As 2019 comes to a close, we take a look back at all the wonderful things we have been able to accomplish in the past year.…
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MyHeritage has just added seven new collections encompassing 16.2 million records from all over the world: Netherlands, Notarial Records; Inwards Unassisted Passengers to Victoria; Jewish…
Martinpuich was captured by the 15th (Scottish) Division on 15 September 1916, lost in April 1918, and retaken in August 1918. Martinpuich British Cemetery was…
It’s hard to picture the holiday season without Christmas lights… but were they always such a central feature of the holidays? We did a little…
On this day in 1823, the popular holiday poem, “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” was first published in the Troy New York Sentinel. Today the poem is…
In the first #HolidayHeritage challenge, we asked for your oldest family photo from the holidays. We got this unusual and moving response from a user…
Two significant historical record collections from Germany have been added to MyHeritage: the Hesse Birth Index (1874–1911) and the Hesse Marriage Index (1849–1931). These collections…
Home DNA Kits have been one of the bestselling products on Amazon during the holiday season in the past several years. Why are so many…
In 1834, a 22-year-old Yoruba man who would come to be known as Manuel Vidau was captured as a prisoner of war and sold to…
An extensive archaeological excavation of Scotland’s first railway track is planned for next year. Wooden rails from the 297-year-old Tranent-Cockenzie Waggonway were uncovered in a…
American slavery is commonly understood to have peaked in the late 18th century and was outlawed by the U.S. in the mid-19th century following the…
A Michigan man recently identified as the newborn boy snatched from his mother in 1964 by someone posing as a maternity-ward nurse was found through…
January Jones was born on January 5, 1978, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She is named after January Wayne, a character in Jacqueline Susann’s potboiler…
On September 3, 1939, Britain declared war on Germany. By the end of the war, 2.9 million men and women had fought for the British…
Do you remember reading The Grapes of Wrath? On this day in 1968, author John Steinbeck died at the age of 66. Image: John Steinbeck /…
A: As more and more genealogists are taking advantage of DNA testing in their family history, our databases are growing and more mysteries are marked…
What comes to mind when you think of Sweden? Swedish design, northern lights, beautiful cities, or something else? Sweden is full of history, culture, stunning…
Today we remember French singer and actress Édith Piaf, who was born on December 19, 1915 in Paris, France. Image: Édith Piaf / Nationaal Archief, CC0…
On December 10, Finland’s Sanna Marin became the world’s youngest serving prime minister. She is only 34 years old. Sanna’s political career began in 2012…