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

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 ...

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When we first wrote this article, it compared 23andMe and Ancestry. Since then, 23andMe has experienced a data breach, a subsequent lawsuit, board members' resignations and layoffs amidst financial ...

Home DNA tests are an accessible way to gain an extensive understanding of your heritage, family history and diaspora. Tests ...

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 ...

Maybe you got one of those find-your-ancestry kits over the holidays. You’ve sent off your awkwardly collected saliva sample, and you’re awaiting your results. If your experience is anything like that ...

Stacy Lickteig, senior manager of community engagement for Omaha Public Library, shares progress as construction continues on Omaha Public Library’s new Central Library at 72nd and Dodge Streets in ...

My father was put into the foster system when he was 4 years old, so he never knew much about his biological family. He and his brother were adopted a few years later, but they never learned the ...