Strangely, I felt calm and prepared. I knew catching it early was key, and I knew about the range of treatment options ...

When I was little, my grandmother used to sing me short, unique nursery rhymes that I never heard anywhere else. While dressing me up she would sing, “Mírala que linda viene, mírala que linda va” ...

I’ve long been intrigued by genealogy, though it’s always felt like a giant, time-consuming undertaking to attempt to construct a complete family tree that goes beyond my great grandparents. But a few ...

Dear Amy: I’ve been into genealogy for over 20 years. I’m the keeper of my father’s side of the family tree. Amy Dickinson Recently, because of DNA testing, I’ve discovered that my cousins have ...

A few years ago, I spat into a plastic tube, hoping to learn more about my ancestry. I didn't expect it would lead to me becoming a citizen of New Zealand. But I am just one of more than 40 million ...

The dictionary defines ‘family’’ with terms like parents, children, and common ancestors, but people define families in all kinds of ways, often ignoring bloodlines. Family is a flexible concept. I ...

We are adopted children of God. What can that mean? Let me tell you first about a little apple tree I planted. One year, before it could even blossom, caterpillars came and devoured every leaf. I did ...

Brian Donnelly is a chief commercial officer at Ancestry. Donnelly says he starts each day by conquering his mind with a 5 a.m. cold plunge. He sets up his whole day to play to his genetic and ...

In the bathroom of a Brooklyn, N.Y., bar over the weekend, a black woman stopped me and said, “Oh my, I love your hair! What are you mixed with?” It’s not the first time I’ve been asked that, but I ...

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 ...

"Where are you from?" has always been a tricky question for me. As a child, I always asserted that I was from Florida — which is true — but people were rarely content with that response. "No, but ...