Stella Stenroos, 51, born in Finland but currently from Ireland, bought a MyHeritage DNA kit in January 2021 out of pure curiosity. “I saw the…
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We are thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new Facebook Live series, “What’s New in the Historical Record Collections on MyHeritage”! We are introducing…
Janis Holmgren began researching her family history in 2014, since she could not shake the feeling that important chapters in her past are unknown. Order…
In this episode of Best Websites, author Rick Crume highlights some of the excellent websites that made the cut for 2023 on Family Tree Magazine’s…
On June 15, 1904, the awful General Slocum steamboat disaster in New York City decimated the German-American community of Kleindeutschland: over a thousand women and…
Image: William Butler Yeats / Library of Congress Have you read the poems by William Butler Yeats? On June 13, 1865, the Irish poet was…
As in many places, vital records form the backbone of genealogy research in Eastern Europe. Once you’ve got an immigrant ancestor’s original name and place…
Father’s Day offers a special opportunity to honor and celebrate the dads and father figures in our lives. It’s a moment to reflect on their…
David Oliver of Australia was born and adopted in England in 1960. Through a DNA match on MyHeritage, he discovered that his birth father was…
What an exciting month! In May 2023, we added 46 million records from 30 collections around the world: Belgium, Canada, Finland, New Zealand, Scotland, Spain,…
When Mary Gambrell received the phone call, it was very clear to her that she had to document the moment she told her mother the…
On this day in 1917, singer and actor Dean Martin was born in Steubenville, Ohio. Image: Dean Martin / Wikimedia Commons He was born Dino Paul…
Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz is dominating the French Open tournament this year. He is representing Spain, naturally, alongside the talented Rafa Nadal — but…
Hello Christophe, after the departure of Jacques Le Marois, you have been appointed President of Geneanet. Can you introduce yourself? Source: geneanet
Hans van Harskamp, 61, from Kudelstaart, the Netherlands, had a strong desire to discover who his unknown grandfather was for years. He joined MyHeritage and…
On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman — and the third woman in the world — to go into space. As…
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…
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…
Scott Lieberman, 42, from San Francisco, was born in Chile in August 1980 and adopted within a month by a US couple. The parents also…
In this episode, Kathryn Lake Hogan tells us what we can find in the highly anticipated 1931 Census of Canada and offers some strategies for…