For my entire life, I've always known that a certain family member of mine (okay fine, my grandad) had a... shady past. And like all older folk from the east end of London, stories of him rubbing ...

Creating a family tree is a great way to understand your heritage and preserve family history for future generations. If you ...

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on genealogy, record-keeping and notions of relation. By Kwame Anthony Appiah I have taken over keeping my family tree. I am fortunate that this tree dates to the ...

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 ...

Whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa or even Festivus, family get-togethers over the holidays are a great time to gather information and learn about your genealogy. As an amateur ...