The village of Beaumetz-les-Cambrai was captured by the enemy on the 22nd March, 1918, after an obstinate defence by the 51st (Highland) and 25th Divisions,…
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Standing a head taller in a crowd than the next person, you can’t miss him! Perhaps you already know Thom Reed, one of FamilySearch’s Deputy…
Today actress Angelina Jolie celebrates her 46th birthday! Image: Angelina Jolie / Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Jolie was born on June 4,…
How old is the oldest ancestor you have a photo of? Many of us are lucky to uncover photographs of our ancestors from the early…
FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in May of 2021 with over 51 million new indexed family history records and over 4 million digital images…
Today we celebrate the life of America’s first First Lady, Martha Washington, who was born on June 2, 1731 in New Kent, Virginia. Image: Martha…
Katherine Elizabeth Upton (born June 10, 1992) is an American model and actress. She first appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2011, and…
Karla Saravia, 54, a MyHeritage user from New York, left a comment on one of our Facebook Live sessions mentioning an extraordinary photo she discovered…
Many avid fans of the popular series Friends loved watching as friends Chandler and Monica evolved into one of the most adorable TV couples of…
Around the world, celebrations of life are taking the place of traditional funerals. While funerals are more somber and focus on memorializing the deceased, celebrations of life, as the name…
Could we BE anymore excited!? After 17 years off the air, the entire cast of the hit television show Friends came together in a highly…
On this day in 1907, American biologist and conservationist Rachel Carson was born. Carson’s groundbreaking work is often credited with advancing the global environmental movement.…
It’s almost June! We’re here with more free online sessions for the coming month — but first, check out our new video about our wildly…
We did it again! We’re excited to introduce Photo Repair — the newest tool in the MyHeritage photo toolbox. Photo Repair automatically fixes scratches, tears,…
Fast Facts Form Image Questions Online Search How to Read Resources The 1900 census returned to its familiar horizontal orientation, and for the first and…
We’re giving you a chance to learn more about the ancestors in your family tree who put their lives on the line in service of…
The village of Beaumetz-les-Cambrai was captured by the enemy on the 22nd March, 1918, after an obstinate defence by the 51st (Highland) and 25th Divisions,…
Scanning old family photos and documents yields multiple benefits. It creates a digital copy for long-term preservation, and (with digital backup copies) you can edit…
The Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, Utah, has long been a go-to place to find genealogical research materials and is the flagship library for FamilySearch International. With the closure of the library a…
From the sophisticated to the whimsical, Japanese culture captures it all. With centuries of iconic architecture, elegant kimonos, and sophisticated designs, Japan is a source…