Ancestry.com, Behindthename.com, & Werelate.org Announce an Improved Approach for Finding Variant Names

The following news release was received from Matthew Deighton at Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com, BehindTheName.com, and WeRelate.org announce an improved approach to finding variant names in genealogy searches. Up to now, most genealogy websites have had to rely upon Soundex to return Continue reading Ancestry.com, Behindthename.com, & Werelate.org Announce an Improved Approach for Finding Variant Names

Ancestry.com Partners with Historical Society of Pennsylvania

The following News Release was received from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com Partners with Historical Society of Pennsylvania to Bring the State’s Rich History Online – Family History Leader Adds Millions of State Birth, Marriage and Death Records to its Pennsylvania Vital Record Continue reading Ancestry.com Partners with Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Ancestry.com Progress in 2011 and Looking Forward to 2012

The following letter was received from Ancestry.com. The letter quickly recaps some of the advances made at Ancestry over the past year and plans for 2012: We all—myself included—turn to Ancestry.com with a driving goal in mind: making connections to Continue reading Ancestry.com Progress in 2011 and Looking Forward to 2012

Ancestry.com Removes Social Security Numbers for Those Deceased for Less Than 10 Years

At the behest of lawmakers, Ancestry.com announced they will no longer show social security numbers for anyone who has not been dead for at least 10 years. This move comes as the result of concerns about possible identity theft issues Continue reading Ancestry.com Removes Social Security Numbers for Those Deceased for Less Than 10 Years

Freedom of the City of London Records Posted at Ancestry.co.uk

The following excerpt is from an article published in the November 29, 2011 edition of the BBC News. Over 240,000 records are included in the collection. I did search on the surname of Canfield and got two hits. The illustration Continue reading Freedom of the City of London Records Posted at Ancestry.co.uk

Petition Making the Rounds to Remove Social Security Numbers of Deceased Folks From Genealogy Websites

And now we have another assault on the limited access genealogists have to anything Social Security… Thus far, not exactly a bi-partisan effort, but just wait… Where do these senators think those records with dead folk’s social security numbers in Continue reading Petition Making the Rounds to Remove Social Security Numbers of Deceased Folks From Genealogy Websites

New Ancestry.com App for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch Loaded with Features

The following news release was received from Ancestry.com: New ‘Ancestry.com Mobile’ iOS App Gives Users the Ability to Access Billions of Historical Records to Build Their Family Tree PROVO, UTAH (November 29, 2011) – Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online family Continue reading New Ancestry.com App for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch Loaded with Features

Ancestry.com and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Release First Searchable Online Records Collections From World Memory Project

The following news release was received from Heather Erickson at Ancestry.com: Information on Holocaust survivors and victims of Nazi persecution available online at no cost through efforts of World Memory Project. WASHINGTON, D.C./PROVO, Utah, November 2, 2011 – The United Continue reading Ancestry.com and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Release First Searchable Online Records Collections From World Memory Project

53 New Databases. 120 Million More Names. Ancestry Grows by Leap and Bounds.

This past week Ancestry.com released a massive new addition to their website. The genealogy research site added 53 new databases and 120 million names to the U.S. Vital Records collection. The news was shared in a press release, on the Continue reading 53 New Databases. 120 Million More Names. Ancestry Grows by Leap and Bounds.