Her DNA Sample Sat in a Drawer for 3 Years. Then She Sent It — and Found a Sister
Debie Clark, 54, a MyHeritage user from Portland, grew up without knowing who her father was, and her mother died when Debie was only 6. A few years ago,...
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DNA Analysis Sheds Light on Victims of 12th-Century Violence
In 2004, workers on a construction site in Norwich, England, stumbled upon an 800-year-old well as they prepared the ground for a new shopping center. Inside the well, they...
I Uncovered the 76-Year-Old Secret of My Mum’s Birth Father… and Unearthed a New Secret
Lisa, a MyHeritage user from England, has been researching her family history for over 30 years. For most of that time, a quarter of her ancestry was blank, as...
Scientists Are Mapping the DNA of Every Living Thing in the British Isles
The completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 was a watershed moment in the history of science and medicine. The ability to sequence human DNA has made so...
I Found My Mother After More Than 22 Years of Searching
MyHeritage user Isabelle Guilbert, 48, of southern France, spent many years trying to find out where she came from. Thanks to a MyHeritage DNA test, she was able to...
My Aunt & I Solved the 100-Year-Old Mystery of My Great-Grandfather’s Identity
The story of Jessica Stanmeyer’s great-grandparents is straight from the movies: intrigue, secrets, murder, betrayal, forbidden romance — it’s got it all. MyHeritage user Jessica, 57, from Wisconsin, U.S.,...
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...
MyHeritage DNA: Everything You Wanted to Know About the MyHeritage DNA Test
You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers! We’re dedicating this post to common questions people have about MyHeritage DNA. In this post you’ll learn the basics on how to take...