Join Ancestry.com at the Salt Lake Family History Expo for two days of family history, classes, exhibit halls and much, much more.
 2009 Salt Lake Family History Expo
August 28-29, 2009, 8 am-6 pm
South Towne Exposition Center, Sandy, Utah
 Expo Classes – Expo registration required to attend
Register today to attend both days of Expo classes, which include more [...]

If you haven’t seen the enhanced image page yet, you can take a look at this image from the US 1860 census. And to get you started with the basics, here are a few tips.
Viewing just the image
If you want to view just the image, click on the link. Until you click the [...]

We hear from our members all the time that some of their most meaningful family history experiences have come from connecting with another Ancestry.com member who has rich information about one of their ancestors. That’s why we’re excited to announce the launch of Member Connect, a new feature that will make it easier than ever [...]

Tomorrow, July 29th, we are launching two enhancements. The first is enhanced editing of index data, and the second is an enhanced version of the image page.
Enhanced editing
One of the most frequent requests from our members is to have the ability to add alternates to more than just given names and surnames. The [...]

As many of you know, Family Tree Maker includes an option to search Ancestry.com in the background and display hints about probable record matches that are found. If enabled, these matches, called hints, appear as a green leaf next to the names of people in the pedigree and detail views.
As of Thursday July 16 we [...]

If you missed last Thursday’s webinar, Using MyCanvas to Make Descendant Family History Books and Posters, you can view the program at your convenience in the archive. Many thanks to everyone who participated and submitted questions and comments.
Several participants mentioned that they would have appreciated a more detailed demonstration of the image and text [...]

We are excited to announce, in collaboration with the Virgin Islands Social History Associates (VISHA), the launch of a significant online collection of Caribbean slave records detailing nearly 200 years of St. Croix-Virgin Islands history.
These St. Croix African Roots Project records will help tens of thousands of people trace their ancestral roots, some to individual [...]

Join Ancestry.com in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the Federation of Genealogical Societies’ Genealogy Conference for four days of family history, classes, exhibit halls and much, much more.  
2009 Federation of Genealogical Societies’ Genealogy Conference
September 2–5, 2009
Little Rock Statehouse Convention Center, Little Rock, Arkansas  
 Free Track of Ancestry.com Classes – Free to the Public
As part of [...]

In our webinar we received a lot of questions from attendees asking for more details on our database.  Definitely fair questions.  The Ancestry.com DNA database provides a new way to connect.  The goal of our genetic genealogy database lies with its ability to identify possible genetic cousins through matching.  With Ancestry.com DNA some members connect [...]

On July 8, Ancestry.com DNA held its first webinar, Genetic Genealogy Made Easy.   And it was a great success!   Thank you to all who sent in questions and also for your participation. Feedback has been very encouraging and positive.
We presented research examples, how-to’s, test types (and limitations), and other topics such as: privacy and [...]