From September 7-15, Geneanet is organizing a special week dedicated to the transcription of the New York City Geographical Birth Index. Whether you are a…
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German church books are typically the most-informative resource for genealogists looking to find their ancestors in the homeland. But civil records (officially Standesamtregister, or Standesamt…
Have you ever heard of Geneastar? Geneastar is a Geneanet website that focuses on the genealogy of famous people. Some new famous family trees have…
Because cemeteries are one of the most important resources for genealogists, Geneanet has launched the project “Save our Graves” to capture graves before they are…
In August 2024, we published 84 million historical records from 16 collections. The newly added records are from the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland,…
Get ready for an exciting month of learning with Webtember 2024! Legacy Family Tree Webinars is back with another month-long, free online genealogy conference. Each…
In this episode of the Family Tree Magazine Podcast, Lindsey Harner offers tips for navigating census records before 1850. Feature: Strategies for Using Pre-1850 US…
We’re back from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where we had the opportunity to attended the 44th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy. The conference was held August…
Learn more about (and from!) your family this month. These five suggestions will get you started. Kids across the United States have started a new…
Labor Day, celebrated on the first Monday of September, is a day dedicated to honoring the contributions of workers in the United States and Canada.…
A major update of our database has just been completed, with 9 million new Belgian vital records indexed, referencing over 25 million individuals! Here are…
Back at RootsTech 2024 we unveiled an entirely new profile page experience on MyHeritage and introduced Hints, which present new details from your matches within…
Whether your summer was filled with family outings or furthering your family history research, there’s never been a better time to discover your origins and…
Image: Napoleon Bonaparte / National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, CC0 On August 15, 1769, Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, France. In 1804, he…
In this episode of Best Websites, Lisa Louise Cooke talks with Brooke Schreier Ganz from Reclaim the Records, a group that aims to make genealogical…
In June and July 2024, we published 308 million historical records from 30 collections. The newly added records are from the United States, Canada, Austria,…
Soon Geni will be heading to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the 44th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy. The conference will take place August 18 –…
Happy birthday to Dustin Hoffman! Can you believe the actor turns 87 today? Image: Dustin Hoffman / Wikimedia Commons Dustin Lee Hoffman was born on August…