On this day in 1911, British novelist and poet William Golding was born. Image: William Golding / Wikimedia Commons, Nationaal Archief (CC BY-SA 3.0 NL,…
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Throughout the centuries, a common military tactic has been to capture soldiers and civilians from the opposing side during or immediately after an armed conflict.…
In December 2023, we shared the story of Kim Catford, who was abandoned as a baby in his birth country of Vietnam and adopted by…
We’re excited to announce the addition of an important new historical record collection: France, Tables of Successions and Absences, 1890–1970. This valuable collection offers an…
In this episode of Best Websites, Lisa Louise Cooke chats with Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings, a long-running genealogy blog packed with genealogy tips, stories and…
On the night of June 11, 1962, Alcatraz prison, famously deemed “impossible to escape,” faced its most dramatic challenge. Inmates Frank Morris, John Anglin, and…
53 years after he was placed for adoption, Mark Nicholas Balls of Paderborn, Germany met his biological mother and two full brothers in Ireland. A…
We’re happy to share that we’ve added two new features that will enhance the way you search for historical records on MyHeritage: refining search results…
Happy birthday to Colin Firth! Today the actor turns 64. Image: Colin Firth / Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Firth was born on…
Many countries have a tradition upon the death of a loved one: distributing cards with information about the deceased and the bereaved family members. Geneanet…
We are delighted to announce that MyHeritage has acquired MesAieux.com, a popular family history service specializing in French Canadian genealogy. This is an exciting time…
Last year, a heartwarming 6-generation family photo went viral, featuring every generation of women between 98-year-old MaeDell Snow Taylor and her great-great-great-granddaughter, Zhavia. Multi-generation photos…
Mark your calendars for an exciting Facebook Live event! MyHeritage is bringing together 3 renowned DNA experts — Roberta Estes, Diahan Southard, and Janna Helshtein…
From September 7-15, Geneanet is organizing a special week dedicated to the transcription of the New York City Geographical Birth Index. Whether you are a…
German church books are typically the most-informative resource for genealogists looking to find their ancestors in the homeland. But civil records (officially Standesamtregister, or Standesamt…
Have you ever heard of Geneastar? Geneastar is a Geneanet website that focuses on the genealogy of famous people. Some new famous family trees have…
Because cemeteries are one of the most important resources for genealogists, Geneanet has launched the project “Save our Graves” to capture graves before they are…
In August 2024, we published 84 million historical records from 16 collections. The newly added records are from the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland,…
Get ready for an exciting month of learning with Webtember 2024! Legacy Family Tree Webinars is back with another month-long, free online genealogy conference. Each…