The Inventory

Who Gets to Decide Who I Am? On Native Identity, Tribal Enrollment, and Federal Recognition

Laura Bullard

12/21/18 10:00AM

Ancestry Sites Could Soon Expose Nearly Anyone's Identity, Researchers Say

10/11/18 2:37PM

Genealogists Find 99% Of People Not Related To Anyone Cool

6/08/18 12:46PM

You Probably Already Have Cousins in a DNA Database

Genealogy Tourism Is Booming as Americans Search for Identity in DNA and Abroad

Kristen V. Brown

Privacy and Security

Privacy and Security

Police Say Genealogy Websites Helped Track Down Golden State Killer [Updated]

4/26/18 10:40PM

'Stunning' Family Tree Includes 13 Million People Over 11 Generations

Kristen V. Brown

Tracing Your Roots: My Ancestor’s Census Record Is Confusing!

Henry Louis Gates Jr. and NEHGS Senior Researcher Meaghan E.H. Siekman

2/09/18 10:30AM

Tracing Your Roots: How Do I Research My Cuban Origins?

Henry Louis Gates Jr. and NEHGS Senior Researcher Meaghan E.H. Siekman

11/24/17 10:00AM

How Do I Legally Prove Native American Ancestry?

Henry Louis Gates Jr. and NEHGS Researcher Meaghan E.H. Siekman

Tracing Your Roots: Untangle My Redbone Heritage

Henry Louis Gates Jr. and NEHGS Senior Researcher Meaghan E.H. Siekman

The Museum of You: The International African American Museum Wants to Personalize African-American History With Its Genealogy Center

Breanna Edwards

7/18/17 10:35AM

Tracing Your Roots: Deciphering Illegible Genealogy Records

Henry Louis Gates Jr. and NEHGS Researcher Jason Amos

5/19/17 10:00AM

Tracing Your Roots: Our Family Matriarch Was a White Indentured Servant

By Henry Louis Gates Jr. and NEHGS Research Services Director Lindsay Fulton

Tracing Your Roots: How Safe Is It to Date a Cousin?

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

4/07/17 10:00AM

Tracing Your Roots: Help Me Separate Fact From Family Fiction!

By Henry Louis Gates Jr. and NEHGS Senior Researcher Meaghan E.H. Siekman

Tracing Your Roots: What Is the Secret of My Grandma’s Past?

Henry Louis Gates Jr. and NEHGS Director of Research Services Lindsay Fulton

Tracing Your Roots: Was My Ancestor Kidnapped From Freedom to Slavery?

Henry Louis Gates Jr. and NEHGS Director of Research Services Lindsay Fulton

2/03/17 10:00AM

Tracing Your Roots: Were My Married Slave Ancestors Forced to Live Apart?

Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Lindsay Fulton, NEHGS Director of Research Services

Tracing Your Roots: I Want to Find a Slave’s Descendants and Apologize

Henry Louis Gates Jr. and NEHGS Researcher Meaghan E.H. Siekman