The Maestas family said they're thankful the tree didn't damage the home, and no one got hurt. The city said it got more than 10 calls for downed trees in Albuquerque.

Every family has a unique story to tell and building your family tree with Ancestry® will put you in the right direction to discover your Irish roots.

Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., "Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr." (PBS) For 10 seasons and 106 episodes, Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people explore their family history ...

While tracing her own family tree, Wilsnack realized the stories she’d been told about her ancestors were hopelessly one dimensional and their actual lives had been far more complex. “I knew that my ...

This weekend the Times had a fun piece about the history of the Van Dusens, a family that can trace its lineage back to one of the first settlers of Manhattan. That settler, Abraham Van Dusen, landed ...

A version of this article appears in print on Dec. 8, 2024, Section A, Page 3 of the New York edition with the headline: Explore your roots: How to plan a family heritage trip.