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Would you like to win a sweepstakes worth $3,346 that includes research done by the ProGenealogists firm, DNA testing, and photo book, and an Ancetry World membership! If so, check out the Branch Out Sweepstakes being conducted by Ancestry.com. Enter Continue reading Ancestry.com’s Branch Out Sweepstakes – ending Dec. 31, 2013
Even if you have been living under the proverbial rock, you will still have heard of Ancestry.com, and more than likely, as genealogist, have spent some time using the site. Ancestry.com is larger than all other commercial genealogy sites combined. Continue reading Genealogy At A Glance: Ancestry.com Research
The following press release is from Ancestry.com Ancestry.com and the Associated Press Bring Historical AP Archives Online New Agreement Provides a View of the Past through Historical News Reports (Provo, Utah) – November 18, 2013 – Ancestry.com, the world’s largest Continue reading Ancestry.com and the Associated Press Bring Historical AP Archives Online
The following was written by Ancestry and is from www.newswire.ca: Ancestry.ca to offer free online access to historic military records to help Canadians discover their military ancestors for the first time – Many Canadians unaware of ancestors who fought in Continue reading Ancestry.ca Offering Free Online Access to Canadian Military Records Through November 12, 2013
From the November 1, 2013 posting on the Ancestry.com blog New records are piling up like the leaves on my front lawn. Veterans Day has its roots in WWI, and we added several WWI-era databases last week. Georgia was home Continue reading Ancestry.com New Content: Military Records, Virgin Islands Vaccination Journals, and the 1921 Census of Canada
I see that the 1921 Canadian Census has now been indexed. That’s some pretty fast indexing, as the images themselves has only been posted a few months. I looked for anyone in the 1921 census by the surname of Titus, Continue reading 1921 Canadian Census Now Indexed at Ancestry
Word has been received that the Danish Immigrant Museum of Elk Horn Iowa has changed its name to Museum of Danish America. They have stated that while their name is changing, their mission will still the same. The only national Continue reading Danish Immigrant Museum Changes its Name
The following News Release is from Ancestry.com: Update to AncestryDNA gives a deeper level of insight with expanded information for twenty-six regions (PROVO, Utah) – October 17, 2013 – Ancestry.com DNA, LLC announced today an update to its popular DNA Continue reading AncestryDNA™ Now a More Comprehensive DNA Test for Exploring Ethnic Origins
Ancestry.com has acquired Findagrave.com. That’s not surprising, as the Find A Grave data is essential to genealogy research. Ancestry promises to keep Find A Grave a free site – and they will build mobile apps for entering data, the same Continue reading Ancestry.com Acquires Find A Grave
The following teaser is from an article posted in the September 27, 2013 edition of Bloomberg.com. Ancestry.com, the world’s largest family history website, won the dismissal of a lawsuit filed in Delaware by investors seeking more money in a $1.6 Continue reading Ancestry.com Investor Suit Over Buyout Dismissed
PROVO, Utah, Sept. 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ancestry.com LLC, the world’s largest online family history resource, today announced the launch of a new, upgraded version of its Ancestry App for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, with features designed to Continue reading Ancestry Releases New App for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch – Supports iOS 7
This could be the most important development of the year – if not the decade. If Ancestry is helping to get records from the granite mounain vault digitized and indexed – and makes 60 million dollars available to do so, Continue reading Ancestry.com & FamilySearch to Collaborate, Making Another Billion Records Available Online For the First Time
If you had folks living anywhere in Canada in 1921 – and you know about where they lived, you’ll most likely want to go check out the 1921 Canadian census, now posted at ancestry.ca. According to their website, “with the Continue reading 1921 Canadian Census Now Available FREE for Browsing at Ancestry.ca
The following is from Ancestry.com: The popularity of a royal baby’s first name increases by an average of 32 percent the year after the baby is born Historically, Prince Andrew (born in 1960) has had the biggest impact on baby Continue reading Royal Prince to Inspire an Extra 1400 Georges
I see that Ancestry.com has posted the New York Naturalization Petitions, 1794-1906. There are 1,198,635 records in the collection, wheich is from the National Archives. This is an amazing collection of records. On finding that the collection was posted, I Continue reading Ancestry.com Posts 1,198,635 New York Naturalization Petitions, 1794-1906