We used to learn about our ancestry through family stories, and we took them as truth. Now, DNA tests can unravel those stories, fleshing out details or disrupting family narratives. If you decide ...

Two genealogy sites are adding troves of historical materials about enslaved people in the U.S. to databases, which could give many of their descendants a fuller picture of their families' histories.

Ancestry charges an annual worldwide membership fee of £179.99 – though it comes with a 14-day free trial. It provides access to census records for England and Wales from 1841 to 1921.

040316 ROSWELL, GA: Names and dates line the voluminous records at the Church of Latter Day Saints Family History Center, where people come to research their family's genealogy.

Because South Carolina kept no official records before 1911, Johnson said, no record existed of Susan’s marriage to Andy Turner, estimated by Ancestry.com to have occurred around 1893.

Ancestry sleuths be forewarned: While researching your family's past can bring rewards, it might also stir up problems in the present. Uncovering the roots of your family tree can reveal secrets ...

Once the basic outline of a family tree is mapped out, a family search can then advance through church records, which date back to 1553 and offer a rich vein of information.

A genealogy is a historical document that records the lineage of a blood line descended from a single ancestor, the blood relationship between family members, and a family’s assets and customs. They ...

Ancestry is going to make more than two billion records free to access to mark VE Day. The family history website will be releasing all UK records, which will include those from the Second World ...

This can be done looking through family records and online databases. Philip said: ... job records, and family bibles can be great clues in your search for royal ancestry.