So why aren’t you on the MyHeritage DNA database? Join me on MyHeritage. I can’t wait to see this today. Http://www.myheritage.com

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MyHeritage has big, big news coming tomorrow. Stay tuned!

Don't miss the 42 upcoming Spanish-language live sessions from Legacy Family Tree Webinars, starting this week. No se pierda las próximas 42 sesiones en vivo en español de Legacy Family Tree Webinars, que comienzan esta semana. familytreewebinars.com/upcoming-web...

Here's to more confusion on my ethnicity. Ancestry tells me my strongest Eastern European ancestry is Polish, 23andme says Ukrainian and Polish and MyHeritage tells me my ancestry is more Baltic. I think I need to chat with my ancestors through a psychic medium...

Join me Saturday, Nov. 15, at noon EST for a presentation on how to use Google Translate with foreign language websites and learn how the Russian war in Ukraine is affecting Russian and Ukrainian genealogy. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Here are the details on the update to Ancestry's ethnicity breakdown. I am waiting to see what will change to my breakdown. www.ancestry.com/c/dna/ancest...

Starting today, Legacy Family Tree Webinars will offer live and on demand sessions in French. Check out the offerings here. Dès aujourd'hui, Legacy Family Tree Webinars propose des sessions en direct et à la demande en français. Découvrez les offres ici familytreewebinars.com/webinar-libr...

Here's my newest ethnicity breakdown from 23andme. My 7 great-grandparents were born in Russia and one great-grandmother was born in eastern Poland. Never thought I would be listed more as Ukrainian and Polish than Russian. May this boost interest in DNA testing so I can get better matches soon.

Time to enjoy free records. MyHeritage hosts 283 million records across 77 German collections, including vital, church, and emigration records. Some collections such as Prussia, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, and southwestern Germany are exclusive. www.myheritage.com/research/cat...

Here are two huge databases that are musts for researching in Australia, no matter the ancestry. The post has a free downloadable guide for printing and downloading from the larger database. lostrussianfamily.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/t...

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The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology's research shows that the potential ancestral homeland of the Slavs was somewhere between the Dniester and the Don rivers. My paternal grandmother's father's family were the Don Cossacks. www.mpg.de/25256341/082...

SShhh...MyHeritage is making its website more user-friendly. The update is on the way. More choices how you control a feature is definitely a bonus. Stay tuned for the upcoming news from MyHeritage!

These are the types of messages that keep me going for my blog, Find Lost Russian & Ukrainian Family. lostrussianfamily.wordpress.com I cannot believe I am less than 2 months away for my blog's 14th year anniversary.

More than 370 records from Ukrainian archives have been indexed on Koreni. Yes, the database can be searched in ENGLISH. The post comes with a 4-page step-by-step guide on using this database. lostrussianfamily.wordpress.com/2025/08/23/n...

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Visited the Babcock State Park earlier this month in West Virginia. Just a beautiful park. fineartamerica.com/featured/gla...

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Don't miss this sale. Ordering kits is the only way to be on MyHeritage's database of 9 million+ users. The kits come with an ethnicity breakdown across 79 ethnicities and 2,114 regions and powerful DNA tools for ancient ancestry. www.myheritage.com/dna

Finally found the family of a Russian man living in the state of Washington. Thankfully, he knew the town where his grandfather's brother moved from Soviet Russia. The family hasn't seen each other since the 1990s. Lots of online research. It took a postal letter to reach the family in 2025.

Come join as a contributor of the MyHeritage Wiki. www.myheritage.com/wiki/MyHerit.... The perks include: MyHeritage subscriptions, personalized gifts and a dedicated contributor page showcasing their articles, biography, and personal/professional links (including social media profiles).

Just made it to 1,300 days on Duolingo. I am working on Czech now, which is a combination of Russian, Polish and Ukrainian. This will be my fourth and last Slavic language on Duolingo. I wish there were more Slavic languages on Duolingo.

When you can’t figure out how to delete a bad review and someone lied to you…

I got the official no from the very likely half-sister of my mother's cousin who is looking for her father from WWII. The half-sister won't take a test like so many of her relatives. I am so grateful to MyHeritage for getting me so far by getting me the half-niece match. Test with MyHeritage...

Just a FYI about the Pages of Victory database for Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. I found information on a lady who recently gave birth and needed benefits for her baby. Don't assume a WWII newspaper database will have nothing useful for your family tree lostrussianfamily.wordpress.com/2025/07/12/v...

Apparently, the DMV needs to use mirrors before it approves custom license plates.

Check out ths incredible resource for searching newspapers from WWII printed in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Everything printed is searchable. The post comes with a 3-page step-by-step guide on using the database. lostrussianfamily.wordpress.com/2025/07/12/v...

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Don't miss the chance to look at OldNews.com for free until July 5. www.oldnews.com/en/newspaper...

An interesting first year with Fine Art America. My photos have been viewed more than 21,000 times without a cent on advertising. That is well beyond what I imagined. Check out my photography- fineartamerica.com/profiles/2-v...

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Researching relatives and ancestors who were in China from the 1850s to the 1940s? Check out the resources in this post with specific directions and tips. The records and resources are available in English and the database can be searched in English. lostrussianfamily.wordpress.com/2025/06/14/s...

A new feature is coming to MyHeritage next week. The dimensions of genealogy research sites are going well beyond what I ever expected when I started my journey in college. Stay tuned. www.myheritage.com

Working on a post for my blog on a topic I have not touched ever. I found a new and incredible database that will help people researching in the Russian Empire. And yes, the database is in ENGLISH. Stay tuned tomorrow morning- lostrussianfamily.wordpress.com

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An FYI for using this collection. You can read the text in English by highlighting the text and clicking on the Google Translate extension symbol right of the web address bar. Foreign language resources are the best for genealogy... www.myheritage.com/research/col...

Here is another perk of MyHeritage membership. MyHeritage users will enjoy 50% off at ScanCafe for a limited time!. Learn more about this perk here- blog.myheritage.com/2025/06/myhe...

Got French ancestry? Check this out. 731 million structured records extracted from historical French newspapers, thanks to MyHeritage's in-house AI technology. www.myheritage.com/research/col...

Now, Ancestry will rate your tree like its a product on Amazon to sell you its $120/a year "Pro Tools". I am not posting thousands of dollars of documents from my researchers for Ancestry to take them for its databases.

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Find the second rainbow at the lower falls of Letchworth State Park in western New York State. fineartamerica.com/featured/dou...

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My mother's cousin who is trying to confirm her father's identity from the WWII area in Berlin got even more 2nd cousin matches on MyHeritage. If only the suspected half-sister would take a test. MyHeritage has to be the best site for Eastern European DNA and family trees www.myheritage.com/dna