In honor of this year’s 4th of July, the MyHeritage Research team found some intriguing historical photos taken as long as 150 years ago. They…
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Each year on July 4, the United States celebrates Independence Day in commemoration of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Drafted by Thomas Jefferson,…
You can now quickly and easily view your common ancestors through your Geneanet DNA matches! Source: geneanet
Humans have an innate need to know their identities—who their ancestors are and where they come from. Finding that past sometimes requires individualized expert assistance.…
Today we remember comedy legend Carl Reiner, who has passed away at the age of 98. With a career that spanned seven decades, Reiner was…
We may never know why the skull of a Stone Age man ended up on a stake in a mysterious underwater grave 8,000 years ago,…
Funeral programs serve a range of purposes, from offering a written record of a service to celebrating lives and aiding the grieving process. Source: geneanet
The remains of over 100 children, some with coins in their mouths, have been discovered in south-east Poland confirming local legends of a children’s graveyard.…
Cambridge University has published a huge selection of photos taken by a German Jewish doctor in the early days of the Turkish Republic in the…
Residents of Clearwater Heights, a historically black neighborhood in Clearwater, Florida, have long shared rumors of unmarked graves left behind when an all-black cemetery was…
Since the 17th century, France has been regarded as a “center of high culture.” As such, French culture has played a vital role in shaping…
If you’ve been researching your German ancestors — especially in light of MyHeritage’s release of the new and exclusive North Rhine-Westphalia Death Index 1874–1938 —…
This Father’s Day, we asked you to share with us your favorite memory of your dad or a father figure in your life for the…
Bula! This oft-used greeting in Fiji translates to “life,” with its longer use ni sa bula vinaka translating to “wishing you happiness and good health.”This…
On this day in 1911, American athlete Babe Didrikson Zaharias was born. Considered one of the greatest athletes of all time, Zaharias was an Olympic…
The radio as a form of entertainment grew in popularity in the 1920s United States. This inexpensive form of enjoyment for the whole family included…
Founder and CEO of MyHeritage, Gilad Japhet, revealed some exciting new developments — some of which had never been made public before — during a…
Today we remember chef, author, and television personality Anthony Bourdain on what would have been his 64th birthday. Image: Anthony Bourdain / Peabody Awards, Wikimedia…
In honor of Father’s Day, MyHeritage asked you to share photos of your family patriarch enhanced with our brand-new Photo Enhancer tool as part of…
The cemetery was begun in an area known to the Army as ‘Lancashire Dump’ in June 1916, a few days before the beginning of the…