Ancestry.ca Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day With Rare Irish Immigration Records

The following News Release was written by Ancestry.ca staff: Collection may provide family history clues for 4.3 million Canadians with Irish heritage. TORONTO, March 11 /CNW/ – Ancestry.ca, Canada’s leading family history website, has launched online the records contained in Continue reading Ancestry.ca Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day With Rare Irish Immigration Records

Ancestry.ca Announces World-first Online Launch of 1916 Manitoba, Saskatchewan & Alberta

The following was written by Ancestry.ca staff: More than 1.7 million names indexed and fully searchable – 38,000+ images of original documents In a world first, Ancestry.ca, Canada’s leading family history website, today launched online the 1916 Census of Manitoba, Continue reading Ancestry.ca Announces World-first Online Launch of 1916 Manitoba, Saskatchewan & Alberta

The Generations Network Expands Ancestry.com’s Technology Team

The following was written by Generations Network staff: Mike Wolfgramm Appointed to Chief Technology Officer, Jonathan Young Takes Vice President of Development Position PROVO, UTAH – March 5, 2009 – The Generations Network (TGN), parent company of Ancestry.com, today announced Continue reading The Generations Network Expands Ancestry.com’s Technology Team

Ancestry Marks Lincoln’s 200th Birthday With the Launch of 5 Databases Featuring Millions of Civil War Era Records

World’s Leading Online Family History Resource Adds More Than 4 Million New Records to Its Civil War Collection, Including More Than 20,000 Letters Written to and from Lincoln. PROVO, UTAH – Feb. 12, 2009 – Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online Continue reading Ancestry Marks Lincoln’s 200th Birthday With the Launch of 5 Databases Featuring Millions of Civil War Era Records

Ancestry.com Adds 987,415 U.S. Naturalization Records For California, New York & Pennsylvania

Juliana Smith reported this week that Ancestry.com had just posted an additional 987,415 U.S. Naturalization Records. The current update is made up of digitized original records from California, New York and Pennsylvania. According to Juliana’s blog, “Ancestry released the images Continue reading Ancestry.com Adds 987,415 U.S. Naturalization Records For California, New York & Pennsylvania

1925 Kansas State Census Now at Ancestry.com

Chris Lydiksen, at the Ancestry.com Blog, today reported that the 1925 Kansas State Census has now been posted. According the the blog, the 1925 schedules alone contained 1.8 million names. That brings the entire Kansas State Census collection 1855 through Continue reading 1925 Kansas State Census Now at Ancestry.com

Ancestry.ca Celebrates Canada’s Black History With Large Collection of Online Records

The following News Release was written by Ancestry staff: Ancestry.ca Celebrates Canada’s Black History With Largest Collection of Online Records – Highlighting the Black Battalion, Abraham Shadd, and Ancestors of Hundreds of Thousands of Black Canadians. In honour of Black Continue reading Ancestry.ca Celebrates Canada’s Black History With Large Collection of Online Records

Ancestry.com Offering 33-Marker Paternal Testing for $79

The following was written by Ancestry.com staff: Provo, Utah, January 27, 2009 — Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online resource for family history, has reduced the prices of its genetic genealogy DNA tests, allowing consumers more affordable access to the family Continue reading Ancestry.com Offering 33-Marker Paternal Testing for $79

A Review of the New U.S. Chinese Immigration Case Files, 1883-1924 Posted at Ancestry.com

Again, continuing my review of Chinese immigration records recently posted at Ancestry.com, I am concentrating my efforts this evening on the U.S. Chinese Immigration Case Files, 1883-1924. The original files are from three sources: The Western District Court of Texas Continue reading A Review of the New U.S. Chinese Immigration Case Files, 1883-1924 Posted at Ancestry.com

Chinese Seamen Arriving at Philadelphia, PA 1900-1923 – Now at Ancestry.com

Continuing with my review of new Chinese arrival data found at Ancestry.com, this afternoon I spent some time checking out the “Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Chinese Arrivals, 1900-1923.” According to the website, the database contains descriptive lists of Chinese seamen arriving at Continue reading Chinese Seamen Arriving at Philadelphia, PA 1900-1923 – Now at Ancestry.com

Ancestry’s Updated Chinese Exclusion Index Reviewed

Promoted by Chris Lydiksen’s Ancestry.com “Chinese New Year Brings New Records” blog, I clicked over to Ancestry this afternoon to check out some of the new and updated Chinese-related databases at Ancestry.com. One of the databases is an updated index Continue reading Ancestry’s Updated Chinese Exclusion Index Reviewed

Digitized South Carolina Death Certificates 1821-1955 At Ancestry.com

Juliana Smith reported today that Ancestry has Indexed and posted the digitized images of the 1821 to 1955 South Carolina Death Certificates. I did a search on the name Canfield (usually a New England name), and got 16 hits. I Continue reading Digitized South Carolina Death Certificates 1821-1955 At Ancestry.com

The Generations Network Invaded by Geneabloggers

On Friday (January 9, 2009), a group of geneabloggers visited The Generations Network (TGN) offices. They came away with interesting observations about Ancestry.com, including future plans, statistics, and such. It’s all quite interesting. I wasn’t involved in any way. Heck, Continue reading The Generations Network Invaded by Geneabloggers

United States Ports Passenger Lists Now Available at Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com has announced that it has added to its online service all readily available U.S. passenger lists from 1820 to 1960. Wow! This is a lot of data. I’m not surprised, as I spent days reviewing the immigration digital data Continue reading United States Ports Passenger Lists Now Available at Ancestry.com