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

Have you ever wondered what it was like to walk the decks of history’s most massive naval war machines? Perhaps you even had an ancestor who served on the crew of a vessel — or commanded it! Today, you can start your own virtual naval career with World of Warships, a free-to-play online action game — and we’re teaming up with them to offer the chance to win free MyHeritage DNA test kits and year-long Complete plans in two separate contests! To participate in either contest, you’ll first need to create a free account on World of Warships. Take advantage of the following World of Warships Bonus ..read more

For almost 65 years, Kenneth Reimund Höfer of Koblenz, Germany searched for information about his biological father. He knew very little, and some of what he did know was painful. Still, he never gave up. Kenneth grew up knowing that his father, Raymond Leroy Duke, had served in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Germany during the 1950s. He met Kenneth’s mother, Margarete, under these circumstances. However, he sustained an injury and was sent back to the U.S. — leaving behind a pregnant girlfriend who didn’t know what had happened to him. Kenneth’s mother, Margarete, as a young woman ..read more

Did you know that if you started building your family tree using another service, you can import it to MyHeritage as a GEDCOM file and enjoy all the benefits we offer? There’s no need to start from scratch. Importing your tree is quick, easy, and free.  Import your family tree to MyHeritage for free If you’ve hit brick walls using other services, especially if you’ve struggled to get past the immigrant generation and research your roots in other countries, MyHeritage offers some unique features that could help you take your research to the next level. How to import your family tree to MyH ..read more

Are you ready to delve into the mysteries of your family’s past? Now’s your chance with our exclusive MyHeritage DNA sale! For a limited time only, you can unlock the secrets of your roots and connect with relatives you never knew existed. Order your kit today!  At MyHeritage, we believe that everyone deserves to know where they come from and the stories that shaped their family’s history. Our DNA test offers a simple and affordable way to discover your roots and uncover fascinating insights into your heritage. But don’t just take our word for it – hear the incredible story of Teresa, who ..read more

Teresa Scharf was adopted by an American couple from Madera Baby Center in Athens when she was 7 months old. The American couple who adopted her at the time were both in the U.S. Navy, serving in Kénitra Port Lyautey, Morocco. “My adopted father was in the military until I was 12 years old,” says Teresa. “I had the privilege of traveling very often, because that was during the Cold War. He got orders for a new duty station every 18 months, so we went to Midway Island in the South Pacific from there. We went to Japan and I attended first grade. From there, we moved to Turkey and other places. W ..read more

In March 2024, we published 71 million historical records in 17 historical record collections from the United States, Australia, Denmark, England, France, Northern Ireland, and Wales. The records include birth and baptism records, marriage and divorce records, death and burial records, census records, immigration and emigration records, passenger lists, and telephone directories. Some of the collections also include images. Search them to discover a family treasure! Here are more details about each of the collections. Collection Name Collection Description Number of Records Link to Search ..read more

They say that today’s news is tomorrow’s fish and chip paper. Collective memory is short and the news changes frequently; who knows what will happen tomorrow? Still, people have always wondered what the future will look like. Just as they do today, 100 years ago, newspaper editors offered a platform to various sociologists, scientists, or intellectuals forecasting what the world would look like in a century… that is, in our times. The Research team at MyHeritage dove into the historical newspaper archives on OldNews.com and went back in time to see what the “experts” of yesterday predicted tha ..read more

In March 2024, we published 707 million historical records in 17 historical record collections from the United States, Australia, Denmark, England, France, Northern Ireland, and Wales. The records include birth and baptism records, marriage and divorce records, death and burial records, census records, immigration and emigration records, passenger lists, and telephone directories. Some of the collections also include images. Search them to discover a family treasure! Here are more details about each of the collections. Collection Name Collection Description Number of Records Link to Search ..read more

Mandy Punton’s mother, Shirley, discovered as an adult that the parents who had raised her since her birth in 1952 were actually her grandparents — and her “sister” was actually her mother. Throughout the rest of her life, she expressed no interest in finding out who her father was. However, her daughter Mandy was always curious about the identity of her grandfather. Her curiosity grew after Shirley’s death in 2010, and then again when Mandy took a DNA test and discovered that her ethnicity is about 50% Scandinavian. Since, as far as she knew, her mother’s maternal side is Irish, Scottish, and ..read more