Manufacturing artificial limbs during the First World War
How did conflict change the way that artificial limbs were manufactured?
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Reflecting on Windrush 75
Iqbal Singh reflects on two 2023 projects that marked 75 years since HMT Empire Windrush’s arrival in the UK.
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International Volunteer Day 2023: The work that inspired Great Escapes
International Volunteer Day is the perfect time to celebrate the efforts that inspired our new exhibition.
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MyHeritage Adds 17.4 Million Historical Records in November 2023
In November 2023 we published 17.4 million historical records from 36 historical record collections from Australia, Belgium, the Channel Islands, England, France, Germany, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. The records include obituaries, marriages, court records, deaths, tax registrations, births, census registers, and emigration records. Some of the collections also include images. Search them […]
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Exclusive Cyber Monday Offer: DNA Kits at Their Best Price!
As the holiday season swings into full gear, there’s no better time to find that perfect, meaningful gift for your loved ones. And what could be more special than the gift of discovery? This Cyber Monday, MyHeritage is thrilled to announce an unbeatable deal on our DNA kits — they’re available now at the lowest […]
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Women Would Never Stand for These Gifts That Were All the Rage 100 Years Ago
As we approach the holiday season, it’s fascinating to look back at how the tradition of gift-giving has evolved over the years. The MyHeritage Research team has delved into a century’s worth of holiday ads in our vast collection of nearly 20 billion historical records to reveal some startling differences in the kinds of presents […]
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She Bought a MyHeritage DNA Kit on Sale for Black Friday — and Finally Found Her Father
Born 1997 in Antwerp, Belgium, to a 19-year-old mother, Yentl Coeck’s early life was marked by a great deal of uncertainty. She grew up in and out of foster care, living part of the time with her mother’s parents. “My mother was very young, and decided not to give me up for adoption, yet she […]
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The Gift of a Lifetime: A Whole New Family Thanks to a MyHeritage DNA Kit
When Penny Fox of Vancouver, Canada received a MyHeritage DNA kit for her 64th birthday, she couldn’t have imagined what a tremendous gift it would turn out to be. After a lifetime of searching for information about her birth family, the DNA test turned out to be the final piece of the puzzle that not […]
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Catalogue Week 2023
Our annual celebration of cataloguing initiatives at The National Archives, Catalogue Week, is here!
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Letters Unread: Opening closed letters in the Prize Papers project
Conservator Camilla Camus-Doughan showcases how she opened envelopes that had been sealed for centuries.
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After 70 Years of Searching, She Finally Found Her Siblings Thanks to a Smart Match™ on MyHeritage
Hadar Hen had stopped believing it could happen. She had been searching for him for decades, dreaming of the moment she would finally find him and he would explain why he had left and never come back. But after years of searching for her birth father, she found nothing but disappointment. When she turned to […]
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Early Black Friday Deal: Uncover Your Roots with MyHeritage DNA!
No need to wait until Black Friday to start your journey into the past. Get your MyHeritage DNA kit at an unbeatable price with our Early Black Friday Deal! This Early Black Friday, we’re offering an exclusive package that’s too good to pass up. For just $36 per kit, you can embark on an incredible […]
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