The new online Messages feature – A better way to connect with other members
I’d like to introduce the new online Messages feature that we added to the Ancestry.com site today. It is a great new way to connect with other members you come across on the site and replaces the email-based Ancestry Connection Service. First, if you haven’t ever connected with other Ancestry members I hope you find… Read more
Changing text size on search results
Some of you may use the text size links on the search results page to increase the font size when you scan a list of results: This functionality is controlled by javascript, and is performance drag on the page. And you can control text size of an entire page through your browser much more efficiently.… Read more
Creating family tree posters from your online tree
If you have an online family tree on Ancestry.com, you know that this free service provides many, many benefits. You can connect with other researchers whose family trees overlap with yours. You get automatic “hints” of records that may contain information about your ancestors. You can easily attach records you find on Ancestry.com to your… Read more
Family Tree Maker: Making Colorful Charts
What family historian doesn’t want to brag a little about their latest find or show off their tree? And one of the easiest ways to showcase your family is with charts. Family Tree Maker lets you easily create a variety of standard ancestor and descendant charts, but with a little effort (and practice) you can… Read more
Free Webinar for Family Tree Maker – What are your questions?
Our next Family Tree Maker webinar is scheduled for March 12 at 8pm EST! We’ll discuss the new features in the Free Upgrade to Version 2009. In addition, we’re going to try something new. All of the Family Tree Maker developers will be there to help answer your questions online. They’ll type responses to the questions… Read more
Here you will find informational, and sometimes fun, posts from the folks behind the scenes here at Ancestry.com. We hope you’ll notice just how passionate we are about family history and about the products we’re building to help connect families over distance and time.
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