What comes to mind when you think of France—the Eiffel tower, romance, and fashion? Or perhaps you conjure up images of the gorgeous French countryside. France has a…
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France is chock-full of notable buildings, cities, historic sites, shopping districts, and more. It’s no wonder that France is a dream destination for many. The…
Vibrant colors, bright whites, and flaring skirts all paint a picture of traditional Puerto Rican fashion. Despite the trends that unite traditional Puerto Rico clothing,…
Happy birthday to Angela Lansbury! Today she turns 95. Image: Angela Lansbury / Eva Rinaldi, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) The Murder, She Wrote actress was…
Bazentin was in German hands until 14 July 1916 when the 3rd and 7th Divisions captured the two villages (and the communal cemetery) and held…
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In this episode, we’re celebrating the release of the 1940 census with tips, websites and resources you can use in your research. In this episode:…
Happy birthday to Paul Simon! Today the legendary singer-songwriter turns 79. Image: Paul Simon / National Archief, Wikimedia Commons Simon was born on October 13, 1941…
We are pleased to announce the addition of a new Norwegian historical record collection — Norway Church Records, 1815–1938. The records in this collection were…
In September we added 21.7 million historical records from 12 new collections from Australia, Armenia, the British Commonwealth, Canada, Germany, France, and the U.S. This…
On this day in 1798, Pedro I of Brazil was born in Lisbon, Portugal. Nicknamed “the Liberator,” Pedro declared Brazil’s independence from Portugal in 1822 and became…
The donation, timed to the centennial of the 19th Amendment, doubles the library’s holdings relating to the party, which fought for women’s suffrage and the…
BBC One’s Who Do You Think You Are? is opening up the world of history to a whole new audience – with a little help…
Lizzie Turlington was a promising leader in North Carolina’s deaf mute community in 1886 when she was murdered in the woods outside of Raleigh. Source:…
For years, the historical papers of a Peruvian peasants’ rights group sat heaped in piles on the floor of a house in downtown Lima —…
We’re delighted to announce that MyHeritage users can now easily turn their family photos on MyHeritage into beautiful wall art! We have created a seamless…
Torsten Simander, 85, from Copenhagen was born to a single mom on March 15, 1934. After living for 7 years with his grandparents, he was…
The original All Saints Day — which eventually morphed into Halloween — is celebrated in many traditional Christian societies as a day to honor the…
Geni’s World Family Tree continues to grow as new individuals are added and overlapping branches are merged. Sometimes after completing the initial merge of an…
“A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.” Today we remember singer John Lennon on what would…