RootsTech 2021 is here! Along with all the wonderful talks and workshops you can attend virtually, this year’s RootsTech will also have virtual booths, including…
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Do you sometimes wonder how your ancestors moved, smiled and looked in real life? You can now see your ancestors from generations past like never…
St. Patrick’s Day is all about celebrating your Irish heritage… and what better way to celebrate your connection to the Emerald Isle than to make…
This month marks one year since we began offering our free online Facebook Live and Ask the Expert sessions! While we wouldn’t have chosen the…
Havrincourt village was stormed by the 62nd (West Riding) Division on 20 November 1917. It was lost on 23 March 1918, but it was retaken…
Did you enjoy reading fairy tales growing up? On this day in 1786, German author Wilhelm Grimm was born. Image: Wilhelm Grimm / Wikimedia Commons Wilhelm…
If you’ve been dreaming of attending the annual RootsTech conference, but haven’t been able to go in years past, you may be delighted to learn…
RootsTech has always been the place to connect and network with others who share your same passion about all things family history and genealogy. Although…
On this day in 1868, civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Du Bois is often considered one of the…
David Jon Gilmour was born on 6 March 1946, in Cambridge, England. His father, Douglas Gilmour, eventually became a senior lecturer in zoology at the…
Binders are a great tool for organizing and sharing family history research. Not only can they can help you organize information for your own reference,…
Geneanet DNA has been launched 1 year ago. On this occasion, we are happy to announce a new and much-awaited option: the Chromosome Browser (Shared…
RootsTech Connect, the world’s largest genealogy event hosted by FamilySearch, will be held on February 25-27, 2021. Source: geneanet
Christmas came just a tad early for MyHeritage DNA users when we finally released a long-awaited enhancement to our DNA ethnicity results: Genetic Groups. This…
When you are exploring the lives of your Irish ancestors, a top priority is finding records of their births, marriages, and deaths, also called BMDs…
Metadata can help you store and transfer key details about files. But how can you edit metadata, and what happens to it when you move…
In the summer of 2019, two genealogy groups announced plans to merge: the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) and the National Genealogical Society (NGS). NGS…
“Is fearr Gaeilge briste, ná Béarla cliste.” The Irish proverb above translates to “broken Irish is better than clever English.” This proverb reflects the sentiment…
We’re excited to participate in the first virtual RootsTech conference! This year the world’s largest genealogy conference will be entirely virtual and completely FREE. From…