Between shows like Finding Your Roots on PBS and the proliferation of companies like 23andMe, conversations about genealogy and family history have become mainstream—trendy, even. While not everyone ...

We wanted to see if Ancestry can actually reveal a person’s family history and what records were available in its database, ...

In 2017, I sent DNA samples to Ancestry, as well as to two other DNA companies. My parents had recently passed away, and I had some questions about my family background that I hoped the DNA might ...

Planning to look into your family's history as a 2025 resolution? There are plenty of ways to get started — from Ellis Island passenger searches you can do online, to digitized census records ...

Tyson Parker, a student at Brigham Young University, demonstrated how to submit a DNA test through Ancestry.com. Universe Live reporter Berlin Anderson takes us through the lens. The Daily Universe is ...

When most people travel to Istanbul, they usually head to the Grand Bazaar or the Blue Mosque. Me? I can be found rummaging through decades-old paperwork in dingy offices with only the local street ...