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People Magazine Man Finds Ancestor’s Freedom Papers While Cleaning Out His Mom's Home. Discovery Called 'Treasure' by Expert (March 8, 2026)

Harvard University Gazette Tracing Harvard’s ties to slavery: Recovering names and histories (February 20, 2026)

Irish America Magazine Dispatches from Massachusetts (January 20, 2026)

EasyGenie  Protect & Preserve Your Genealogy! (January 9, 2026)

FamilyTree Understanding the 10 Million Names Project – An Interview with Lindsay Fulton (Unknown, 2025)

Channel 5 WCVB CityLine CityLine: Family, Ancestry & Art (December 21, 2025)

iObserve.com Boston exhibit features in-depth look at ancestry of Pope Leo XIV (October 29, 2025)

Catholic News Agency Boston exhibit features in-depth look at ancestry of Pope Leo XIV (October 29, 2025)

National Catholic Reporter Boston exhbit highlights Pope Leo's family tree (October 13, 2025)

Ch. 7 WHDH Boston News Mass Appeal:  Family Heritage Experience (October 10, 2025)

Pilot Catholic News New Boston exhibit explores Pope Leo's diverse family tree (October 10, 2025)

The Boston Globe Stories of Black and Indigenous Newporters Could Connect Families to their Missing History (September 15, 2025)

WCVB Channel 5 Boston New interactive Boston exhibit kickstarts journey to uncover family history (August 29, 2025)

Let's Make Boston Home NEW on Newbury Street (Influencer Promo Reel) (August 14, 2025)

Family Tree Magazine (Photo feature) (August 12, 2025)

Bay State Banner Visit a Mass. cultural institution for FREE each day in August (July 31, 2025)

WGBH's The Culture Show Danielle Allen, the Family Heritage Experience, and Mahesh Daas (July 2, 2025)

Virgin Islands Daily News CFVI to co-host virtual conversation on African American family history tonight (June 12, 2025)

The New York Times We Traced Pope Leo XIV's Ancestry back 500 years. Here's what we found. (June 11, 2025)

St. Thomas Source CFVI Joins National 10 Million Names Project for Discussion on Identity, Ancestry, and History (June 11, 2025)

Reunions Magazine Family History & Genealogy (May 30, 2025)

Bay State Banner Banner Around Town:  Family Heritage Experience opening (slide 12 of 15) (May 23, 2025)

WhereverFamily.com/ Global Traveler The Family Heritage Experience Opens in Boston (May 21, 2025)

Houston Style Magazine ABC News' Emmy-Nominated Coverage of 10 Million Names Project Illuminates Untold Histories of Enslaved Americans (May 15, 2025)

USA Today Henry Louis Gates Jr. on hand for opening of new ancestry exhibit in Boston. What to know (May 2, 2025)

Boston Real Estate Times American Ancestors Dedicates Back Bay Headquarters to Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. at Grand Opening of the Family Heritage Experience (April 24, 2025)

MetroWest Daily News The Family Heritage Experience, Boston's Newest Visitor Destination, Opens April 25th! (April 23, 2025)

MyBoston Magazine Cover: Find Your Heritage: Ryan Woods, CEO of American Ancestors (April 15, 2025)

Nutfield Genealogy Blog The new family history experience at The New England Historic Genealogical Society (April 11, 2025)

Boston.com Shake up your spring travel with these unique New England getaways (April 10, 2025)

MSN.com  Shake up your spring travel with these unique New England getaways (April 10, 2025)

The Boston Globe Family Origins, Around the World Cruise... (April 10, 2025)

Student Youth and Travel Organization (SYTO) New Family History Attraction to Open in Boston (April 8, 2025)

The Boston Sun Family History Attraction To Open In Boston (April 4, 2025)

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GroupsToday.com New Family History Attraction to Open in Boston (March 26, 2025)

Motherhood Moment blog Area Attractions - The Family Heritage Experience (Boston) (March 20, 2025)

Harvard University Gazette Legacy of Slavery expands work with oldest genealogical nonprofit in U.S. (February 13, 2025)

On Granny's Trail.com 10 Million Names Project (January 24, 2025)

Harvard University Gazette Harvard Slavery Remembrance Program expands partnership with American Ancestors (January 24, 2025)

National Geographic 10 million enslaved Americans' names are missing from history. AI is helping identify them. (January 4, 2025)

USA Today She hoped to learn more about her enslaved ancestors. A trip South revealed hard truths (December 26, 2024)

Reckon These former slave plantations are evolving, bringing new light to a dark chapter and reparation (November 5, 2024)

