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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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New on MyHeritage: Trace Your Paternal Line Back Thousands of Years with Y-DNA
Your father inherited it from his father, who inherited it from his father, stretching back in an unbroken chain all the way back through history. Your Y-DNA carries the story of your…
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New in MyStories: AI Editor, Audio Story Playback, and More
Since we introduced MyStories, people around the world have been capturing their memories in a keepsake book their families will treasure. Today we’re excited to share several new updates that make MyStories…
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The Great Famine of 1876–1878: What It Could Mean for Your Family History
One hundred and fifty years ago, a failed monsoon helped set in motion one of the deadliest subsistence crises of the 19th century. The Great Famine of 1876–1878 devastated large parts of…
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Dakota Johnson Is Playing Marilyn Monroe. Turns Out, They’re Actually Related
Recently published photos offering a first glimpse of Dakota Johnson’s striking portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in the upcoming short film Flesh Impact have justifiably sparked excitement. Amidst this buzz, our Research team…
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Healing the Hole in My Heart: I Found My Biological Father at 42
People who are adopted have a constant hole in our hearts. Throughout our lives, we have the need to fill it. That is how I have felt for as long as I…
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