Emilia Isobel Euphemia Rose Clarke was born on 23 October 1986 in London. She grew up in Oxfordshire. Her father was a theatre sound engineer…
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On this day in 1844, stage and early film actress Sarah Bernhardt was born. Once called “the most famous actress the world has ever known,” Bernhardt…
Families have been making music together since long before the von Trapps and the Jackson 5. It’s not uncommon for an accomplished musician to have…
Many who have looked into tracing their German or Slavic family lines have quickly learned that they have their work cut out for them. Germany…
Today we remember Star Wars icon Carrie Fisher on what would have been her 63rd birthday. Image: Carrie Fisher / Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons (CC…
On the way home from a weekend road trip to the Smoky Mountains, two friends, Lindsy Wolke and Megan Grant, found themselves browsing the relic…
Every year on April 6, Los Banos, Calif., couple Tina Bejarano Gardere and Eric Gardere would hide away in their bedroom. They would bring a…
Scientists have for the first time found evidence of Neanderthals on the Greek island of Naxos, pushing back human activity in the Aegean by thousands…
On this day in 1931, prolific inventor Thomas Edison died at the age of 84. At the time of his death, Edison held over 1,000…
On this day in 1915, American playwright Arthur Miller was born in Harlem, New York. Image: Arthur Miller / Nationaal Archief Arthur Asher Miller was born to…
The BBC has just wrapped up another series of their hit series Who Do You Think You Are? this time with some of the biggest…
New York’s German-owned breweries were once the largest beer-making operations in the country, and the brewers themselves grew into regional and national power-players, transforming Major…
The legacy of the Salem witch trials is complicated. During October, tourists flock to the North Shore city from around the world to celebrate the…
More than 80 soldiers who perished during the Great War will finally be laid to rest with full military honours close to where they fell…
MyHeritage’s Chief Science Officer, Dr. Yaniv Erlich, recently gave a talk at TEDMED to share what he and his team have discovered analyzing data from Geni’s…
The commune and the village of Courcelette were the scene of very heavy fighting in September 1916. On the 15th, the village was included in…
Most of us know what it’s like to scramble for something interesting to say when someone asks the classic question, “Tell me something about yourself.”…
Latin American research presents a variety of challenges, especially if you can’t understand the different languages that the records are written in. Thankfully, the Family…
Some of the richest pieces of our family’s history come in the form of photos. Being able to take and store pictures of family members,…
On this day in 1890, Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States, was born. Image: Dwight D. Eisenhower / U.S. National Archives…