The magic of old photos lies in the meaning or even the memories we attach to them. Photos are part of what makes our ancestors’…
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Happy birthday to Chris Hemsworth! Today the actor turns 37. Image: Chris Hemsworth / Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Hemsworth was born on…
The Planner is a tool for helping someone else with his or her family history. Use it to view the FamilySearch Family Tree from the…
Starting today we’re unlocking both our popular photo tools — MyHeritage Photo Enhancer and MyHeritage In Color — for a whole month, until September 10,…
On this day in 1928, singer Eddie Fisher was born. One of the most popular singers of the 1950s, Fisher is also remembered for his…
Have you ever wondered if your ancestors traveled? If they did, they may have applied for a passport. A passport was not mandatory in the…
Last month, 19.4 million records in nine collections were added to MyHeritage. The new U.S. collections include passenger lists from California and Washington (Seattle), an…
In a recent interview with the U.K’s Capital FM, singer Katy Perry was in for a genealogical surprise when host Sian Welby shared that she…
On this day in 1813, American abolitionist and suffragist Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis was born. An early supporter of the women’s suffrage movement, Davis was…
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry may be happily married, but the Duke’s ancestor, King Henry VIII, once demanded that one of the Duchess’ forefathers be…
A new analysis of ancient genomes suggests that different branches of the human family tree interbred multiple times, and that some humans carry DNA from…
After the building that housed Nepal National Library was damaged in the 2015 quake, many books and manuscripts are stored at Mahendra Bhawan School in…
Sydney cultural custodians are divided over a Berejiklian government plan to merge the State Archives with the authority responsible for some of the city’s best-known…
The name Caulfield is one about which much confusion arises but its long history starts in the Irish region of Connaught. Source: geneanet
Today we remember actress Lucille Ball, who was born on this day 109 years ago. Image: Lucille Ball / Wikimedia Commons Lucille Désirée Ball was born…
This page serves as a resource and update center for the many projects and partnerships coming in support of R.O.A.R. Check back here frequently! What…
If you’ve found old photos of your family members, you’ve struck genealogy gold. There’s nothing quite like looking into the eyes of an ancestor. In…
The BBC recently published a piece about a remarkable story the MyHeritage Research team stumbled across in 2015. At the time, the team was hard…
Dartmoor Cemetery was begun (as Becordel-Becourt Military Cemetery) in August 1915 and was used by the battalions holding that part of the line. Source: geneanet
Happy birthday to Meghan, Duchess of Sussex! Today the Duchess turns 39. Image: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex / Northern Ireland Office, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY…