Officials from the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission show Gov. Josh Shapiro the new Pennsylvania State Archives building. What began in 2022 as a one-paragraph public records request has ...

Evelyn Robertson’s grandfather purchased 75 acres in Whiteville in 1886 with a $200 down payment. Robertson now owns the property that later grew to encompass 187 acres. Robertson met with a small ...

Researchers in the U.S. say they have found papers that prove President Obama has German roots dating to the 1700s. According to parish records uncovered by experts at the genealogy Web site ...

This two-year partnership resulted in over one million additional records from the State Archives being added to Ancestry's ...

The Blackstone-owned genealogy giant Ancestry.com raised a ton of red flags earlier this month with an update to its terms and conditions that give the company a bit more power over your family photos ...

This story first appeared in The Investigator, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring the best investigative and accountability journalism from across Pennsylvania. Sign up for free here. What ...

What began in 2022 as a one-paragraph public records request has morphed into a full-blown court fight over who owns digital copies of Pennsylvania’s historical records. Are they the property of the ...

Officials from the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission show Gov. Josh Shapiro the new Pennsylvania State Archives building. Commonwealth Media Services This story first appeared in The ...