What is a Daguerreotype? How to Identify Old Photo Formats

Daguerreotype, Ambrotype and Tintype: Telling Them Apart

At a photo studio in the late 1850s, you could choose the style of portrait—daguerreotype, ambrotype, tintype or a paper card photo. So which is which?

Get Started with DNA:

From Testing to Results

If you’ve ever wondered what your DNA says about your family history, this course is for you! You’ll discover just how you can solve family mysteries with the help of a DNA test. 

How to Refer to Aunts and Uncles: Grand, Not Great

Great-uncle, or grand-uncle? Here's one perspective on the avuncular controversy.

Premium: Tracing Ancestors Among the Five Largest Indigenous Tribes

Does your family lore contain tales of Native ancestors? These tips will help you find your ancestors who belonged to one of the United States' five largest indigenous tribes.

Ellis Island Passenger Search Portal – An Interview with Kathryn Marks

In this episode of Best Websites, Kathryn Marks of the Family History Center at Ellis Island tells us how to use the Passenger Search database to find ancestors who arrived in America via the Port of New York.