Abraham Lincoln is one of the most prominent figures in the history of the United States, and one of the most influential presidents of all…
iGEDCOM extend you family roots
A: DNA Painter falls into the category of third party tools. These are websites created to help you further use or interpret the DNA test…
For the past few years, RootsTech has offered a way for people to see if they are related to other RootsTech attendees around them—and this…
On this day in 1773, William Henry Harrison, the 9th President of the United States, was born at Berkeley plantation in Virginia. Image: William Henry…
Peter Brian Gabriel was born on 13 February 1950 in Woking, Surrey. He was raised in a middle-class family in Coxhill, a Victorian manor situated…
Some volunteers are indexing genealogical data on Geneanet, all over the world, and in Europe in particular. Source: geneanet
Although everyone may be celebrating Valentine’s Day slightly differently this year, some things will remain the same: the consumption of copious amounts of chocolate and…
Cheers to a new year and a new milestone! There are now 13 billion historical records available on MyHeritage! In January, we added 6.5 million…
Erna Rusi, a MyHeritage user from Finland, was raised without knowing her biological father. A year ago she took a MyHeritage DNA test and received…
On this day in 1804, Finnish poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg was born. Considered the national poet of Finland, Runeberg wrote in the Swedish language and…
Etricourt was occupied by Commonwealth troops at the beginning of April 1917 during the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line. It was lost on the…
In the United States and elsewhere as recently as the early 20th century, the death of a father meant his offspring were orphans, even if…
FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in January of 2021 with over 36 million new indexed family history records from all over the world. New…
Today marks the 62nd anniversary of the tragic plane crash that took the lives of rock musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper”…
Valentine’s Day is almost upon us, and what better time to reminisce about the great romances in your family? Everybody loves to look at wedding…
We are all proud of where we come from. Whether you’re a first-generation immigrant or you have just discovered your roots by taking a DNA…
Have you read Ulysses? On this day in 1882, author James Joyce was born in Dublin, Ireland. Image: James Joyce / Wikimedia Commons James Augustine Aloysius…
RootsTech Connect 2021 (25–27 February 2021) is excited to present bless4, a prominent Japanese pop group, as keynote speakers and performers. You won’t want to…
This year, RootsTech Connect 2021 is proud to announce that 5-time Grammy Award winning Ladysmith Black Mambazo is joining the lineup of keynote speakers. Don’t…
RootsTech Connect 2021 is thrilled to announce another fascinating keynote speaker, Utah Valley University president, Astrid Tuminez. Tuminez became the seventh president of the nearly…