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…
iGEDCOM extend you family roots
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…
The St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial is located at the west edge of Thiaucourt (Meurthe-et-Moselle), France. The 40.5 acres (16.4 ha) cemetery contains the…
On this day in 1589, Henry III of France died at the hands of a religious fanatic. Image: Henry III of France / Rijksmuseum, Wikimedia…
Genealogy library, genealogical society indexes, family pictures, cemeteries, archival registers… It may be difficult to find your way through the large number of data provided…
Karte Zur Geschichte Preussens. Published by Bibliographisches Institut 1890. A common challenge Prussian family researchers face is uncertainty when searching for records back in the…
We’re delighted to introduce Photo Tagger, a free new feature on the MyHeritage mobile app that lets you easily tag multiple photos of the same…
Would you like a second citizenship to go along with your ancestry research? While you’re climbing your family tree, you might find some unexpected “fruit”:…
On this day in 1806, abolitionist Maria Weston Chapman was born. Image: Maria Weston Chapman / Wikimedia Commons Chapman was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts to…
There are a number of resources available for finding your immigrant ancestors. In this first of two articles, learn how to search the most typical…
Families come in all shapes and sizes. MyHeritage users can now specify up to three sets of parents for any individual in the online family…
We are proud to announce that we added 22 record collections with 12.8 million historical records from across the globe, including the U.S., Canada, Belgium,…
In this episode, Lindsey Harner walks through 5 questions that can help you solve the puzzle of an ancestor’s conflicting birthdate across many different records.…
The Tour de France is a beloved tradition in France dating back to 1903, when a bicycle race was first organized to increase newspaper sales.…
It’s on the one-dollar bill, and on the cover of every U.S. passport. It’s on plaques above the entrances to U.S. embassies and consulates all…