Passenger Lists: A Gateway to Foreign Lands and a Former Life
In the United States, I’ve heard it said that “unless your family is Native American your ancestors immigrated from somewhere.” How do you trace them if your family immigrated...
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Windmills, Tulips and Wooden Shoes: Researching Dutch Surnames
The Netherlands: a small country with enormous cultural and historical impact. Located in the heart of northern Europe, the Netherlands produced some of the most renowned contributors to science,...
Swedish Surnames: A Guide to Understanding the Origins of Your Swedish Roots
Foreign language obstacles and patronymic naming patterns are commonly cited reasons for avoiding Swedish genealogy research. But with an understanding of a few basic concepts, Swedish genealogy research can...
Sisters Reunited Through DNA
Denver, Colorado resident Collette Badger, 66, always knew that she was adopted. She felt different from her parents and had always wanted to find her birth family and to...
Historical Records: Tracing a family through Yugoslavia, America and Brazil
Many of us hunger for information about our ancestors’ lives. Perhaps we have clues about where they lived and what they did, but we want to know more about...
Hire a Professional Genealogist: Save $100 on a research project
At MyHeritage, we genuinely care about genealogy research and providing our users with the tools they need to make significant family discoveries. Legacy Tree Genealogists is our trusted research...
Developing a DNA Testing Plan
This is a guest post by Paul Woodbury, a Senior Researcher for our research partners, Legacy Tree Genealogists. The worldwide genealogy research firm has extensive expertise in combining genetic genealogy...
DNA Solves a Mystery and Connects a Family
Susie W., aged 39, has been using MyHeritage since December 2015. She grew up with her mother in Papua New Guinea. She is now married with six children. Growing...