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13 March 2026Understanding Civil Records in Germany6 MIN READ
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13 February 2026Did Your Great-Grandparents Date Through the Newspaper?3 MIN READ
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20 August 2025Discovering New and Updated Ancestry Record Collections3 MIN READ
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31 March 2025Understanding Church Records in Germany5 MIN READ
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07 January 20257 Amazing Discoveries in the 1921 Census5 MIN READ
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07 January 20251921 Census of England & Wales Now Available2 MIN READ
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04 June 2019If You Have One of These Last Names You May Have Royal Blood5 MIN READ
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26 March 2019How to Name Your Baby Like a British Royal5 MIN READ
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07 November 2017We Have Not Forgotten You4 MIN READ
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10 November 2016Long Lost Brothers United After 85 Years1 MIN READ
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20 October 2016What to Know When Searching Quebec Notary Records4 MIN READ
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06 October 2016Il existe 4 types de noms de famille français. Quel est le vôtre ?3 MIN READ
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08 September 2014What’s the Most Popular Baby Name in Your State?2 MIN READ
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03 July 2014Historic Archives Reveal ‘Femail’ Workforce That Saved England4 MIN READ
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03 July 2014DNA Testing Solves Mystery of Young Girl Who Disappeared on Titanic2 MIN READ
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03 July 2014Tragedy on the Titanic — Canada’s Brewing Dynasties Have Seen A Lot2 MIN READ
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02 July 201412 Historical Records You Won’t Believe3 MIN READ
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Ancestry Extra: Keep Calm and Carry On – Tips and Tricks for Researching Your UK Ancestors – Free Access details and top tips
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Ancestry Extra: La Collection Drouin : un incontournable de la généalogie canadienne-française – Informations sur l’accès gratuit et conseils
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Ancestry Extra: Researching British Home Children – Free Access details, records and top tips
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Ancestry Extra: Ancestry101 – Free Access Terms and Conditions, Free Access records and tips
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Ancestry Extra: Filling In The Blanks: Moving Past BMD Records – Free Access details, records and Top Tips
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Ancestry Extra: Finding The Unknowable – Free Access details top tips and resources for researching your Jewish ancestors
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Entertainment & Culture See All
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18 November 2025How Melissa Joan Hart is Using Ancestry to Make the Holidays More Meaningful2 MIN READ
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08 September 2025Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Family History Discoveries3 MIN READ
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11 July 2025Ancestry Explores Pope Leo XIV’s Martínez Heritage5 MIN READ
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15 May 2025Ancestry Discovers Pope Leo XIV’s Sicilian Roots6 MIN READ
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23 September 2024Dolly Parton & Miley Cyrus Are Related - Ancestry3 MIN READ
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16 May 2018Meghan Markle Destined For Title as Royal Ancestry Revealed4 MIN READ
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25 September 2017Were These GoT Actors Born to Play Their Roles? Ancestry Research Revealed5 MIN READ
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12 February 2017The “Battle of the Brians” Revealed to be a 200+ Year Rivalry2 MIN READ
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14 September 2016How Donald Trump’s Immigrant Family Made It In America4 MIN READ
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16 August 2016Eva Longoria’s Surprising DNA Test3 MIN READ
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03 July 2014Using DNA To Trace Michelle Obama’s Past3 MIN READ
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03 July 20146 Things You Didn’t Know About Bonnie and Clyde2 MIN READ
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03 July 2014Actress Vanessa Williams Explains How DNA Powers Her Family Tree3 MIN READ
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03 July 2014Un-be-bieber-able! Justin’s Shocking Celebrity Family Tree2 MIN READ
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03 July 2014Who Do You Think You Are? Season 1, Episode 1 – Sarah Jessica Parker
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03 July 2014Jennifer Lawrence Comes from District 12 (Haymitch Comes from Texas)1 MIN READ
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03 July 2014You Won’t Believe Who Avril Lavigne Is Related To2 MIN READ
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03 July 2014DNA Reveals a Surprise in Mario Lopez’s Past2 MIN READ
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03 July 2014Does This Make Angelina Jolie Kate Middleton’s Fairy Godmother?2 MIN READ
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03 July 2014George Clooney’s Surprising Honest Family Connection3 MIN READ
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03 July 2014Ancestry Discovers Princess Kate and Jane Austen Are Related4 MIN READ
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03 July 2014Did You Know Stephen Colbert Is Canadian too?
