Celebrating World Adoption Day
Shared DNA isn’t the only thing that makes a family. This World Adoption Day, we celebrate adoptees, adoptive parents, and everyone whose life was touched by adoption. MyHeritage’s commitment...
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New: Managing Multiple Sets of Parents in the Online Family Tree
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 tree: biological, adoptive, and...
My Brother Vanished at Age 3. MyHeritage Helped Me Find Him 32 Years Later
One autumn day in 1988, two little boys were playing together in their garden in Bogota, Colombia while their older brother watched from a second-story window. A family friend...
Mother and Daughter Reunite Over 30 years After Adoption
Jenna Behrmann grew up knowing nothing about her biological family or any other possible siblings. She always yearned to know more about where she came from. MyHeritage’s pro bono...
Man, 33, Meets Father, Half-Siblings, and Grandparents for the First Time Thanks to MyHeritage DNA
Growing up, MyHeritage user Kevin Williams always wished to have a father. It was a DNA upload to MyHeritage — and a helping hand from MyHeritage Founder and CEO...
Adopted Siblings Reunited Through MyHeritage Discover Another Sister Thanks to MyHeritage DNA
Siblings Henrik and Maria were both adopted from South Korea to Sweden — and neither of them was aware of the other until they found each other in early...
Half-Sisters Reunite After 63 Years
When half-sisters Peni and Sue found each other and spoke for the first time, they were amazed by the similarities between them. Peni was shocked by the way their...
Margie Reunites With Family This Christmas Thanks to MyHeritage DNA
Christmas took on a whole new meaning this year for Margie Lee and her family. From the age of 6, Margie knew that she was adopted. Her adoptive mother...