The 2nd Canadian Cemetery was made in July-October, 1916, during the middle fighting in the Somme offensive. Source: geneanet
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Have you found your connection to the British royal family? On this day in 1865, George V was born in Marlborough House, London. Image: George…
A diary that was in the possession of a secret society for decades after the end of World War II may contain a map detailing…
They are best known as the people who lived “in a land flowing with milk and honey” until they were vanquished by the ancient Israelites…
As part of its efforts to record and preserve ephemeral culture, the Institute of Digital Archaeology has launched an ambitious program to preserve the heritage…
Elisabeth Zetland, Researcher at MyHeritage, has been working on her father-in-law’s family history ever since she stumbled across a huge trunk full of old photos…
On this day in 1840, Victorian poet and novelist Thomas Hardy was born in Dorset, England. Considered one of the most renowned writers in the history…
As many genealogists already know, among the major commercial genealogy websites, MyHeritage is the website of choice for international genealogy — that is, for finding…
FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in May of 2020 with over 24.1 million new indexed family history records and almost 32,000 digital images from…
Have you ever wished you had full access to a certain paid-subscription-only historical record collection for just one day? This June, you just might have…
On this day in 1953, New Zealand mountaineer and explorer Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to reach the summit…
The Great Depression and World War II bookended the 1930s, but fashion flourished anyway during this decade. Glamorous Hollywood screen stars inspired new looks for…
We are pleased to announce the addition of an exclusive death records collection from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, from 1874 through 1938. This…
We are pleased to announce the addition of an exclusive death records collection from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, from 1870 through 1940. This…
Flt. Lt. Alastair ‘Sandy’ Gunn was shot down over Norway on March 5, 1942, during a mission to photograph the German battleship, Tirpitz. Source: geneanet
In Europe, Italians have the highest genetic diversity. The gradient of their genetic variability, scattered all over the peninsula, encloses on a small scale the…
Using human population genetics, ancient pathogen genomics and isotope analysis, a team of researchers assessed the population history of the Lake Baikal region, finding the…
A collection of police mugshots from the turn of the 20th century have been digitised and made available online for the first time. Source: geneanet
Archaeologists in Spain have found part of a skull and a femur (thigh bone) in their search for the remains of Red Hugh O’Donnell, one…
Great blessings come from providing temple ordinances for our kindred dead. What follows are important updates to some of the tools, resources, and processes being developed to hasten this important, eternal work. We hope these adjustments will make it simpler…