Ancestry discovers ‘Twilight’ star Robert Pattinson’s vampire past
Royalty and vampires may sound like characters from the Twilight Saga – but they’re actually what you find once you bite into Robert Pattinson’s past. We’ve discovered Pattinson – who stars as America’s favorite vampire Edward Cullen in the hit Twilight Saga movie series – is related to Vlad III Dracula, the basis for the… Read more
Historic movers ‘n’ shakers
We’ve launched Who’s Who in the World 1910-1911, featuring profiles of 4,000 international celebrities from a century ago; including royalty, actors, artists and business tycoons. The directory of biographies, which detail almost 4,000 entries of both famous and infamous people from over 20 countries, reveal uncanny similarities between the lives of celebrities 100 years ago… Read more
Who Do You Think You Are? US series: Matthew Broderick
When Matthew Broderick started his family history journey on Who Do You Think You Are?, he knew one thing for certain about his father’s family: they didn’t talk about the past. His dad’s dad, “Joe the postman,” was ill-tempered and quiet, so noted Matthew’s sister, who also dropped another clue: Joe received money because he… Read more
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