Category Archives: The Generations Network

27 Million New Records & Images of U.S. Marine Corps Activities During WW II & Korean War Now Available on Ancestry.com

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PROVO, UT- (Marketwire – May 24, 2012) – Ancestry.com (NASDAQ: ACOM), the world’s largest online family history resource, today announced that more than 27 million new records and images detailing U.S. Marine Corps activities during World War II and the Continue reading 27 Million New Records & Images of U.S. Marine Corps Activities During WW II & Korean War Now Available on Ancestry.com→

Ancestry.com Shares Fall on Cancelation of NBC’s “Who Do You Think You Are?”

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The following excerpt is from Reuters website of May 14, 2012. Shares fell 18% on the news that NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? is being cancelled for a fourth season. (Reuters) – Ancestry.com (ACOM.O) shares fell 18 percent Continue reading Ancestry.com Shares Fall on Cancelation of NBC’s “Who Do You Think You Are?”→

WWII Cadet Nursing Corps Memorialized as Ancestry.com Publishes Collection of Records Online

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The following news release was received from Matthew Deighton at Ancestry.com: In Honor of National Nurses Week, Online Family History Leader Adds More Than 300,000 Cadet Nursing Corp Files to Its Military Collection PROVO, UTAH – (May 7, 2012) – Continue reading WWII Cadet Nursing Corps Memorialized as Ancestry.com Publishes Collection of Records Online→

Ancestry.com Launches New AncestryDNA Service

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The following news release was received from Mathew Deighton at Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com Launches new AncestryDNA Service: The Next Generation of DNA Science Poised to Enrich Family History Research Affordable DNA Test Combines Depth of Ancestry.com Family History Database with an Continue reading Ancestry.com Launches New AncestryDNA Service→

Ancestry.com to Acquire Archives.com

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The following news release is from Matthew Deighton at Ancestry.com. The acquisition doesn’t surprise me in the least, as Archives.com’s strategic partnerships have got to be worth a lot all by themselves. With access to Ancestry.com’s capital, Archives.com is sure Continue reading Ancestry.com to Acquire Archives.com→

Titanic Records Available FREE Online at Ancestry.com Until April 15, 2012

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More than 200,000 records reveal a story 1,517 people didn’t live to tell. Discover fascinating details about passengers and crew who sailed aboard the doomed ship in our new Titanic collection. From occupations, names and ages of those who bought Continue reading Titanic Records Available FREE Online at Ancestry.com Until April 15, 2012→

Ancestry Has Finished the Indexing of the 1940 Delaware & Nevada Censuses

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The following was received from Mathew Deighton at Ancestry.com this afternoon: Ancestry.com is proud to announce the first indexed states of the 1940 U.S. Census are now ready for searching. After 72 years being held from public view, the Nevada Continue reading Ancestry Has Finished the Indexing of the 1940 Delaware & Nevada Censuses→

University of Minnesota Researchers Collaborate with Ancestry.com to Create the Most Comprehensive Database of the 1940 Census

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The following news release was received from Matthew Deighton at Ancestry.com: MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (4/2/12) – A collaboration between the University of Minnesota and Ancestry.com will create the largest database of detailed information about people and their households ever Continue reading University of Minnesota Researchers Collaborate with Ancestry.com to Create the Most Comprehensive Database of the 1940 Census→

The Telegraph Offers Family Historians the Opportunity to Share Their Hard-Earned Expertise

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The Telegraph, a British news outlet, in association with Ancestry.co.uk, is inviting readers to share their genealogical research tips in their forum. Here is an excerpt from their invitation article: If you’ve already started researching your family history and unearthed Continue reading The Telegraph Offers Family Historians the Opportunity to Share Their Hard-Earned Expertise→

Historical Society of Pennsylvania Partners with Ancestry.com

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Read the details in the following article from the Lebonon Daily News: Roots & Branches: State historical society teams with Ancestry.com By JAMES M. BEIDLER Teamwork and collaboration have been the bywords of the genealogical world the last few years Continue reading Historical Society of Pennsylvania Partners with Ancestry.com→