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MyHeritage Releases SuperSearch

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MyHeritage is a genealogy website that genealogists can join for free. However, if you purchase a subscription it will give you access to more of what the website can offer. Recently, MyHeritage added something brand new. It is called SuperSearch. MyHeritage is a genealogy website that has been around since 2005. It is run by a company that is based in Israel, and it has an international members from all around the world. You can use MyHeritage to create your family tree, and to do some genealogy research. There are ways to share your research with other members of family … Continue reading →

MyHeritage Acquires WorldVitalRecords.com

MyHeritage is a genealogy website that is constantly making improvements and additions to its website. It has just acquired WorldVitalRecords.com., which has a huge repository of records that will soon be available to users of MyHeritage. To celebrate this new addition, MyHeritage is offering a special discount. MyHeritage is a genealogy website that can be used for free. The company is based in the village of Bnei Atarot, which is located near Tel Aviv, Israel. You can use MyHeritage to create your family tree, to connect with other genealogists, and to search for information about your ancestors. It has a … Continue reading →

MyHeritage Announces Enhanced Smart Matches

MyHeritage, a well known genealogy website, has made some improvements to their Smart Matches feature. The release of the Enhanced Smart Matches offers genealogists more options and features than before. You have to have signed up with MyHeritage in order to use these new features, obviously. I’ve used MyHeritage myself in the past. There are some things that I like about it, but also some aspects that I think could be improved. It is free to sign up to this website, and it is extremely easy to start creating your family tree on that website. From my brief exploration of … Continue reading →

The Importance of a Family Tree

Have you ever wondered why we bother to spend countless hours researching genealogy and filling in the gaps in our family tree? Have you wondered why there are so many books available on the subject? I did. I wondered why it was such a big deal. What difference did it make learning about relatives who died long before I was born? For as long as I can remember, my mother has talked about her family tree. It seemed like at least once a year she would show me the book that she has always kept of historical research on our … Continue reading →

Identifying Relatives in an Old Photo

When researching your family tree, a good way to identify people and gain information is to start with the oldest family photo that you have. Take the photograph and number each person, then identify anyone in the photo that you already know. Next, take the photo and a notebook with you to your oldest living relative. Show that person the photo and write down the name and corresponding number of any person identified, as well as any other information given to you by your relative. My mother did this and found a lot of information this way. Sometimes the person … Continue reading →

Getting Autographs For Your Family Photo

It was after my grandfather passed away that I realized I should have kept one of the many signed notes he used to leave on the kitchen table for me. That was what inspired me to do the project I’m going to tell you about now. I decided to take a family photo and enlarge it. I then took it to everyone featured in the photograph and had them sign it. It was a simple project to do, but in years to come, it will be something my child can look at and know that everyone was together and signed … Continue reading →