Category: Genealogy

Briefly in the arts

The University of North Texas’ College of Visual Arts and Design will host “Jobs in the Visual Arts and Design: Panel and Workshop” from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, March 9. in the Art Building on UNT’s campus, rooms 101 and 223. Refreshments will be served, and a panel of UNT alumni with experience in the industry will address those in attendance.

Researchers find Cumberbatch related to Holmes’ creator

Genealogy detectives have discovered that Benedict Cumberbatch, the British actor who portrays Sherlock Holmes in the PBS television series, is distantly related to the author who created the iconic character more than a century ago. Cumberbatch, 40, and the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who died in 1930, were 16th cousins, twice removed, according to the web site Ancestry.com.

Researchers find Cumberbatch related to Holmesa creator

In this Oct. 19, 2016 photo, Benedict Cumberbatch poses for a photo in Beverly Hills, Calif. Geneology detectives have discovered that the British actor who portrays Sherlock Holmes in the PBS television series, is distantly related to the author who created the iconic character more than a century ago.

Researchers Find Benedict Cumberbatch Is Distantly Related to Sherlock Holmes’ Creator

Genealogy detectives have discovered that Benedict Cumberbatch, the British actor who portrays Sherlock Holmes in the PBS television series, is distantly related to the author who created the iconic character more than a century ago. Cumberbatch, 40, and the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who died in 1930, were 16th cousins, twice removed, according to the web site Ancestry.com.