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Introduction to Genealogy: A New Online Course From MyHeritage
Our #1 goal at MyHeritage is to make family history accessible to everyone, everywhere. One way we accomplish that goal is by providing you with cutting-edge tools that make...
The MyHeritage Newspaper Collection Helped Me Identify and Profile the People in a Photo Album from 1890
Strolling around the Sandwich, Massachusetts Bazaar Flea Market on a Wednesday morning in September 2021, I spotted a large book across the way on a seller’s table. An avid...
We Celebrated Grandma’s 100th with a MyHeritage Sun Chart of Her 140+ Descendants
Shimron Schiff, from Petah Tikva, Israel, has been researching his genealogy as a hobby since 2013. For his grandmother’s recent 100th birthday celebration, he transformed his research into a...
New List View for Photos on MyHeritage
We’re happy to introduce the new List view for photos on MyHeritage, designed for convenient editing and sorting of the details in your family photos. This will delight our...
2021: MyHeritage Year in Review
2021 was an exciting and challenging year. This year we saw private citizens jet off to space, COVID vaccines administered worldwide, major events slated for 2020 that took place...
She Learned She Was Adopted, Then Found Her Birth Family. Now, She’s Helping Others Do the Same
At the age of 20, Alejandra Goicoechea was sitting in her psychologist’s office, seeking treatment after a period of unexplained depression, when the psychologist made an earth-shattering suggestion: “I...
Ellis Island: How to Research Ancestors Who Passed Through the Gateway to Freedom
If your ancestors traveled to New York from outside the United States during the years 1892–1954, there’s a good chance they passed through Ellis Island. On January 1, we’ll...
Holiday Traditions from Around the World
There’s no time like the holidays to connect to your roots and celebrate traditions with your family. Many of the popular customs we practice today were inherited from our...