In the first part of this exclusive series by The Scotsman, Alison Campsie speaks to Lorna Kinnaird, who is reuniting people ...

Two genealogy sites are adding troves of historical materials about enslaved people in the U.S. to databases, which could ...

Wayne State University is offering a genealogy workshop focused on the lineage of enslaved Black Americans as part of its ...

On June 21, a Louisville nonprofit will show people how to navigate the digitized records of the Catholic Church in Kentucky, ...

Age, declining interest and the internet spell end of Pomona Valley Genealogical Society, which was founded in 1955, ...

What started as a simple ancestry DNA test uncovered a chilling truth—a baby stolen from a hospital five decades ago had ...

Ancestry and the National Archives have digitized 2 million Korean War draft cards. The project offers insights into lives of ...

Tulsa is offering residents a chance to delve into their family history and possibly uncover connections to the 1921 Tulsa ...

Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a deep dive into the pope's past in New York Times Magazine piece.

Prior to 1870, records rarely noted names of enslaved and formerly-enslaved people, creating a genealogical brick 'wall.' But new records and tools are changing things.

But behind the scenes, these tasks were leading her toward an unexpected chapter of self-discovery and learning.

Using the site "Find a Grave," volunteers search, photograph and upload grave markers of both the famous and the forgotten.