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The Great Miami Hurricane of 1926: What Its 100th Anniversary Means for Genealogy
On September 18, 1926, a powerful hurricane struck the Miami area before crossing South Florida and entering the Gulf of Mexico. It tore apart homes and businesses, flooded coastal communities, displaced tens…
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New York 250 Years Ago: Tracing Your Revolutionary War Family History
In September 1776, New York City stood at the epicenter of the American Revolutionary War. Following General George Washington’s retreat from the Battle of Long Island in late August, Continental forces found…
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Cousins Meet at Last in a Healing Reunion 80+ Years After the Holocaust Shattered Their Families
Earlier this year, we shared the remarkable story of Adriana Turk, a 74-year-old Australian who grew up believing that her father’s family had been murdered in the Holocaust. After the death of…
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Both Adopted from Mumbai, They Called Each Other ‘Sis.’ 30 Years Later, They Found Out They’re Actually Sisters
Every once in a while, a DNA discovery story comes along that feels more like a movie script than reality. The story of Meena and Minal is one of those rare, miraculous…
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MyHeritage Adds 338 Million Historical Records in August 2026
In August 2026, MyHeritage published 338 million historical records across 20 new and updated collections from the Netherlands, the United States, Italy, Canada, Ireland, and more. The collections include death, marriage and…
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Webtember 2026 Starts Today: Join a Month of Free Genealogy Webinars
Webtember is back! Legacy Family Tree Webinars’ annual online genealogy conference begins today, September 2, with a new lineup of free live webinars taking place every Wednesday throughout September. This year’s program…
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Free US & Canada Census Records for Labor Day: What Your Ancestors’ Jobs Reveal
Starting today, September 2, through September 7, 2026 — MyHeritage is unlocking 928.4 million U.S. and Canada census records, free. In honor of Labor Day, MyHeritage is opening its entire collection of…
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Legacy Family Tree Webinars Introduces Learning Paths
Legacy Family Tree Webinars offers more than 2,700 webinars on genealogy, DNA, historical records, research methods, technology, and more. With so many options, deciding where to start and what to watch next…
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Il cognome di mio padre ha 400 anni di storia. Per il suo 85° compleanno, abbiamo seguito le sue tracce fino in Francia
Ciao, sono Anne Gebel. La storia che voglio raccontare è in realtà quella di mio padre, Aloysius Dieudonne — e comincia proprio dal suo nome. Tradotto, Dieudonné significa “dono di Dio”. Mio…
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My Father’s Surname Goes Back 400 Years. For His 85th Birthday, We Followed It All the Way to France
Hello, I am Anne Gebel. The story I want to tell is actually that of my father, Aloysius Dieudonne — and it begins with his name. Translated, Dieudonné means “given by God.”…
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