On this day in 1782, Vicente Guerrero, a leading general of the Mexican War of Independence and later President of Mexico, was born. A champion of…
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March 28th, a little before midnight: Violetta, her daughter Dasha and their dog Udin, get off the car train at Oslo central station. It has…
On this day in 1908, space pioneer Mary G. Ross was born in Park Hill, Oklahoma. Remembered for being the first Native American female engineer, Ross’s contributions…
Most immigrants to the United States endured a grueling, weeks-long journey via ship. Today, many of their descendants dream of doing that trip in reverse—albeit…
David Van Cortlandt Crosby (born August 14, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to his solo career, he was a founding member…
In July we added 11 collections with 15.4 million historical records. The collections originate from Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Chile, France, and Sweden. Most of…
MyHeritage user Minka Kainulainen, 29, of Finland, solved a decades-old mystery thanks to a record she found on MyHeritage: she uncovered the fate of a…
When someone tells you to picture a Greek or Roman statue, what do you see in your mind’s eye? Probably a muscular, god-like figure with…
In the first part of this two-part article, we covered 19th century European immigration to New York City. In this article, we will go over…
On this day in 1792, poet Percy Bysshe Shelley was born in Sussex, England. Regarded as one of the greatest English Romantic poets of the…
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…
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…
The St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial is located at the west edge of Thiaucourt (Meurthe-et-Moselle), France. The 40.5 acres (16.4 ha) cemetery contains the…
On this day in 1589, Henry III of France died at the hands of a religious fanatic. Image: Henry III of France / Rijksmuseum, Wikimedia…
Genealogy library, genealogical society indexes, family pictures, cemeteries, archival registers… It may be difficult to find your way through the large number of data provided…
Karte Zur Geschichte Preussens. Published by Bibliographisches Institut 1890. A common challenge Prussian family researchers face is uncertainty when searching for records back in the…
We’re delighted to introduce Photo Tagger, a free new feature on the MyHeritage mobile app that lets you easily tag multiple photos of the same…
Last year, MyHeritage founder and CEO Gilad Japhet came across a spectacular old family album at an auction in Israel. He asked our Research team…
Would you like a second citizenship to go along with your ancestry research? While you’re climbing your family tree, you might find some unexpected “fruit”:…