A 1915 Shipwreck, DNA Test, and Facebook Friend Reunited a UK Woman with Iceland Family
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A 1915 shipwreck, DNA test, and Facebook friend reunited a UK woman with Iceland family
A family mystery that stretched across the North Atlantic was solved through an unlikely chain of clues: a DNA test, a century-old shipwreck, and one shared Facebook friend. For Yvette Holly of Hull, a city in England, the discovery led to relatives in Iceland and a new understanding of her father's life. What happened? The search started when genetic testing revealed something Holly had not expected. "Two years ago I took a DNA test," she said.…
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