Happy birthday to Céline Dion! Today the French-Canadian singer turns 53. Image: Celine Dion / Georges Biard, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) She was born on…
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We’re excited to announce an addition to DNA Matches on MyHeritage — you can now compare your Genetic Groups to those of your DNA Matches.…
A joyful spring to all, and happy holidays to those celebrating! Spring has always been a time of hope and new beginnings, and we hope…
Are you a baseball fan? On this day in 1867, legendary baseball player Cy Young was born. During his 22-season career, Young pitched for five different…
Have you tried Deep Nostalgia, MyHeritage’s amazing new photo feature? Deep Nostalgia brings your old family photos to life by animating the faces on any…
The Millennial generation refers to people who were born during the last two decades of the 20th century. It always takes sociologists and other social…
“Sanders Keep” was a German fortification 2 kilometres South-West of the village, between the Hermies and Havrincourt roads. Source: geneanet
Last year, MyHeritage teamed up with Legacy Family Tree Webinars to make history: we hosted the first-ever 24-hour genealogy webinar marathon. The event, conceived toward…
Keira Christina Knightley was born on 26 March 1985 in the Teddington suburb of London, to theatre actors Will Knightley and Sharman Macdonald. Source: geneanet
Bain News Service, P. Immigrants carrying luggage, Ellis Island, New York. , . [No Date Recorded on Caption Card] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of…
Waiting area, immigrants at Locust Point. Baltimore. ca. 1904-1910. Unidentified photographer. 8 x 10 inch glass negatives. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Collection. Baltimore City…
Bain News Service, P. Immigrants from “Prinzess Irene”. , . [No Date Recorded on Caption Card] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress. A: Twenty-five…
Happy birthday to Reese Witherspoon! Today the actress turns 45. Image: Reese Witherspoon / Wikimedia Commons Witherspoon was born Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon on March…
Recently we updated one of our most popular collections, the Sweden Household Examination Books by adding 19.35 million historical records from the years 1820 to…
When Diane Loosle’s grandmother passed away, 13-year-old Diane offered to help her mother go through her grandmother’s things. Diane’s curiosity was piqued when she pulled…
The new completed ordinances list makes it easier than ever to keep track of the temple ordinances you perform for your ancestors. Your completed ordinances…
In this episode, Lisa and her guests explore records and resources for tracing Irish ancestry. Plus, our DNA expert explains how to interpret your ethnicity…
Today we remember French writer Madame de La Fayette, whose novel, La Princesse de Clèves, is considered to be France’s first historical novel and one…
Do you have Irish ancestry? With millions of Irish people who have emigrated abroad, it is estimated that 70-80 million people worldwide claim some Irish descent. If you…