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Discover your family history

with MyHeritage

My passion for family history began when I prepared a genealogy
school project at the age of 13. In my twenties, I decided to take a
break from my career and dedicate six months to working on my
family tree. Not satisfied with the software available at the time, I
started developing my own family tree program at my home.

Eventually, I assembled a small team to work on the project and
we moved to a bigger space — in a nearby barn. With chickens
clucking in the background, MyHeritage was born. My team
translated our software into six languages and made it available for
free. The dream was to create a family tree that would connect the
whole world.

That was 2003. Fast forward to the present, MyHeritage is an
international platform available in 42 languages — but our spirit
remains the same. MyHeritage is the world's fastest growing service
for people to discover, preserve, and share their family history. We
are now an extended family of hundreds of employees. With millions
of fellow users and billions of historical records, it’s easier than ever
to trace your family history on MyHeritage.

I hope you'll enjoy your journey of discovery!

Gilad Japhet
Founder and CEO