Between shows like Finding Your Roots on PBS and the proliferation of companies like 23andMe, conversations about genealogy ...

(From Pat Blalock) A good port of call to find out your family history (is) a Public Library in the area in which an interesting member of the family came from. (From Simon George Spratt ...

Students and faculty gathered to learn more about genealogy research during the Tracing Your Roots event held Feb. 25 in the ...

Friends are important to all of us. Very few move through life without acquiring close friends. This was also true of our ancestors. Often these friends were as close or closer than family members.

Tracing your family history is as simple as ever thanks to genealogy websites and DNA ancestry test kits. For Brooklyn resident Andrew Van Dusen, the roots of his family tree were uncovered ...

Surnames can reveal much about your family history, but they can also be a minefield of misinformation. By Paul Blake. Twenty members of the public describe what spurred them on to discover more ...

Some historical factors can inhibit or aid your research ... you are tracing. One potential obstacle to tracing African-American lineage is slavery, an institution that broke family bonds and ...

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

Tracing your family’s roots may seem like a daunting task, especially if you’re African American. Linda Dorsey-Walker is on a quest to know more about her father’s side of the family. “My father was ...