Genealogy News

Margery Morrison stands before the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum's replica of the bow of the USS Saginaw, of which her husband's great grand uncle, William Halford, was coxswain.

From left, Peter and Cleone Blomfield recently travelled to Dublin to donate the 17th-century Worth family Bible to the Edward Worth Library.

Lisa Kudrow recently previewed the new season of TLC's celebrity genealogy documentary series Who Do You Think You Are? for TV Guide.

GENEVA – The next meeting of the Kane County Genealogical Society will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 24, in the first-floor meeting room of the Geneva History Center, 113 S. Third St., Geneva.

The following is a roundup of Jewish events taking place on Staten Island. For more information on upcoming Jewish community events, Shabbat services and Torah classes, visit the Council of Jewish Organizations' website at www.cojosi.com .

It is one of the most memorable Anzac photos of World War I, depicting about 700 soldiers of Western Australia's 11 Battalion on the Cheops Pyramid at Giza, in Egypt in January 1915.

The stylishly shot series, which returns with three films looking at Scottish streets, is the inverse of Benefits Street - delivering warmth instead of cynicism Note: We do not store your email address but your IP address will be logged to prevent abuse of this feature.

A scientist claims he has a found a way of tracing where our DNA was formed, over 1000 years ago.

Sandage, associate professor of history in CMU's Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences , is a cultural historian who specializes in 19th century and the changing aspects of American identity.

The "Sex And The City" star discovered that her great-great-great grandmother, Martha Curnutt, killed her abusive husband, Noah Casto, with an axe in 1840s Missouri.

A First World War Victory medal, found in a field in the 1950s, is to be donated to the Somerset Military Museum in Taunton.

Rapper Nas was shocked to discover his ancestors were sold as slaves in 1859 during his appearance on a genealogy Tv show.

A GENEALOGIST with a keen interest in celebrity family trees has traced the ancestors of one of the nation's most famous comedy performers to an area of rural Dorset.

Most of Vladimir Paley's clients want him to dig up their family history with one goal in mind: making a case to obtain foreign citizenship and leave Russia.

A.J. Jacobs, an author and Esquire Editor at Large, joined HuffPost Live host Caroline Modarressy-Tehrani to discuss this potentially uncomfortable scenario.

Dan Bucatinsky is no longer on "Scandal" after his character, James Novak, was murdered, but the actor is still in touch with his former co-stars, including former gladiator Columbus Short.

Six months after publishing his family memoir "22 Cottage Place" -- a book about his family and growing up in Tarrytown -- Peter Barbella Jr. is already working on the sequel.

What's new? What's hot? What's next? TLC's celebrity genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are? doesn't give a hoot about the zeitgeist - certainly not when the past is so damn dramatic! Executive producer Lisa Kudrow gives the scoop on the new season , kicking off tonight with a former Sex and the City star making a horrifying discovery.

The Athens-Clarke County Library's Heritage Room will host a workshop 6-8 p.m. Tuesday to teach patrons how to use FamilySearch, the world's largest repository of free genealogical records.

Family trees are comprised of all of your direct ancestors, such as your parents, grandparents and so on.