Find out if your ancestors went through Ellis Island.
By Amy Reilly in Reader's Digest - November 2001
A selection of books by men and women who have explored their family histories.
Don Schoendorfer was determined to create the world's cheapest wheelchair.
By Janet Kinosian in Reader's Digest - July 2005
Can your father give you breast cancer?
By Cynthia Dermody in Reader's Digest - October 2007
Learn more about David Wilson and tracing your own roots.
Decades after 70 men disappeared on a Navy submarine, their families never stopped searching.
By Donovan Webster in Reader's Digest - January 2008
Reconnect With Your Roots Overseas
We can choose to ignore or forget our family heritage, but at what price?
By Sacha Zimmerman in For America
Roots forever changed America. See photos from RD's extraordinary new book, Alex Haley: The Man Who Traced America's Roots, which commemorates the 30th anniversary of this classic.
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