The auction takes place in the same week as Southampton marks the 114th anniversary of the Titanic tragedy.
Christian Rainer told the BBC he found his grandfather within seconds using the online tool, which also helped clear other members of his family.
The millennia-old language of Gumbaynggirr was critically endangered. Now, a series of tourism initiatives are helping to bring it back from the brink of disappearance.
Burnt bone fragments were discovered during an initial dig of the Adie's Brae settlement at Ericstane, near Moffat.
Dr Albert Hofmann accidentally discovered the hallucinatory effects of LSD in April 1943. In 1986, he told the BBC about a "terrifying" bicycle ride home from the laboratory.
The building at Underbarrow is now Grade II* listed and work is ongoing to research its history.
Part of the Wars of the Roses battlefield site is no longer a temporary soil storage for HS2.
The Victor Hugo Centre has teamed up with local businesses to bring the trail to islanders.
Margaret of Beverley was on pilgrimage when she found herself fighting in the Siege of Jerusalem.
