At the age of 20, Alejandra Goicoechea was sitting in her psychologist’s office, seeking treatment after a period of unexplained depression, when the psychologist made…
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Do you have inventors in your family tree? On this day in 1800, inventor and chemist Charles Goodyear was born in New Haven, Connecticut. Goodyear invented…
If your ancestors traveled to New York from outside the United States during the years 1892–1954, there’s a good chance they passed through Ellis Island.…
Villers-Guislain was occupied by Commonwealth forces from April 1917 until the German counter attacks (in the Battle of Cambrai) at the end of November 1917.…
As the year comes to a close, we’re looking back at 2021 on Geni. We’re proud of the many new enhancements to Sources introduced to…
There’s no time like the holidays to connect to your roots and celebrate traditions with your family. Many of the popular customs we practice today…
We’re wrapping up another amazing year of free online events at MyHeritage — and getting ready to launch the new one! In December and January,…
Fast Facts Form Image Questions Online Search How to Read Resources Genealogists might think of this as the “hallelujah!” census. Not only was each free…
Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O’Malley Armstrong (born 25 December 1971), known professionally as Dido ( DY-doh), is an English singer and songwriter. She attained international…
You can view the list of possible duplicates in your family tree and easily merge them if needed. Source: geneanet
We’re celebrating an extraordinary milestone at MyHeritage: we’ve surpassed one million annual subscribers! We’d like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one…
On this day in 1706, French mathematician Émilie du Châtelet was born. Image: Émilie du Châtelet / Wikimedia Commons Du Châtelet was born Garbielle Émilie…
In addition to being a regular Family Tree Magazine column, Photo Detective was also a long-running blog hosted on our website by Maureen A. Taylor…
In this episode, our host Lisa Louise Cooke and her guests discuss what archival supplies you need to safely protect and preserve your family history.…
Two hundred years after the death of the emperor on Saint Helena, we are excited about a major milestone: Geneanet’s community of genealogists has indexed…
00:00:10 Chronicling America is a free online portal to US newspaper content. Hi, I’m Sunny Morton here with a quick tour of this fantastic resource.…
German composer Ludwig van Beethoven was born 251 years ago. Image: Ludwig van Beethoven / Library of Congress Beethoven was born in Bonn in the…
Last month, we introduced labels for DNA Matches, a convenient way of organizing your DNA Matches into groups. Read that blog post for information on…
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