Ancestry.com Operations Inc. defeated a proposed class action alleging it used consumers’ photos without their consent to advertise its services and attract new subscribers.

One of the most special things about photographs is that they freeze a moment in time—a split second that happened that we will never get back. They can transport us to the past and give us a glimpse ...

When genealogy software became available, I started my own family tree. Decades later, its branches are filled with hundreds of names, dates, photos and vital documents like birth certificates. Yet, ...

The North Dakota State Archives hosted a free workshop to help residents preserve family photos, letters, and documents for ...

Thai Amavasai, an important day in the Tamil Hindu calendar, is observed on January 29. This day marks the new moon in the ...

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Ashland: the Henry Clay Estate announced their slate of activities celebrating Black History Month, including a reveal of the ...

The monoliths of Meghalaya originate with numerous tribes in the region and play a vital role in narrating the story of matrilineal kinship, authority, and the power of a once-thriving kingdom.

A mechanism that activates specific muscles in our ears is a leftover from our evolutionary past, back when our ancestors depended more on their hearing for survival.

The exhibition-as-memoir of Linda Griggs, a group show as history lesson, Odili Donald Odita’s vibrant abstractions, and more ...

She began with modestly scaled abstract drawings and paintings but became best known for large works featuring collage and items evoking Native stereotypes.