On this day in 1868, civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Du Bois is often considered one of the…
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David Jon Gilmour was born on 6 March 1946, in Cambridge, England. His father, Douglas Gilmour, eventually became a senior lecturer in zoology at the…
Binders are a great tool for organizing and sharing family history research. Not only can they can help you organize information for your own reference,…
Geneanet DNA has been launched 1 year ago. On this occasion, we are happy to announce a new and much-awaited option: the Chromosome Browser (Shared…
RootsTech Connect, the world’s largest genealogy event hosted by FamilySearch, will be held on February 25-27, 2021. Source: geneanet
Christmas came just a tad early for MyHeritage DNA users when we finally released a long-awaited enhancement to our DNA ethnicity results: Genetic Groups. This…
When you are exploring the lives of your Irish ancestors, a top priority is finding records of their births, marriages, and deaths, also called BMDs…
Metadata can help you store and transfer key details about files. But how can you edit metadata, and what happens to it when you move…
In the summer of 2019, two genealogy groups announced plans to merge: the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) and the National Genealogical Society (NGS). NGS…
“Is fearr Gaeilge briste, ná Béarla cliste.” The Irish proverb above translates to “broken Irish is better than clever English.” This proverb reflects the sentiment…
We’re excited to participate in the first virtual RootsTech conference! This year the world’s largest genealogy conference will be entirely virtual and completely FREE. From…
In honor of Valentine’s Day this year, and in celebration of our recently released photo color restoration feature, we asked you to share your enhanced,…
We are excited to announce our sponsorship of the Tel Aviv Judo Grand Slam 2021 tournament taking place this weekend in Tel Aviv. Judokas from…
The biggest genealogy event of the year has gone virtual! Lisa talks with RootsTech’s Jen Allen to see what participants can expect from RootsTech Connect.…
Organizing the annual RootsTech Conference is no small order—and RootsTech Connect has been a challenge in its own right. It takes someone of phenomenal skill…
Though they weren’t universally used in the United States until the 1920s, death certificates can clue you in to more than just when and where…
Remember listening to the music of Sonny & Cher? Today we remember Sonny Bono on what would have been his 86th birthday. Image: Sonny Bono…
We’re happy to announce the release of a couple of new additions to your Shared DNA Matches on MyHeritage which will give you easier access…
The Family History Library in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, just launched its new Family History Library webpage. As the brick-and-mortar flagship of FamilySearch International,…