The 1860 U.S. Census made an appearance at historical records subscription site Footnote.com this past week. Some researchers might wonder why ... the 1860 census is already available from numerous...

Several new groups of genealogy records have made their debut on FamilySearch Labs this past week, including Civil War Pension Index Cards, Philadelphia Death Records (1803-1915) with digitized images, and...

The archives at the International Tracing Service formally opened to the public on April 30 and genealogists are already beginning to take note. An organized group of 42 genealogists from...

A neat article by travel writer Jan Burak Schwert appeared in the Seattle Times earlier this week recounting her husband's unusual meeting with his third cousin Franz - a man...

A recent letter issued by the Vatican Congregation for Clergy directs Roman Catholic dioceses worldwide to keep The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from "microfilming and digitizing information"...

Genealogist Claire Bettag recently learned that the LSU library has a digital microfilm reader that offers remote access over the Internet and graciously shared her discovery on the Association of...

Have you ever heard the story that your family's name was changed at Ellis Island? The United States' most famous port of immigration is also, unfortunately, the source of one...

The first name on the Monument aux Morts (monument to the dead) located outside the town hall in Crespières, France is Ernest Ollivon, my maternal great, great grandfather. Sadly, he...

Writing a personal history is a daunting task for many of us. Where do I start? What things should I include? What's so interesting about my life anyway? Your personal...

Millions of people around the world can trace their ancestry to the small area off mainland Europe known as Great Britain. What some don't understand, however, is that "British" doesn't...

The Ancestry blog posted a notice today about several apparently fraudulent genealogy Web sites that claim to have "the largest online genealogical search tool" and Besides the three sites...

Computer scientists at Stanford University have developed genomics analysis software that they say appears to be "far more adept than prior methods at unraveling the ancestry of individuals." Known as...

Forty years ago, Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, to support striking sanitation workers protesting poor wages and working conditions. That visit, unfortunately, ended in tragedy as...

Genealogy cruises seem to be growing more popular each year - an interesting way to combine the benefits of the traditional genealogical conference with a vacation at sea. The genealogy...

It's been nine months since FamilySearch Labs launched the Record Search pilot, and the site continues to grow at an amazing rate. It's a treasure for all genealogists, with plenty...