For the UK, the most obvious answer is around the late 1400s. Assuming a generation every 25 years, it’s a simple ...

Make genograms of relationships or medical history–as well as regular family trees–with GenoPro. Tracing can be like a forensics procedural, only with fewer neat answers. There are many reasons for ...

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on genealogy, record-keeping and notions of relation. By Kwame Anthony Appiah I have taken over keeping my family tree. I am fortunate that this tree dates to the ...

Before the French Revolution, family trees were reserved for the feudal upper classes, who used them to consolidate their social status. While feudalism broke down and family trees lost their old ...

The tool we’re going to talk about today is one designed to help those who are interested in studying their family’s history. You see when it comes down to conducting research on genealogy, it’s never ...

Money doesn't grow on trees, which is too bad, because it would make researching your family tree a lot easier. If you aren't careful, or even if you are, you could end up spending a small fortune ...