Tracing your ancestry back to the dawn of time can be one of the most interesting and mind-boggling experiences — and the Internet has only made it easier. Long gone are the days of trekking down to ...

Ancestry.com has released a new free database of tens of thousands of old newspaper records about formerly enslaved people. The company hopes it will help fill historical gaps for Black Americans. If ...

When it comes to history, especially Black history there is so much still untold. Alonzo Felder has made it his mission to capture and share some of those stories. When it comes to history, especially ...

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Hand-drawn family trees are so last century. For the modern genealogist, tech is where it's at. A number of companies offer genealogy software to help organize information about ancestors, create ...

As the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment approaches, Ancestry wants you to stay in touch with your roots. The genealogy service offers a free search in 2020 so users can discover ...

Ancestry wants to celebrate King's Charles lll Coronation, a defining moment in UK history by offering free access to all UK records. So if you want to find out more about yourself and your family, ...

University of Michigan researchers have developed a statistical method that can be used for such wide-ranging applications as tracing your ancestry, modeling disease spread and studying how animals ...

Throughout the course of this week, in commemoration of VE Day this Friday May 8, Ancestry are offering free access to their historical records. This year's VE Day is of particular significance, ...