We’re happy to announce that we’ll be offering free access to all birth records on MyHeritage from July 10–16, 2020! Search birth records on MyHeritage…
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The United States borders both Canada and Mexico. If you have immigrant ancestors who entered the United States through Canada or Mexico—or even had ancestors…
Happy birthday, Tom Hanks! Today the popular actor turns 64. Image: Tom Hanks / U.S. Department of State Thomas Jeffery Hanks was born on July…
We just added 8.3 million historical records in June from six new collections from the U.K., Spain, and New Zealand. Four million records from a…
Sometimes all you need to help others with family history is a computer, a few minutes, and an internet search engine. Over the last month…
Happy birthday to Ringo Starr! Today the legendary musician turns 80. Image: Eva Rinaldi / Wikimedia Commons, (CC BY-SA 2.0) The Beatles drummer was born…
Linda Maria Ronstadt was born on July 15, 1946, in Tucson, Arizona, the third of four children of Gilbert Ronstadt (1911–1995), a prosperous machinery merchant…
On this day in 1907, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo was born. Known for her many self-portraits, Kahlo is often regarded as one of Mexico’s greatest…
During the 1800s and early 1900s, millions of people immigrated to the United States. But the mostly “open door” policy slammed shut during the mid-1920s,…
Over the centuries, France’s government and culture has changed many times. These changes often affected record keeping. The good news is that historical change in…
On 1 July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme, the 8th Division attacked Ovillers and the 34th Division La Boisselle. Source:…
FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in June of 2020 with over 25.1 million new indexed family history records from all over the world. New…
In honor of this year’s 4th of July, the MyHeritage Research team found some intriguing historical photos taken as long as 150 years ago. They…
Each year on July 4, the United States celebrates Independence Day in commemoration of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Drafted by Thomas Jefferson,…
You can now quickly and easily view your common ancestors through your Geneanet DNA matches! Source: geneanet
Humans have an innate need to know their identities—who their ancestors are and where they come from. Finding that past sometimes requires individualized expert assistance.…
Today we remember comedy legend Carl Reiner, who has passed away at the age of 98. With a career that spanned seven decades, Reiner was…
We may never know why the skull of a Stone Age man ended up on a stake in a mysterious underwater grave 8,000 years ago,…
Funeral programs serve a range of purposes, from offering a written record of a service to celebrating lives and aiding the grieving process. Source: geneanet