Friendships and family relationships are greatly strengthened by celebrating holidays together. This is especially true of Bastille Day, the holiday created to specifically honor and celebrate French unity. It takes its name…
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Until just about a century ago, women had to spend a great deal of time in the kitchen to ensure that the family was fed.…
Happy birthday to Patrick Stewart! A veteran of the stage and screen, Stewart’s versatile career has spanned from the works of Shakespeare to some of popular…
On this day in 1854, American inventor and philanthropist George Eastman was born. Image: George Eastman / Library of Congress Eastman was born on July…
Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, and film producer who has gained worldwide fame as the lead…
On Geneanet, it’s possible to view the frequency and the geographic distribution of last names, and to easily search these names in the database. Here’s…
Christine Chiang didn’t grow up knowing her extended family. Her parents, who were each single children, left all family records behind when they moved from mainland China to Taiwan before Christine was born. The only relatives she knew were her parents, sister, and brother. After receiving a university degree in Chinese literature, she landed…
Fast Facts/What Happened? Form Image Questions Online Search How to Read Resources Lost to fire except for fragments, the 1890 forms adopted a dramatically different,…
Today, FamilySearch announced that RootsTech Connect 2022 will take place on March 3–5, 2022, as a fully virtual family history event. After welcoming over one million visitors…
It’s been said that if you learn the complexities of English, such as the many spelling quirks and “rules that are exceptions to rules,” you…
On this day in 1861, American geneticist Nettie Stevens was born. A pioneer of her field, Stevens is credited with discovering sex chromosomes. Image: Nettie…
Esther D, 52, from Germany had been looking for her biological father since she was a young teenager. When she took a DNA test with…
We are happy to introduce the ability to confirm or reject a Theory of Family Relativity on MyHeritage. This functionality has been widely requested by…
In October 1914 British soldiers serving in the Fleurbaix sector began burying their fallen comrades beside a regimental aid post and dressing station located not…
On July 4 the United States celebrates Independence Day, which commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. In July 1776, the Continental Congress declared…
O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming? These words have been filling…
FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in June of 2021 with over 31 million new indexed family history records and almost 7 million Catholic church records…
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“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for…
On this day in 1917, singer, actress, and civil rights activist Lena Horne was born. Image: Lena Horne / Library of Congress Horne was born…