-Spiro, the woman who arranged to have Pnina Gutman smuggled from the Warsaw Ghetto in August

Extreme Genealogy – Arrival in Berlin and First Visit to the Berlin Bundesarchiv
Flight to Berlin and ArrivalThursday, August 11, 2016 My trip from Los Angeles to Berlin went smoothly with a layover in Keflavik Interntional Airport. It is the