It’s always incredible to see which traits pass from one generation to the next. For Mother’s Day, we invited MyHeritage users to submit photos highlighting…
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Citations are among the most talked about—and, perhaps, most dreaded—aspects of family history research. Family Tree Magazine Editor Andrew Koch has called them the genealogical…
Between 1914 and 1918, some 630,000 Canadians enlisted for military service, and 424,000 crossed the Atlantic to Europe to serve. Geneanet volunteers have indexed nearly…
On May 24-26, 2024, take pictures of graves in a nearby cemetery. Source: geneanet
As the Queen of Pop Taylor Swift prepared to dazzle Paris and Lyon with her current Eras tour, our team did some research on Taylor’s…
As he was growing up in Chocz, a small town in Poland, Leszek Szkudlarek was completely unaware that Jews had once lived in that town…
The term “red flag” is usually used in the context of dating and relationships. (“If he says all of his exes were crazy, that’s a…
Have you ever been told you’re the spitting image of your mother? Family resemblances have fascinated us for generations. Our DNA holds the secrets to…
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…
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…
We are thrilled to announce the publication of three new and important historical records collections: New York City birth, marriage, and death records. These robust…
In this episode, Lindsay Fulton from American Ancestors speaks with us about the 10 Million Names Project, its purpose and how you can get involved.…
Throw open the windows—warm temperatures are here to stay! Breathe some fresh air into your house and your research with these projects that will keep…
Over the years I have visited many private gardens and talked with lots of home gardeners. One common thread is that they all have at…
Anzac Day offers a great opportunity to honor the legacies of Australian and New Zealander family members who fought for freedom. To make this Anzac…
Have you ever wondered what it was like to walk the decks of history’s most massive naval war machines? Perhaps you even had an ancestor…
During the years of Napoléon I’s reign, well over a million men from France and conquered territories in Europe were recruited for the Grande Armée.…
For almost 65 years, Kenneth Reimund Höfer of Koblenz, Germany searched for information about his biological father. He knew very little, and some of what…
Do you enjoy baseball? On this day in 1820, Alexander Cartwright, the “Father of Modern Baseball,” was born in New York City, New York. Image:…
Did you know that if you started building your family tree using another service, you can import it to MyHeritage as a GEDCOM file and…