The event archive for the Family Tree Maker 2008 Webinar is now available for public viewing.
The original event was broadcast on Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 8:30 EDT. The duration is 60-minutes.
Please click the following link to launch the archived Webinar.
Family Tree Maker 2008 Webinar

We just completed a survey of over 1,000 Ancestry customers and learned what we should emphasize for 2008. I would like to get additional individual input, suggestions and comments from others to refine what we do.

I wanted to thank everyone that attended the Webinar last night. I believe it was a big success. Over 1,500 of you were in attendance! We’ve received some very informative feedback about the event so far. I encourage you to continue sending us your thoughts in this blog.
Although I personally was silent during the event, [...]

Many of you have offered to help us as we work on Family Tree Maker 2008. We appreciate your willingness. The files, trees, comments, and suggestions submitted so far are very helpful. Thank you! If you are interested in continuing that help by testing the upcoming patch, please let me know.
A quick survey has been [...]

We have removed patch number 17.0.0.529 (Service Pack 2) to improve performance and eliminate reported issues. Although it was briefly available last week, it is now undergoing additional development until we can ensure that it resolves issues that are still affecting the product. We have increased our QA resources to allow more testing and [...]

Next Thursday, November 1, we are offering a free online seminar (webinar) on AncestryPress. The focus will be on creating family history books, but we’ll also touch on some other great holiday gift ideas. For details, and to sign up, please visit the registration page. The webinar will begin at 8:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time [...]

I have good news for those of you who are hoping to share your family history books with your family at Thanksgiving. To encourage people to get their orders in before the holiday rush, we’re offering free shipping on all AncestryPress books from now through October 31.

The Generations Network, Inc., today announced that Spectrum Equity Investors will lead an investment of $300 million to purchase a majority interest in the company. Spectrum, a private equity firm based in Menlo Park and Boston, has been a shareholder in The Generations Network since 2003.
Read the full announcement here.

I am excited to announce the release of the October update for Family Tree Maker 2008. I strongly urge all Family Tree Maker 2008 customers to install this update.

Today we publicly announced DNA Ancestry, one of our most exciting new ventures to date – offering DNA testing as a way to discover family members.