Because cemeteries are one of the most important resources for genealogists, Geneanet has launched the project “Save our Graves” to capture graves before they are lost. More than 6 million graves are already available! Here are the cemeteries added in April 2024: Canada Cimetière de Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, Québec, 316 graves (francerivet) Cimetière Saint-Vallier, Saint-Vallier, Québec ..read more

Have you ever heard of Geneastar? Geneastar is a Geneanet website that focuses on the genealogy of famous people. Some new famous family trees have been added to Geneastar in April 2024: Fred THOMPSON, American politician, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, actor, and radio personality James DENTON, American film and television actor Shawn PYFROM, American actor and ..read more

During the years of Napoléon I's reign, well over a million men from France and conquered territories in Europe were recruited for the Grande Armée. In 1857, veterans were awarded the Saint Helena Medal by the emperor's nephew Napoléon III. Explore our new collection of over 200,000 men -- a few with photographs ..read more

Do you have ancestors from Norway? Here is a list of resources as well as some key facts about Norwegian genealogy which will help you unearth the stories of your forbears ..read more

On Geneanet, you can download, print and share your family tree in a number of charts and lists ..read more

The Hôtel Grout auction house in Paris, assisted by volunteers at Geneanet, has confirmed an old waistcoat button found in their laundry room belonged to the Emperor himself - and explains his repeated wardrobe malfunctions ..read more

The Hôtel Grout auction house in Paris, assisted by volunteers at Geneanet, has confirmed an old waistcoat button found in their laundry room belonged to the Emperor himself - and explains his repeated wardrobe malfunctions ..read more

Geneanet has a fabulous collection of over 830,000 postcards to illustrate your tree: villages, churches, landscapes, monuments, street scenes… This month, we went through our collection and created a brand new Easter category for you — choose from over 2600 vintage cards to send to your family & friends ..read more

With Geneanet Upload, import your family pictures and archival records with your GEDCOM file, and easily update your family tree ..read more

From March 15-23, Geneanet is organizing a special week dedicated to the indexing of the US Navy's Muster Rolls from the Civil War through the end of the century. Whether you are a frequent contributor to Geneanet's indexing projects, or you haven't used our indexing tools yet, discover this fascinating project with American but also British, Scottish, Irish, and Dutch sailors ..read more