PR Web Patriots of Color Database from Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Now Available on 10 Million Names Website 10millionnames.org (October 8, 2024)

The Berkshire Eagle For the first time, genealogists have identified a living descendant of Elizabeth Freeman, the first African American woman to win a lawsuit for her freedom in Massachusetts (August 24, 2024)

New England Public Media Descendant of Elizabeth Freeman visits Berkshires on anniversary of 1781 emancipation lawsuit (August 22, 2024)

WBUR Genealogists find descendent of Elizabeth Freeman, who spurred the end of slavery in Mass. (August 22, 2024)

WAMC Northeast (NPR) First identified living Elizabeth Freeman descendant makes pilgrimage to Berkshires (August 21, 2024)

The Boston Globe I didn't have the words':  Genealogists link woman to Elizabeth Freeman, who helped end slavery in Mass. (August 20, 2024)

WFAA.com (ABC) 10 Million Names Project traces the family history of South Dallas resident, Willie Mae Coleman (August 9, 2024)

ABC News 10 Million Names' project takes ABC News' Pierre Thomas to the plantation where his ancestors were enslaved (August 7, 2024)

Good Morning America Pierre Thomas shares personal journey with 10 Million Names Project (August 6, 2024)

ABC News Pierre Thomas uncovers his family history of enslavement (August 4, 2024)

The Boston Globe Sometimes it's just sitting here thinking (July 29, 2024)

CBS News Baltimore Baltimore group joins nationwide project to find information on 10 million enslaved in America (July 26, 2024)

WWLTV.com Louisiana 10 Million Names project working with Local Genealogists to uncover names of enslaved Americans (July 24, 2024)

NBC 5 Chicago Collaborative organization works to help African Americans learn about their familial history (June 19, 2024)

ABC News Video: 10 Million Names (June 19, 2024)

ABC News 10 Million Names Project restores African American family histories (June 19, 2024)

ABC11.com Black family roots lost by slavery being uncovered in Raleigh, Wake County: 'Stay in it' (June 18, 2024)

ABC11.com Woman traces her 165-year-old grand piano to enslaved ancestor in NC: 'Find me' (June 17, 2024)

Good Morning America Linsey Davis learns about her great-great-great-grandfather (June 10, 2024)

ABC News Linsey Davis uncovers family story of enslavement to empowerment (May 15, 2024)

lds365.com 10 Million Names Project (April 23, 2024)

Boston.com A Boston-based group is trying to track down the names of everyone who was ever enslaved in the U.S. (March 21, 2024)

ABC News 10 Million Names helps Linsey Davis discover her family history (March 20, 2024)

Madame Noire 10 Million Names Project Releases Rare Audio Recordings Of Former Slaves Sharing Their Experiences (March 18, 2024)

Church News RootsTech: The 10 Million Names Project is recovering identities of enslaved Africans. Here’s how you can help (March 16, 2024)

St. Thomas Source Educators Excited to Use Genealogy in Classrooms After Workshop at UVI (March 11, 2024)

i Heart Radio Lineage Legacy:  American Ancestors Seeks "10 Million Names" Lost to History (March 9, 2024)

WGBH A local organization is tracing the lineage of enslaved Americans to their present-day ancestors (March 8, 2024)

Church News The priceless family history gift FamilySearch CEO Steve Rockwood received at RootsTech (March 3, 2024)

ABC News Rare audio of enslaved people connects history to the present (March 2, 2024)

ABC News 10 Million Names' and ABC News explore recordings of formerly enslaved individuals (March 1, 2024)

ABC News The '10 Million Names' project: A reading list (February 29, 2024)

Church of Latter Day Newsroom FamilySearch, American Ancestors Collaboration to Recover Names of 10 Million Enslaved Africans (February 24, 2024)

Roots Tech by FamilySearch Recover, Restore, Remember: The 10 Million Names Project (February 23, 2024)

13NewsNow.com (ABC) Roots Recovered: Reclaiming Our Names | African Americans face unique challenges in learning their ancestry (February 23, 2024)

Action News 5 10 Million Names Project looks to identify millions of enslaved Americans (February 18, 2024)

FamilySearch Blog 10 Million Names Will Change the Course of African American Family History Research (February 15, 2024)

Church News How FamilySearch will help recover the names of 10 million enslaved Africans (February 15, 2024)

13NewsNow.com (ABC) 10 Million Names' | African Americans working to recover the names of their ancestors (February 14, 2024)

Capital B News.org How to Find the Roots of Your Family Tree (February 1, 2024)