A nationwide program is searching for the names of 10 million people who were enslaved in the United States over nearly three centuries.

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Penn objects to federal judge demands for lists revealing workers’ Jewish faith, ancestry or ties to Jewish organizations. (AP Video: Tassanee Vejpongsa) ...

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A Pennsylvania couple who proudly told their family they were about to celebrate 75 years of marriage were stunned to learn they were just shy of the milestone. Ed Wagner, 95, and his wife Sally, 92, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Longtime husband and wife Ed and Sally Wagner found out something rather unexpected as they prepared to celebrate their 75th ...

A new Canadian law, Bill C-3, has removed generational limits on citizenship by descent, allowing millions of Americans with Canadian ancestry to apply for passports. Previously restricted to one ...

Longtime husband and wife Ed and Sally Wagner found out something rather unexpected as they prepared to celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary. The Greensburg, Pa., couple told their loved ones that ...

Urban historian Shermann “Dilla” Thomas teamed up with Ancestry on the March tour, which honors women whose contributions to Chicago — and the world — are often overlooked.