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Today we remember Grace Darling, the daughter of an English lighthouse keeper, who helped rescue the survivors of the Forfarshire shipwreck in 1838. Image: Wikimedia Commons, Dallas…
TalkTV host Peter Cardwell recently took a DNA test with MyHeritage. He chose to view his results for the first time during a live broadcast.…
This holiday season, MyHeritage is offering something truly extraordinary — a chance to discover your roots at a price we’ve never offered before. For a…
On November 22, 1873, a terrible collision between the French passenger steamship “Ville du Havre” and the British cargo sailing ship “Loch Earn” occurred in…
The early bird gets the worm — and this year, that means getting a head start on meaningful holiday gifting. Our Early Black Friday DNA…
Hit a brick wall when analyzing your DNA Matches? We’ve got you covered! We’ve updated the data for Theory of Family Relativity, adding 103 million…
Genetic genealogy can help you solve some of the most intriguing mysteries in your family tree: identifying an unknown grandparent, confirming a surname line, distinguishing…
We’re pleased to share that MyHeritage has opened new DNA collection centers in Australia, Norway, and Switzerland. Earlier this year, changes to U.S. import policies…
November 11th, 2026 will mark the centenary of the creation of the United States System of Highways — the numbering of dozens of existing roads…
We’re excited to announce the publication of four new historical record collections on MyHeritage, containing 95 million structured marriage records extracted from newspaper pages on…
The world changed on the single morning of June 6, 1944. More than 150,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy in what became the…
In 1617, a French family with three children crossed the Atlantic to begin a new life. Louis Hébert and Marie Rollet are known today as…
In October 2025, MyHeritage published 467 million historical records across 20 new and updated collections. These collections are from the United States, Canada, Australia, France,…
We’re pleased to announce that the 1921 England & Wales Census is now available to search on MyHeritage. This release includes 38 million records, providing…