Personalized Heritage Trips with Kensington Tours and Ancestry

Kensington Tours and Ancestry offer personalized heritage trips for people to connect with their ancestors' history by visiting their places of origin. Elizabeth Dobson took a trip to England to trace her great-great-grandfather's footsteps, visit his gravesite, and see his paintings in museum storage.

Prince Harry's Attendance at Invictus Games and Unofficial Visit to Nigeria

Prince Harry is set to attend the Invictus Games in the UK without any senior members of the Royal Family joining him. Following the event, he will fly to Nigeria for an unofficial royal visit with Meghan Markle. The couple's acceptance of the invitation has left the country feeling honored and delighted. Meghan has revealed she has Nigerian ancestry and plans to explore her roots further.

Genetic Analysis Reveals Fates of President George Washington’s Brother and Kin

Genetic analysis sheds light on the fates of President George Washington’s younger brother Samuel and his descendants, with assistance from a living relative. The investigation uses various DNA analysis techniques to uncover long-lost identities and connections in the Washington family, including the identification of unidentified remains from the mid-19th century.

Irish Family History Collection by Ancestry and Guinness

Ancestry genealogist Nicka Sewell-Smith partners with Guinness Storehouse in Dublin to make 1.6 million Irish family history records available online. The collection aims to help people of Irish descent rediscover lost family heritage through tragic periods in Irish history.

Genetic Variants Discovery

Researchers have discovered over 275 million new genetic variants from data shared by almost 250,000 volunteers, with half of the data coming from participants of non-European ancestry.

Taylor Swift's possible relation to poet Emily Dickinson and record-breaking concert film

Taylor Swift is possibly related to 19th-century poet Emily Dickinson through a shared 17th-century English immigrant ancestor. Swift's songwriting has been influenced by Dickinson's style, and her album 'Evermore' contains references to the poet. Swift's 'The Eras Tour' concert film had a record-breaking opening weekend.