The U.S.C. Shoah Foundation has partnered with the genealogy giant, and an initial rollout faced a glitch. But some survivor families don’t want their histories public. By Adam Popescu Steven ...

There’s a real sense lately that we’re living in unprecedented times. However, if you want to dive into the earlier times and learn about your family history, you can now do so for free. Amid the ...

The Mormon Church is promoting a research workshop to help people find their ancestors. Family History Discovery Day has a variety of free genealogy workshops9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Church ...

The genealogy research company Ancestry has digitized millions of historical records related to the Holocaust and published them online in a free, searchable archive. The company announced the release ...

If you wanted to use Ancestry for free - we have all the information that you need. The revolutionary new service allows you to search your family history and trace back your DNA so you can find out ...

Celebrating your Irish roots this St. Patrick’s Day weekend? Many genealogy research sites have made more than 150 million Irish genealogy records available for free this weekend. Here are three sites ...

Mocavo Inc. has launched the the world’s largest free genealogy search engine - Mocavo.com - enabling instant search results for billions of names, dates and places worldwide. The company said it ...

More than seven million Pennsylvania death records now are available online. The initiative is the result of collaboration between the Pennsylvania State Archives and Ancestry.com. This collection ...

Family history website Ancestry said its research suggested that people only know around eight stories on average about their ancestors, as it announced it's providing free access to its collection of ...

Learning about your heritage can be enlightening, but beginning the process can be challenging. Asking relatives for all the family names they can recall is a great way to start. You can also record ...