Dec 10
MyHeritage announced that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is distantly related to the newly elected President of the European Union, Dr. Ursula von der Leyen. This revelation could make Brexit appear to include a family feud. That said, it seems unlikely that these two would have to share a Christmas dinner together. MyHeritage researchers ...
Nov 7
MyHeritage announced that it added that it added 18.6 million new records in October of 2019, in seven new collections including Australia, Spain, the former Soviet Union, Latvia, the United States, Germany, and Denmark. Australian Death Notices 1860-2019: This collection of over 7 million records contains death notices, and obituaries fro...
Oct 8
MyHeritage announced the acquisition of SNPedia and Promethease, through acquiring the company that owned and operated them, River Road Bio. This will expand MyHeritage's intellectual property in medical genetics. This marks MyHeritage's first consumer health acquisition and their 10th acquisition since MyHeritage's founding. Promethease w...
Sep 10
MyHeritage announced that it has added a robust collection of 5.4 million civil records of marriages from 1792-1937 in the department of Nord. These records are now available in MyHeritage SuperSearch. The collection includes a detailed searchable index created by MyHeritage that is not on other websites. Nord is the most populous departmen...
Aug 13
MyHeritage has loads of information about how to navigate your MyHeritage DNA Health Reports. The new MyHeritage DNA Health + Ancestry test offers an extensive range of genetic insights through detailed health reports for 27 conditions. There are two ways to access your reports. One is through an email that MyHeritage will send you after th...
Jul 9
MyHeritage has updated the MyHeritage mobile app. It is available for iOS and Android, for both smartphones and tablets. You can download the app for free. MyHeritage added several new features to their app that will help you improve your family history research. Those features include: Family Timelines, the ability to view family trees tha...
Jun 13
MyHeritage announced the launch of the MyHeritage DNA Health + Ancestry Test. It offers new dimensions of genetic insight to enrich your life, enlighten you about your health, and help you make informed lifestyle choices. The MyHeritage DNA Health + Ancestry test includes dozens of personalized and easy-to-understand health reports. It also...
May 16
MyHeritage posted an update regarding the processing times for MyHeritage DNA Tests. The problem began in the beginning of March of 2019, when MyHeritage upgraded to a new and more advanced DNA chip. Until recently, MyHeritage DNA tests were processed using Illumnia's Omni chip. To provide MyHeritage customers with a more robust and powerfu...
Apr 4
MyHeritage announced the addition of three important census record collections from Norway, from 1891, 1900, and 1910, to MyHeritage SuperSearch. These record collections were added in collaboration with the National Archives of Norway, and include 6.8 million new records. With the release of these new collections, MyHeritage now offers approxim...
Mar 21
MyHeritage announced that they have completed their goal of digitizing every cemetery in Israel. The process took five years of dedicated efforts. Israel is now the first country in the world to have almost all of its gravestones preserved and searchable online, with images, locations, and fully transcribed records. MyHeritage put up all of tha...