While some people actually hope to find a bad apple or two in the family tree, others may find themselves so upset at the skeletons they unearth they require counseling ... Read More

On April 18, 1906, the California city of San Francisco suffered the greatest earthquake ever recorded in its history -- a tragedy which left more than half of the city ... Read More

Hot on the heels of the 1861 census, the earliest name-inclusive census (1841) of England is now available online at British Origins. If you have ancestors who lived in Cambridgeshire, ... Read More

A groundbreaking research initiative got underway this week to trace the genetic roots and migratory journeys of the human species. The nonprofit, five-year global research project, a partnership between National ... Read More

We've all been there. Tracked down a family bible only to learn that the distant cousin who possesses it won't let anyone else take a look. Or discovered a possible ... Read More

When Prince Charles first met Camilla Parker-Bowles at a polo match in the early seventies, she said to the prince, "My great-grandmother and your great-great grandfather were lovers, so how ... Read More

It's hard sometimes to think of a Pope as having a family, but before he became the first Polish Pope in history and the first non-Italian Pope since the sixteenth ... Read More

Bruce Buzbee, developer of the popular genealogy software RootsMagic, has released a new update (version 2.04a). This free update addresses the following items in version 2 New IGI search and update ... Read More