A decade ago, tracing one’s ancestry was an activity associated with bored and perhaps elderly individuals who had nothing but time and tons of photo albums on their hands. In recent years, it’s ...

Ancestry.com is a genealogy website that allows users to trace their historical and genetic genealogy using its database of more than 10 billion historical records. Ancestry.com offers mail-in DNA ...

African Ancestry co-founder Dr. Gina Paige helps Black people connect to their personal history one swab at a time. She credits her family for her interest in connecting others to their lineages. “I ...

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 ...

What started as a simple ancestry search led to the discovery of several family members across the country, as well as the burial place of a Revolutionary War veteran in Somerset County. Lynn Schrock ...

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The popularity of ancestry and genealogical research has grown rapidly over the past 10 years. Recently called “America's latest obsession” 1, genealogical research has become the fastest growing ...

Ancestry sleuths be forewarned: While researching your family's past can bring rewards, it might also stir up problems in the present. Uncovering the roots of your family tree can reveal secrets that ...

I grew up in a little Norwegian fishing community that was absorbed into Seattle proper. Just about every family that wasn’t pure Norwegian liked to boast about having an Indian princess in their ...

“I think without forensic genealogy everyone would agree that the case probably would have went unsolved,” said Kristin Sasinouski, deputy director of Forensic Biology & DNA at the Division of ...

When she was in fifth grade, Regina Mason received a school assignment that would change her life: to connect with her country of origin. That night, she went home and asked her mother where they were ...