About the Family Heritage Experience

An Interactive, State-of-the-Art Exhibition

In 2025, American Ancestors launched the Family Heritage Experience, an interactive, state-of-the-art exhibition that introduces visitors to the joy of family history research, located at 97 Newbury Street in Boston's historic Back Bat neighborhood. 

American Ancestors is also home to the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center, which preserves New England’s Jewish history,  and 10 Million Names, dedicated to finding the names of the enslaved men, women, and children in pre- and post-Colonial America before emancipation.
 

Origin of the Family Heritage Experience

American Ancestors is the nation’s oldest organization dedicated to family history. Our mission is to advance the study of family history in America and beyond by educating, inspiring, and connecting people to their own unique family stories. The Family History Experience will allow American Ancestors to bring the power and benefits of family history to a wider audience than ever before.

American Ancestors Expands Its Space

The seeds for the Family History Experience were planted in 2012 when American Ancestors purchased the building at 97 Newbury Street in Boston, next door to our headquarters at 99-101 Newbury, with the goal of expanding our space. In 2013, our board approved a strategic plan that called for communicating “our compelling and clearly articulated purpose that places people first and explains why what we do is important.”