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‘It’s a Miracle’: I Found My Biological Mother 54 Years After I Was Taken From Her
I grew up in Medellín, Colombia, surrounded by love. My parents gave me a beautiful childhood — one I would never trade for anything. Until I was 15 years old, my life…
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Explore Your French Family History with Free Access to French Inheritance Records for Bastille Day!
In honor of Bastille Day, MyHeritage is pleased to offer free access to the France, Tables of Successions and Absences, 1890–1970 collection from July 14–18, 2026. This is a great opportunity to…
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50 Years Later, Children of ‘Rocky’ Fans Are Still Rocking His Name
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic movie Rocky — as well as the 80th birthday of its star, Sylvester Stallone — the MyHeritage research team set out to explore…
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How the Tangshan Earthquake Reshaped Family Histories and Migration
In the pre-dawn hours of July 28, 1976, a catastrophic magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the industrial city of Tangshan in Hebei Province, China. In just 23 seconds, an entire city was flattened.…
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10 Italian Last Names That Shaped European Royalty
Behind the grand titles of Europe’s modern monarchies lies a surprisingly deep Mediterranean blueprint. While names like Windsor, Bourbon, and Orange-Nassau dominate contemporary royal history, their biological and political foundations were heavily…
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MyHeritage Adds 414 Million Historical Records in June 2026
In June 2026, MyHeritage published 414 million historical records across 32 new and updated collections from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, and more. The collections include newspaper records,…
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‘I Love You, My Brother’: How a DNA Discovery Closed a 70-Year Circle Before My Brother’s Final Goodbye
In August 2018, I was at home in Milo, a small town on the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily, when I received the results of a DNA test I had taken…
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While the World Watched the Moon Landing, They Were There for the Armstrongs
In July 1969, the eyes of the entire world were glued to their television screens. But the eyes of MyHeritage user Bob Kreienkamp, then a young video camera operator for the TV…
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Echoes of 1976: 50 Years of Vietnamese Reunification, Migration, and the Search for Roots
This July, we mark 50 years since the official reunification of Vietnam on July 2, 1976. Half a century ago, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam was formally proclaimed, which legally bound a…
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My Ancestor Was Wounded at Gettysburg. The Nurse Who Treated Him Became the Love of His Life
On a sweltering July 2 in 1863, my ancestor Bill Thompson was toiling away on a 36-mile march in the high heat and humidity of a Maryland summer day. Bill was stepping…
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