As ancestry companies expand their databases and grow, testing one's DNA and unlocking the past has become relatively quick and easy to do. So, what's the process for sending in DNA for an ancestry ...

An online surname dictionary database is allowing families to discover information about their ancestry for free while in lockdown. The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland ...

The genealogy company Ancestry is marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day by opening up its online military records for free for three days, starting at 12 a.m. Eastern Time on June 6. The offer ends ...

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Patrons of San Bernardino County’s 32 libraries now have access to a new tool: Ancestry.com — a database of genealogical and historical records that can be used for compiling family trees and research ...

University of Michigan researchers have developed a statistical method that can be used for such wide-ranging applications as tracing your ancestry, modeling disease spread and studying how animals ...