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With the sesquicentennial anniversary of the Civil War officially starting on April 12, Ancestry.com has posted new Civil War databases and given everyone FREE access to their Civil War Collection through April 14. The New Databases are as follows: New Continue reading New Civil War Databases at Ancestry.com With FREE Access through April 14
The February 20, 2011 edition of Ancestry.com’s Weekly Discovery noted that United States Military Post Returns dating from 1806 through 1916 had been updated, complete with a free index at Ancestry.com. That got me to thinking about my great-grandfather, and Continue reading Using Returns from Military Posts, 1806-1916 Found at Ancestry.com
Christine Stibbe wrote a good step-by-step walk through the Rosie O’Donnell episode of NBC’s “Who Do You think You Are?” Following is a teaser. Friday night’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? followed Rosie O’Donnell on her genealogical Continue reading Rosie O’Donnell’s Genealogical Journey
The following news release was received from Anastasia Harman at Ancestry.com. I’ve added links to the records. Nearly 35 Million Americans Can Find an Ancestor in the World’s Largest Online Collection of African American Family History Records PROVO, UTAH (February Continue reading Ancestry.com Marks Black History Month with 250,000 New African American Records
Canaccord Genuity maintains a ‘Buy’ on Ancestry.com (NASDAQ: ACOM), PT $40. Canaccord analyst says, “As Ancestry’s brand reaches a more mass-market audience, we expect to see strong subscriber growth and believe the second season of NBC’s reality show Who Do Continue reading Canaccord Genuity Maintains a ‘Buy’ on Ancestry.com
The following announcement came today. It was expected. Ancestry.com has their own research company now that they own ProGenealogists. The move makes sense to me. The following was received from Anastasia Harman at Ancestry.com: Over a year ago Ancestry.com created Continue reading Ancestry.com’s Expert Connect Bites the Dust
The following news release was received from Heather Erickson at Ancestry.com: Downloadable Version of the #1-Selling Family History Software Available Today SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., January 6, 2011– Ancestry.com today announced the launch of Family Tree Maker® for Mac on the Continue reading Ancestry.com Releases Family Tree Maker for Mac on the Mac App Store
The following is excerpted from a January 5, 2011 blog at the Ancestry.com Blog: Last November, we launched a new tree viewer in an optional preview. If you chose to view your tree using the new view, we gave you Continue reading Ancestry.com Launches New Tree Viewer
On the 16th of December, Ancestry.com posted the Maine Vital Records from data found at the Maine State Archives. The records themselves are transcriptions of births, marriages and deaths that took place statewide. They are digitzed, and indexed. These are Continue reading New Online Maine Vital Records Databases
Ancestry.com just posted the “Indenture of Apprenticeship Recorded in the Orphans Court, Washington County, District of Columbia, 1801-1811.” It’s a hand-written digitized volume (originally from microfilm M2011), with the index preceding the indentures. You can browse the index or use Continue reading Washington D.C. Apprenticeship Records 1801-1811 Digitized & Posted at Ancestry.com
What goes up must come down, especially in the stock market. Ancestry has had nearly a week of steady losses. Watch for a turn around shortly… … Ancestry.com (ACOM) skidded 4% in nearly twice its normal volume. The online family Continue reading Ancestry.com Stocks Take a Hit
John D. Reid posted that Ancestry has offered their World Deluxe membership package at 50% off to new subscribers in today’s edition of the Toronto Globe and Mail. The offer runs through January 3. See his blog for more info. Continue reading Ancestry World Deluxe Subscriptions at 50% Off
According to Ancestry.com, they have a lot of new things in store for us in 2011. The following lists are from their press release of December 27, with details found on their “What’s ahead” webpage. United States Records to be Continue reading New Data Coming to Ancestry.com in 2011
This morning’s announcement that Ancestry.com will acquire iArchives, and thus Footnote.com came as no surprise. It was just a matter of time… And the time was right it seems. As my readers know, I’m a fan of both Ancestry and Continue reading Ancestry.com to Acquire Footnote
The Eliis Island Oral Histories are now available at Ancestry.com. There will be no charge for accessing these files. In addition, Ancestry.com is making their immigration records available to the public at NO CHARGE through September 6 – that’s all Continue reading Oral Histories of Ellis Island Immigrants Now Online FREE at Ancestry.com – Also Search Immigration Records FREE Through the Labor Day Weekend.