MyHeritage Blog - Archive
Getting in on the Sister Act
Women around the world agree: There’s nobody in the world that gets you quite like a sister. So it’s no wonder that over the years, Eurovision has seen many...
Eurovision Twins
No, you aren’t seeing double — no need to adjust your glasses. These four talented singing duos made Eurovision fame by sharing the spotlight with their identical twin. The...
Eurovision 2019: One Big Family
We’re thrilled to officially kick off our lead-up to the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with amazing family history content! We’ve partnered with an exclusive group of Eurovision stars —...
All in the Family: New York City’s 2018, 1897 mayors are cousins!
In honor of New York City’s 120th anniversary, our Research Team has discovered a familial link between current New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and 1897 New York...
Win a Chance to Have Your Family Mysteries Solved!
Do you have a mystery in your family that you are itching to solve? Maybe you found a war medal tucked away in an old box and you don’t...
New Holiday Theme for Family Trees
In light of the holiday season, we wanted to add a fun feature to your family tree! Now when you log in to see your family tree it will...
Christmas Traditions Around the World
Genealogy is about families through the ages. Filling in our pedigree charts with names, dates, and places is very satisfying, but it is the stories and traditions of our...
Children Can’t be Born Before Their Parents: A common-sense guide for genealogical beginners
This is a guest post by Jennifer Mendelsohn. A freelance journalist for more than 20 years, Jennifer Mendelsohn’s work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post,...
5 Tips To Hosting a Remarkable Family Reunion
This is a guest post by Janet Hovorka, author of Zap the Grandma Gap and workbooks about engaging youth with family history. Janet writes The Chart Chick and the...
We’ve Discovered Meghan Markle’s English Roots!
The world is excited about the upcoming wedding between Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle. To celebrate their union, we researched Markle’s family tree and discovered that she shares...
Christmas Surprise: Finding a long-lost brother
In honor of the holidays, we share an incredible story about MyHeritage user Roswitha, of Germany. She received a life-changing message on MyHeritage from her brother on Christmas. She...
Google for Genealogy: Search tricks to tease out information
This is a guest post by Jessica Taylor, president of Legacy Tree Genealogists, the recommended research partner of MyHeritage. Jessica gave a phenomenal talk during our One-Day Genealogy Seminar...