Coming Soon: A new way to connect with others researching your ancestors

Collaborating with others who are also researching your ancestors can provide truly amazing experiences.  Here are just a couple experiences I heard about from two Ancestry.com members in the last couple weeks.

One member whose grandmother was adopted and had never known her mother was contacted by a descendant of his grandmother’s brother and his family… Read more

Scheduled Family Tree Maintenance (18 June 2009, 1-2 AM MDT)

Please be aware that the Ancestry.com Family Tree Service will undergo scheduled maintenance on Thursday, 18 June 2009, from 1 AM to 2 AM Mountain Daylight Time.
This maintenance will support upcoming features for Ancestry Member Trees and Family Tree Maker.
This tree service downtime will affect Ancestry Member Trees, OneWorldTree, some portions of My Canvas, the… Read more

Canadian Census Complete 1851-1916

We just released the final 3 census years to complete the Canadian Census collection from 1851 to 1916.  The Canadian Census Collection represents the first time ever that the 1851/2, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1906, 1911 and 1916 censuses will be fully searchable online. 
For those of us that have some Canadian roots this is… Read more

New Family Tree Enhancements in “Preview Mode”

NEW LOOK- AND MORE SPEED
Today we launched in a “preview” mode several enhancements (with more coming soon) designed to make your family tree experience faster and easier. These changes will remain in preview for the next several weeks before they become permanent.
The family tree pages will load faster and we’ve introduced some key navigation improvements to help you find what… Read more