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genealogy
Features
Features

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

Laura Bullard
12/21/18 10:00AM
Genetics
Genetics

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

Ed Cara
10/11/18 2:37PM
News in Brief
News in Brief

Genealogists Find 99% Of People Not Related To Anyone Cool

The Onion
6/08/18 12:46PM

You Probably Already Have Cousins in a DNA Database

Beth Skwarecki
5/09/18 1:30PM
Genetics
Genetics

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

Kristen V. Brown
5/04/18 1:35PM
Privacy and Security
Privacy and Security

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

AJ Dellinger
4/26/18 10:40PM
Genetics
Genetics

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

Kristen V. Brown
3/01/18 2:00PM

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
9/01/17 9:30AM

Tracing Your Roots: Untangle My Redbone Heritage

Henry Louis Gates Jr. and NEHGS Senior Researcher Meaghan E.H. Siekman
8/11/17 9:00AM

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
4/28/17 9:30AM

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
3/03/17 9:00AM

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

Henry Louis Gates Jr. and NEHGS Director of Research Services Lindsay Fulton
2/10/17 9:00AM

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
1/27/17 2:05PM

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

Henry Louis Gates Jr. and NEHGS Researcher Meaghan E.H. Siekman
9/09/16 6:02AM