Playwright William Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616 in Straford-upon-Avon, England. Considered one of the greatest writers of the English language, Shakespeare’s body of work…
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A few months ago, we released MyHeritage In Color, which lets users colorize their old family photos automatically. The genealogy community fell in love with…
Superstars Ben Affleck and Matt Damon go way, way back… but it turns out, they may go back much farther than either of them may…
Happy birthday to Jack Nicholson! Today the actor turns 83. Image: Jack Nicholson / Georges Biard, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Nicholson was born on…
The Netherlands: a small country with enormous cultural and historical impact. Located in the heart of northern Europe, the Netherlands produced some of the most…
Happy 94th birthday to Queen Elizabeth II! The Queen is not only Britain’s longest reigning monarch, but also the longest serving living monarch in the…
A First World War soldier’s bedroom has lain completely untouched in his former home since he died from injuries 102 years ago. Source: geneanet
The greatest mystery of the Katyn massacre – the contents of the ‘Belarusian Katyn List’ – is closer to being solved after the chance discovery…
“Finding Your Place at the Library” is the National Library Week theme, which runs from April 19 to 25. It is a particularly apt theme…
Since our MyHeritage DNA Health kit was released in May 2019, countless users have made important and sometimes live-saving discoveries thanks to their results. Here…
In light of the current global situation, MyHeritage has decided to postpone MyHeritage LIVE, our annual genealogy conference. We were really looking forward to welcoming…
Libby Copeland This month Lisa interviews author Libby Copeland on her new book The Lost Family and discusses how consumer DNA tests are changing the…
This is a Family Tree Magazine advertiser-sponsored post from Tag That Photo. A vital part of documenting family history is identifying people in our family…
Silent film star Charlie Chaplin was born on April 16, 1889 in London, England. Image: Charlie Chaplin / Library of Congress In a true rags-to-riches…
In January, a fire tore through an historic building in the heart of Manhattan’s Chinatown, threatening to engulf decades of artifacts documenting Chinese life in…
Mary Pearson, who was briefly engaged to the writer’s brother, may be the real-life counterpart of Lydia Bennet from “Pride and Prejudice. Source: geneanet
At the end of March, as a gesture to our users who are isolated at home, we unlocked our highly popular automatic black and white…
The FamilySearch Family Tree provides an easy, free template for your family tree. Not only do you have four options for viewing your online family…
Robertson was born on April 18, 1990, in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Beverly (née Hayes) and Ryan Robertson, a restaurant owner. Robertson grew up in…
It contains 1830 graves, mainly of the American 27th, 30th, 1st, 33rd and 80th Divisions; and is particularly connected with the advance of the 27th…