Lost Ancestors

There may be some ancestors that you never find for a variety of reasons. In my opinion some were very tactful in hiding out any time a record keeper showed up. They were always on the run from anybody who claimed to be recording names and dates.

The Role Of History In Genealogical Research

Before you begin your genealogical research, you’d be wise to study a bit of history–either local or national–because history can have a direct bearing on where your genealogical search will take you.

Tracing Ontario Relatives in the States

We often think of Canada as an immigrant country, and we know that many of those immigrants from Ireland, for example, eventually went to the United States.

February 15th is Heritage Day in Canada

Many sport halls of fame and museums have areas in which they keep medals, photos, life stories, and book of achievements on file, which all add up to the genealogy of Canadian sports.

Genealogy Project tracks ancestry of Charles Darwin

Tests on DNA taken from great-great-grandson show his forebears were among the first humans to leave Africa for the Middle East

New "Who Do You Think You Are" clip from NBC!

MyHeritage.com Acquires Major Family Network OSN to Accelerate Building the World’s Family Graph

MyHeritage.com announced a significant expansion of its global family network through the acquisition of the Hamburg-based OSN Group, which operates a network of 10 market-leading family sites, including Verwandt.de (Germany), Moikrewni.pl (Poland) and Dynastree.com (USA).