Patronymic surname suffixes throughout Scandinavia often changed depending on which country controlled the area. When researching your ancestors in Sweden, Norway or Denmark, it can…
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Jan Gobbens from the Netherlands was adopted at a young age. As a young adult, he reconnected with his mother, but she passed away before…
Today we are excited to introduce the new Consistency Checker to Geni’s World Family Tree. The Consistency Checker will constantly monitor changes to profiles in…
On this day in 1847, Bram Stoker, author of Dracula, was born in Dublin, Ireland. Image: Bram Stoker / Wikimedia Commons Abraham Stoker was the…
Learning about an ancestor’s death can be key to learning about the person’s life. Records about death can help confirm someone’s identity and the identities…
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Pilgrimages come in many shapes and sizes, and each has its own unique story. Some are exclusive to members of a religious group, and others…
Throughout history, different cultures around the world have developed sacred journeys called pilgrimages. Pilgrimages are often long and end at a destination of great spiritual…
On this day in 1867, renowned physicist Marie Curie was born in Warsaw, Poland. Thanks to her pioneering research on radioactivity, Curie became the first woman…
If many of the older men in your family are distinguished by a shiny bald patch on their heads, their younger male relatives may be…
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Every country has its comfort foods—those dishes that not only satisfy, but also provide a sense of well-being. Shepherd’s pie is one such recipe. This…
Defining what is your heritage means understanding your inherited sense of family identity. Explore these questions and activities to strengthen and better express your own…
On this day in 1814, Adolphe Sax, inventor of the saxophone, was born in Dinant, in what is today Belgium. Image: Adolphe Sax / Bibliothèque Nationale…
This is the third post in our Genealogy Basics series, in which MyHeritage walks you step-by-step through building your family tree. As we discussed in…
Emily Jean Stone was born on November 6, 1988, in Scottsdale, Arizona, to Krista Jean Stone (née Yeager), a homemaker, and Jeffrey Charles Stone, the…
During the last indexing week, you were almost 2,000 participants and you have indexed more than 200,000 records. To mark the Armistice of 11 November…
In celebration of Family History Month, we ran a contest throughout the month of October for a chance for one lucky winner to receive a free…
Throughout our lives, we accumulate a lot of items—old journals, faded photos, treasured heirlooms, day-to-day documents. And in the wake of losing a loved one,…