Sewell-Smith credits her time as a journalist for her love of digging and searching for answers to burning questions, and said it goes hand in hand with genealogy.

We wanted to see if Ancestry can actually reveal a person’s family history and what records were available in its database, so we put it to the test.

A genetic test meant to introduce you to a lost cousin could also introduce info on your entire lineage to a stranger seeking profit.

Have you ever wondered about your family’s past? Where they all came from and what their lives were like? If you want to find out, we had help! Jennifer Utley is the Director of Research at Ancestry ...

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Have you always wanted to research your Irish family history but you're not sure where to start? This guide will help you take the first step. Every family has a unique story to tell and building your ...

Using a test panel of participants from every major population group, we spent more than 80 hours testing five DNA services and think that AncestryDNA is the best service for most people. While every ...

I hit a roadblock in my online research. It wasn't till I traveled to Germany that the clues started to fall into place. Shara Tibken was a managing editor at CNET News, overseeing a team covering ...

Your family tree might contain a few curious revelations. It might alert you to the existence of long-lost third cousins. It might tell you your 10-times-great-grandfather once bought a chunk of ...