Image: Anne Hathaway / Wikimedia Commons On this day in 1582, William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway were married in Stratford-upon-Avon. Six months later, Hathaway gave birth…
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When the Mayflower arrived in the New World in 1620, it carried with it 102 passengers. The settlers established the Plymouth colony in what is…
Have you ever wondered what your last name really means? For many families, surnames are more than a family identity — they serve as a…
When you take a DNA test, you set off on an incredible journey… and so does your DNA sample. With a few gentle swabs on…
Today we remember Grace Darling, the daughter of an English lighthouse keeper, who helped rescue the survivors of the Forfarshire shipwreck in 1838. Image: Wikimedia Commons, Dallas…
TalkTV host Peter Cardwell recently took a DNA test with MyHeritage. He chose to view his results for the first time during a live broadcast.…
This holiday season, MyHeritage is offering something truly extraordinary — a chance to discover your roots at a price we’ve never offered before. For a…
On November 22, 1873, a terrible collision between the French passenger steamship “Ville du Havre” and the British cargo sailing ship “Loch Earn” occurred in…
The early bird gets the worm — and this year, that means getting a head start on meaningful holiday gifting. Our Early Black Friday DNA…
Hit a brick wall when analyzing your DNA Matches? We’ve got you covered! We’ve updated the data for Theory of Family Relativity, adding 103 million…
Genetic genealogy can help you solve some of the most intriguing mysteries in your family tree: identifying an unknown grandparent, confirming a surname line, distinguishing…
We’re pleased to share that MyHeritage has opened new DNA collection centers in Australia, Norway, and Switzerland. Earlier this year, changes to U.S. import policies…
November 11th, 2026 will mark the centenary of the creation of the United States System of Highways — the numbering of dozens of existing roads…
We’re excited to announce the publication of four new historical record collections on MyHeritage, containing 95 million structured marriage records extracted from newspaper pages on…
The world changed on the single morning of June 6, 1944. More than 150,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy in what became the…