Ancestry.com has released a new free database of tens of thousands of old newspaper records about formerly enslaved people. The company hopes it will help fill historical gaps for Black Americans. If ...

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 ...

Ancestry.com has announced new features, currently in beta testing, that allow you to better understand DNA results and your family tree. Beyond the ethnicity profiles touted in television ...

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 ...

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 ...

In August, Ancestry.com shared 3.5 million-plus Freedmen's Bureau records dating back to 1846. The free search tool has helped Black families learn about their ancestors lives after the Civil War. "It ...

Throughout the course of this week, in commemoration of VE Day this Friday May 8, Ancestry are offering free access to their historical records. This year's VE Day is of particular significance, ...

Every day is a good day to honor the military heroes who served our country. Today, is a particularly poignant one as it's the 75th anniversary of the 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy during World War ...