Ancestry.com World Archives Project in Private Beta
We have recently released a beta version of our new public indexing initiative that we are VERY excited about! So far we have several people indexing in the new tool and giving us great feedback. We believe the project is a win-win to contributors as well as to Ancestry, and will give genealogists around the world the opportunity to network and share resources. All indexes completed within the World Archives Project will be made permanently free on Ancestry.
Through this collaboration, we will be able to publish unique content sets much more quickly than we would be able to do on our own, and help save records that may not otherwise be preserved because of resource constraints. We are even excited to give contributors the ability to chime in and recommend projects to index as part of the World Archives Project.
We would love to hear what you think about the project and your ideas for making it the best experience possible. If you would like to participate in the beta and try it out, sign up here and we will notify you within a few days with a link to download the tool.
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1891 Census of Canada Now on Ancestry
Ancestry today launched the 1891 Census of Canada, online for the first time. The 1891 Canadian census contains 4.5 million searchable names and 90,000 images of original census pages. Included is information from all 10 present-day Canadian provinces and its three territories. The 1891 census is fully indexed and searchable and can be accessed on […]
Announcing New Search Webinar
On Wednesday, July 30, at 8:30 pm ET, I will be hosting a public webinar for anyone who is interested in learning more about how to use the new search on Ancestry.com. Geared toward intermediate and advanced researchers, the webinar will focus on how to use the tools in Ancestry.com’s new search:
Record Previews
Image Snapshots
Refined Searches
Type-ahead […]
New Ancestry.com Databases for July
We’ve added and or updated the following Ancestry.com databases between July 6 and July 11:
United States
Michigan Passenger and Crew Lists, 1903-1965
Alabama Census Returns, 1820
Pioneers and Their Homes on Upper Kanawha (West Virginia)
Roane County, West Virginia Families
The Soldiery of West Virginia
West Virginia Estate Settlements
American Wills and Administrations
West Virginia Revolutionary Ancestors
Great Britain
The Book of Household Management - […]
Norton Tools problem with Enhanced Image Viewer resolved
We have recently been working with Symantec, the makers of Norton Internet security products, on an issue one of their programs causes with our Enhanced Image Viewer. If you are able to load an original image, but then your browser freezes or locks up and you have Norton Internet security products installed, Norton assures us […]
Continuing the Dialogue about the New Search Experience
Thanks for your feedback on the new search interface at Ancestry.com. I assure you that we are reading through your feedback and thinking about how we can better meet your needs with the new search. I thought that one person in particular, Jerry Bryan, had some very insightful comments—I love getting specific examples—it really helps us […]
Ancestry.com among Family Tree Magazine’s 101 Best Websites
Ancestry.com has been named as one of the best websites for Web researchers in Family Tree Magazine’s 101 Best Websites for 2008. RootsWeb, also operated by the Generations Network, appears on the list as well in the Best for Beginning Researchers category.
Ancestry.com and RootsWeb will be highlighted in the September 2008 issue of Family Tree […]
The Ancestry Insider Discusses the New Search
Recently, the Ancestry Insider interviewed Kendall Hulet, Director of Product Management for Ancestry.com, and asked him questions about the new Ancestry.com search. Read the Ancestry Insider’s discussion with Kendall here.
Follow-up on the New Ancestry.com Homepage
This is a follow-up to our previous post about our new homepage. Thanks again to everyone for their feedback on the updated logged-in homepage. We really want to make sure that the homepage is something that can be a real help to all of you. Here are some of the improvements we have planned based […]
Learn About the New Search in DearMYRTLE’s Podcast
Kendall Hulet, Director of Product Management for Ancestry.com, discusses the new Ancestry.com search in this week’s edition of DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour genealogy podcast.
Kendall offers some tricks and tips for maximizing success in the new search and explains some of the reasons and development process behind the new search.
You can listen to the podcast on […]
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