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03 July 2014Kate Middleton’s Canadian Connection3 MIN READ
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03 July 2014Another Space Oddity: Benedict Cumberbatch and Chris Hadfield Related2 MIN READ
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03 July 2014Cindy Crawford: Turning 1,000 Hours of Research into One Hour of Television2 MIN READ
DNA See All
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10 March 2026Following Eastern Ukrainian DNA to North Dakota, USA3 MIN READ
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19 December 2025Using New Ancestral Journeys to Explore Your Latin American and Iberian Roots5 MIN READ
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12 December 2025Family Traditions and Musical Expression3 MIN READ
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21 October 2025Introducing Custom Clusters: A Smarter Way to Find “Matches That Matter”6 Minutes
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09 October 2025Deep Dive: AncestryDNA 2025 Origins Update5 Minutes
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11 September 20252025 Ancestral Origins Update Coming Soon4 MIN READ
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12 April 2024How National DNA Day Celebrates the Secrets of Our Past3 MIN READ
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13 June 2019Why AncestryDNA® Is the Perfect Gift3 MIN READ
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23 April 2018We’re Celebrating DNA Day. Here’s Why.1 MIN READ
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20 April 20185 Wild Ways DNA Could Change the Way You Travel2 MIN READ
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19 March 20185 Myths About AncestryDNA Tests2 MIN READ
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12 March 2018Who’s More Irish?1 MIN READ
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28 February 2018How AncestryDNA® Helped Me Find My Family in Ireland3 MIN READ
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04 December 2017Why AncestryDNA is the Best Last-Minute Holiday Gift2 MIN READ
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20 November 20177 Intriguing Holiday Traditions Around the World You’ll Want to Adopt3 MIN READ
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08 November 2017Why an AncestryDNA Kit Is the Perfect Holiday Gift2 MIN READ
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03 November 2017DNA Revealed This ‘Typical’ British Village Isn’t so British After All3 MIN READ
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23 October 20175 Things You Need to Know About Taking an AncestryDNA Test3 MIN READ
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23 October 2017Why An AncestryDNA Kit Is The Perfect Birthday Gift2 MIN READ
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21 October 2017How Does An AncestryDNA Test Work?2 MIN READ
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21 October 20175 Summer Desserts to Celebrate Your British Heritage3 MIN READ
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10 October 2017What 7 Million People Learned When They Took DNA Tests1 MIN READ
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10 October 2017Are You Part Viking?4 MIN READ
Names See All
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23 October 2017Italian Surnames: 6 Facts to Know3 MIN READ
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23 October 20174 Types of Spanish Surnames: Which One Is Yours?4 MIN READ
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28 September 2016A History of Irish Surnames: Is Yours Here?5 MIN READ
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16 August 2016What Does Your German Surname Say About You?1 MIN READ
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21 March 2015Do You Come From Royalty? Your Surname May Tell You.3 MIN READ
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09 December 201410 Rare English Surnames About to Go Extinct2 MIN READ
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09 December 2014Cate Blanchett, Johnny Depp, and Carey Mulligan: What These Stars’ Surnames Really Mean
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08 September 2014It’s a Boy! Now, It’s a Girl! 8 Baby Names That Switched Genders4 MIN READ
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08 September 20144 Types of French Surnames: Which One Is Yours?4 MIN READ
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14 July 2014Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Smith: Most Common Surnames5 MIN READ
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14 July 2014What Does Your Last Name Say About You?3 MIN READ
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14 July 2014It’s All His Fault! Traditions Behind Your Family’s Weird Names3 MIN READ
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14 July 2014How the History of Surnames Affects Your Ancestry2 MIN READ
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03 July 2014Smith, Jones, and Garcia: 2 New Surnames Tell America’s Immigration Story2 MIN READ
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30 June 2014What Can Your Surname Tell You?4 MIN READ
History See All
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23 January 2026Honoring the Unforgettable: A Personal Path to Remembrance2 MIN READ
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06 May 2025Ancestry VE Day 80 Exhibition in London5 MIN READ
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11 November 2024Finding Heroes Podcast: A New Series on the Ancestry YouTube Channel55 MIN VIDEO
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06 November 2017We Have Not Forgotten You4 MIN READ
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06 April 2017Birth of a Nation: the 100 Year Anniversary of Vimy Ridge2 MIN READ
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04 February 20156 Facts That Prove Canada Dominated in World War I2 MIN READ
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03 July 2014You Won’t Believe These Causes of Death3 MIN READ
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03 July 2014Fighting the White Feather: King George’s Silver War Badge3 MIN READ
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Ancestry Extra: Discovering Your Ancestor’s WWI Story – Free Access Terms and Conditions, Tips and Further Resources
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Canada’s darling Jann Arden has ancestral ties to the founding of Alberta
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Ancestry Extra: Uncovering Your Ancestors’ Stories With Newspapers.com – Free Access details and Top Tips
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Ancestry News See All
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23 February 2026Looking Ahead to RootsTech 2026, Reflecting on 2025 Achievements3 MIN READ
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21 November 2025Virtual Travel as a Holiday (or Anytime) Gift2 MIN READ
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13 November 2025Two New Podcast Series: “Behind the Headlines of History” and “Unclaimed”2 MIN READ
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10 December 2024Updated Results to Four Ancestral Subregions5 MIN READ
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10 October 2024Largest AncestryDNA Update with Enhanced Precision and Granularity4 MIN READ
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29 August 2024Introducing Genetic Genealogy for Teachers3 MIN READ
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Meet the AncestryⓇ Canada Family History Advisory Board
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Customer Stories See All
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16 October 2024Comedian Darren Harriot Learns His Ethnicity Through Food13 MIN VIDEO
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The Chrysalis: The Early Life of Susanne Gim Ling Yip Sang
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An Ancestor By Any Other Name
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Exploration des collections Drouin et Tanguay
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The Western Migration – Sons of the Pontiac Go West
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A Recipe for Canadian Family History
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Exploring the Drouin and Tanguay Collections
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My Family’s Connection to WWI: the Canadian Forestry Corps
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Finding Your WWII Soldier’s Story on Newspapers.com
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Untold Moments of WWII – Battle of St. Lawrence
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The Irish in New France
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