The last time Oren Schneider saw his beloved maternal grandfather Alexander Ruziak, the elderly man, who was 92 years old at the time, made an…
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Maybe this happens to you often: you get excited about ramping up your genealogy research and decide to dedicate all of your time to making…
When MyHeritage DNA results are ready, the Ethnicity Estimate is revealed in an interactive display featuring a spinning globe, and background music representing the user’s…
In honor of Australia Day, we are delighted to announce that we are offering free access to all of the Australian records on MyHeritage —…
With Geneastar, the site of celebrity genealogies by Geneanet, you can discover in a few clicks if you are related to someone famous. The site…
Scotland has had a rich and varied history and records are available going back centuries. Learn about resources to research your Scottish ancestors! Source: geneanet
When the Gestapo boarded the train carrying Marta and Alexandr Knapp during their attempted escape from Prague in June 1942, they had to make a…
Whether you’ve been thinking of taking a DNA test for a while or are just starting to toy with the idea, you won’t want to…
What a way to cap off 2022! In November and December 2022, we added and updated 67 historical record collections with 65 million records from…
Each year, we mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day and reflect on the legacy of one of the most influential leaders in American history. Dr.…
In August 2022 we introduced Photo Tagger, a free feature that lets you easily tag multiple photos of the same individual in one go. It…
In this episode of Best Websites, Lisa Louise Cook walks us through Ancestry.com’s expansive card catalog and reveals how this resource can be used to…
In early December we invited you to send in your family recipes for a chance to win a free MyHeritage Complete plan or AI Time…
As we review Geneanet’s milestones and new features in 2022, we are excited to tell you that in mid-December, we reached 8 billion individuals indexed…
Happy birthday to Joan Baez! Today the American folk singer turns 82. Image: Joan Baez / Nationaal Archief, CC0 Baez was born on January 9,…
We are delighted to announce sensationally good news: MyHeritage just published a huge new collection covering immigration to Israel from 1919 onwards, with 1.7 million…
As we return to routine following a holiday season of family, togetherness, and cherished traditions, there’s a natural desire to maintain those connections in the…
Ireland has a special place in genealogy in the English-speaking countries and elsewhere due to the massive emigration in the 19th century and in the…
On this day in 1855, American inventor King C. Gillette was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. As the inventor of the best selling version…