Watching the show, it is tempting to think that conducting this research is easy. But underpinning each episode is hundreds ...

When you fill out forms at your doctor’s office, do you wonder why it matters whether or not your grandmother had high blood pressure or diabetes? Your doctor also asks you questions like this. Why is ...

Editor’s note: This story appeared in the October 2021 edition of The Daily Universe Magazine. Gone are the days of using antique family history techniques to fill out a family tree as new technology ...

Ancestry.com is using artificial intelligence (AI) to help Black Americans trace their family trees. The genealogy company has released a new collection of searchable newspaper articles containing ...

Becca Stanek is an experienced writer and editor who is passionate about exploring the ways we can feel better mentally and physically to get the most out of our lives. She has worked for publications ...

Everyone should know their family history of breast cancer. But when it comes to risk factors for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), the stakes are higher for some women of color. TNBC is diagnosed ...

Imagine popping your head into the attic of your childhood home and finding a box overflowing with recordings, photos, documents, and diaries compiled by relatives who have long passed.

Studio family portrait, 1960–1970s, by Rev. Henry Clay Anderson. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of ...