We’re excited to announce the addition of 11.6 million new Nordic newspaper pages to OldNews.com, the innovative website for historical newspapers, by MyHeritage. OldNews.com enables genealogists, researchers, and history enthusiasts to search, save, and share articles about people and events throughout history.  The new content includes historical local, regional and national newspapers, periodicals and gazettes from Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands, with articles dating back to 1666, but mostly from the 19th century. The new Nordic content has ..read more

Newspapers are one of the most valuable sources of information for family historians because they offer so much more than dry facts. The 4 people below found priceless information about their ancestors in old newspapers available on OldNews.com, from a detailed account of a grandfather’s wedding to an ad about a gold mine owned by an ancestor. Check out their stories below: Paul found a detailed account of his grandfather’s wedding Paul Theberge Paul Theberge’s father unfortunately died when he was in grade school. When Paul started developing an interest in his family tree, his mother menti ..read more

Memorial Day in the United States is a time to honor the brave men and women who served for their country, and a day of reflection and gratitude for the sacrifices they made. At MyHeritage, we understand the importance of preserving the memories and stories of these heroes, and we are proud to offer free access to all military records on MyHeritage from May 24–28, 2024. Search free military records now Memorial Day offers a meaningful chance to explore your family history. Through military records, you can uncover the stories of ancestors who served, honor their sacrifices, and understand the ..read more

Vicki Streb was adopted at age two and wondered about her origins all her life. After taking two DNA tests, she found several half-siblings on her father’s side, but her mother’s side remained a mystery — until the DNAngels, an organization that helps adoptees find family through DNA, stepped in. They recommended uploading her DNA to MyHeritage, and within a short time, she connected with her birth mother! This is her story: For fifty years, I wondered who my birth mom was. What did she look like? Did I look like her? What was her personality like? Did I behave like her? Were there medical con ..read more

There’s nothing like indulging that sweet sense of nostalgia when you look at old photos. We’re delighted to announce that we’ve made it even easier to scan family photos using the MyHeritage mobile app. We recently added a powerful, state-of-the art Photo Scanner that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to capture entire album pages in one tap. The new Photo Scanner uses the same technology that we use in Reimagine, our standalone app for preserving and improving your family photos that we released last year. Users were excited to efficiently scan their cherished photos and have them sync with ..read more

As the Queen of Pop Taylor Swift prepared to dazzle Paris and Lyon with her current Eras tour, our team did some research on Taylor’s family background and discovered that she is distantly related to King Louis XIV of France. Their family connection dates back to aristocratic England in the 14th century, with their common ancestors being Michael de la Pole, second Earl of Suffolk, and his wife Katherine Stafford. Michael de la Pole was an English nobleman who supported Henry IV against Richard II during the late 14th century. In the 17th century, Taylor’s English ancestors left for the America ..read more

As he was growing up in Chocz, a small town in Poland, Leszek Szkudlarek was completely unaware that Jews had once lived in that town — much less been a significant part of its history from the mid- to late 18th century until 1942. Now the priest of the Roman Catholic Parish in Paczków, Poland, Leszek decided to research the history of his hometown and write a book about it. After discovering that the history of the Jewish community of Chocz and its great contribution to local history was erased after most of its members perished in the Holocaust, he decided to dedicate his book to commemorati ..read more

Have you ever been told you’re the spitting image of your mother? Family resemblances have fascinated us for generations. Our DNA holds the secrets to our physical features, but the expression of those genes can lead to striking similarities or vast differences between family members. Check out the uncanny resemblance between Kelly Bond and her grandmother Wilhelmina Thomas, captured in this photo shared by Kelly: As Mother’s Day approaches this year, we’re excited to bring back our look-alike competition! Share your look alike photos with the women in your family and get a chance to win a My ..read more

We are thrilled to announce the publication of three new and important historical records collections: New York City birth, marriage, and death records. These robust collections are some of the most important vital records in the U.S. available online today, and MyHeritage hosts the only index for these records that includes scanned images. After a year-long process of creating this brand new index, we are glad to share the collections with you. New York City has played a pivotal role in the story of the United States as a nation and in the personal stories of countless American families. If y ..read more

Anzac Day offers a great opportunity to honor the legacies of Australian and New Zealander family members who fought for freedom. To make this Anzac Day even more meaningful, MyHeritage is providing free access to all 130 million records from Australia and New Zealand on MyHeritage from April 23–28, 2024. Search free Australian and New Zealand records on MyHeritage Usually, a Complete, Data, or Omni plan is required to view these records, but for a limited time only, you can search and view them for free. Note that you’ll be asked to create a free MyHeritage account to access these free record ..read more