Francisco Partners is considering a sale of MyHeritage, the DNA testing service and genealogy platform, that could fetch ...

Imagine coming to your next family gathering with new and interesting details about your collective past. AI is now fueling reputable programs that make it considerably easier to research your ...

Pawleys Island Chief of Police Michael Fanning was involved in the genealogical research that resulted in identifying Horry County's longest standing cold case involving the deceased. Malquan Tyreek ...

CHARLOTTE — The mystery of Kenneth McCarthy’s disappearance in Charlotte in 2013 has been solved, bringing closure to his family after more than a decade. Kenneth McCarthy, an IT professional and ...

Eric Schubert, a 24-year-old from Medford, New Jersey, is a genealogist who helps to reunite families and solve cold cases. Schubert's work helped to solve the 1964 murder of 9-year-old Marise ...

1 What does your election as a Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists mean to you personally and professionally? Beatty: This is a great honor for me. Fellows are recognized for their ...

Some crimes seemed impossible to solve—until genetic genealogy came into play. In Pictures: Catastrophic destruction at Russian air base unveiled 'I was really getting at him': Crockett grilled ...

Stephen White, who wrote the definitive publication on the early Acadians, "The Genealogical Dictionary of Acadian Families," died Aug. 13. He was 78 years old and died in a nursing home. White was ...

As one of Beaver County's cold cases reaches a close, local detectives are a part of a growing national trend of using genealogy to help with tricky unsolved crimes. Detectives are now confident that, ...

In early America, local governments, the courts and the clergy collected vital data like births, marriages and deaths. But these records weren’t the only tools people used to track their family ...

Barbara Rae-Venter, a 76-year-old patent attorney living in Marina, California, thought she'd spend her retirement leisurely playing tennis, traveling, and indulging in her favorite pastime: ...

Accredited Genealogists Ireland (AGI) has published a guide highlighting ten useful and free Irish genealogy websites to assist individuals researching their Irish ancestry. The guide forms part of ...