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Father and Daughter Applied for DNA Quest and Found Each Other
Rachael Robertson was adopted as a baby, and in her teen years, began developing a curiosity to know about her birth family. Little did she know, her
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She Discovered She Was Stolen as a Baby — and Found Her Birth Mom & 8 Siblings
Cristina Prisco was adopted as an infant by Italian-American parents living in New York. When her father flew back from Chile with her as a baby in
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She Discovered She Was Stolen as a Baby — and Found Her Birth Mom & 8 Siblings
Cristina Prisco was adopted as an infant by Italian-American parents living in New York. When her father flew back from Chile with her as a baby in
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I Found My Granddaughter Thanks to DNA Quest… and a Brother Living 8 Blocks Away
Back in June, we reached out to beneficiaries of DNA Quest — our pro bono project to reunite adoptees with their birth families using DNA
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After 60+ Years, She Finally Found Her Siblings. They Had Lost Another Sister with the Same Name Years Ago
Susan (Suzy) Fraser, 64, was adopted as a baby and spent most of her life trying to find and connect with her birth family. A few years ago, she took
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Her DNA Sample Sat in a Drawer for 3 Years. Then She Sent It — and Found a Sister
Debie Clark, 54, a MyHeritage user from Portland, grew up without knowing who her father was, and her mother died when Debie was only 6. A few years
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Full Siblings Placed for Adoption Find Each Other Thanks to MyHeritage DNA
MyHeritage users Vanesa and Emilio from Valencia, Spain, were adopted at birth and spent years searching for their biological families. Then, they
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9 People Who Got DNA Kits as Gifts and It Changed Their Lives Forever
Have you ever received a gift that changed your life? The 9 people below did. Each of them received a MyHeritage DNA kit, and the results led them to
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9 People Who Got DNA Kits as Gifts and It Changed Their Lives Forever
Have you ever received a gift that changed your life? The 9 people below did. Each of them received a MyHeritage DNA kit, and the results led them to
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I Was Told My Dad Died at War. I Found Him Through MyHeritage DNA — and He’s Alive
Angelina B., a 53-year-old MyHeritage user from Augsburg, Germany, grew up believing that her birth father was Spanish and had died fighting in the
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I Found My Grandma’s Birth Father Thanks to MyHeritage
Bailey Weeding, 25, from Roy, Utah, was devastated by the passing of her German-born grandmother Ilse in March 2022. Ilse grew up in a foster family,
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She Was Alone in the World. Then, She Found Her Birth Father Across the Ocean
Patty McCraw, 52, a MyHeritage user based in Gulfport, Mississippi, grew up in New Orleans with her mother — never knowing who her biological
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She Was Alone in the World. Then, She Found Her Birth Father Across the Ocean
Patty McCraw, 52, a MyHeritage user based in Gulfport, Mississippi, grew up in New Orleans with her mother — never knowing who her biological
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Behind the Crooked Smile: My Dad & Granddad Are My Heroes
For Father’s Day this year, we asked you to send in photos of father-child look-alike pairs in your family. The response was absolutely
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I Found My Dad and Got to Visit Him Twice Before He Passed Away Thanks to DNA Quest
MyHeritage user Stephen Drake, 70, from North Carolina, applied for a free MyHeritage DNA kit through our pro bono DNA Quest project in hopes of