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…
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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…
Eastwood was born on May 31, 1930 at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco, California to Ruth (née Runner; 1909–2006) and Clinton Eastwood (1906–1970).…
MyHeritage users from all over the globe have been letting us know how much they appreciate using MyHeritage In Color, our automatic tool for colorizing…
Who are the true heroes of 2020? We all know the answer: medical professionals. People all over the world have been literally applauding the men…
The Sunken Road Cemetery was made in July-October 1916, during the middle fighting in the Somme offensive. Source: geneanet
We have released some new search options so you can even more easily and quickly find information in the huge Geneanet database. Source: geneanet
One of the most celebrated films of the year, 1917 tells the harrowing tale of a pair of World War I soldiers tasked with carrying…
If you have United States ancestry, it is possible that you have an ancestor or ancestors who served in the United States military. Military records…
As we enter Memorial Day weekend, we take the time to remember the men and women who have died while serving in the country’s armed…