Your name is a significant part of your personal identity. It’s likely that your ancestors felt the same way about their names. If you have…
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Do you have English heritage? If so, your grandmothers, great-grandmothers, and beyond might have English names. Popular English girl names come from a variety of…
Italy is a country rich in history and culture. If you travel just about anywhere in Italy, you will experience its heritage, whether by exploring…
Today we remember American author and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston, who was born on this day in 1891. A central figure of the Harlem Renaissance, Hurston…
Pat Benatar was born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski on January 10, 1953, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City. Her mother, Mildred (née Knapp) (1928–2016), was a…
When 32-year-old Gonzalo Alexis Luengo Orellana of Chillán, Chile was a teenager, he received a package from his grandmother that would define the course of…
With each new year, FamilySearch has goals for improving your experience and helping people around the world discover and connect with their families. So what’s…
Have you ever been in a hot air balloon? On this day in 1745, French inventor Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier was born. Image: Library of Congress Montgolfier was…
Searchable records are a huge part of what makes family history research possible. A lot happens to a record from the time it is found in…
821.2 million records were added to MyHeritage in the last two weeks of December — bringing the total number of historical records in MyHeritage SuperSearch…
Some new free Geneanet features have been released! These new features are about notifications, list of individuals in your family tree, and advanced search in…
When we think of early computers, usually what comes to mind is punch cards and gigantic WWII-era machines that filled entire rooms. But humans have…
Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial, near Fère-en-Tardenois, France, Now Available on Geneanet
The Oise-Aisne American Cemetery and Memorial is an American military cemetery in northern France. Plots A through D contains the graves of 6,012 American soldiers…
Names are an integral part of personal and family identities. They can also illuminate your cultural heritage or your ancestors’ lives. If you have English heritage,…
How reliable is the health information reported by genetic genealogy companies?How reliable is information from DNA tests? A: The number one most important thing to…
For the people of Great Britain, Yorkshire pudding has long been a dish to be proud of. This simple, crispy puffed bread requires only four…
“Once we were brutal Vikings. Now we are one of the world’s most peaceful societies. Welcome to Denmark.” —denmark.dk There couldn’t be a better description…
Today we remember science fiction author Isaac Asimov on what would have been his 100th birthday! Image: Isaac Asimov / Wikimedia Commons Although the exact…
New Year’s Day, 2020: The sun shone for part of the day, the high was 12 C, and revellers took to social media to share…
DNA and genetic genealogy have helped investigators solve a century-old Idaho mystery. Outlaw Joseph Henry Loveless was killed and dismembered in 1916 and buried in…