We are experiencing technical problems with images in search results
We are currently experiencing intermittent technical problems with the display of images within search results. This issue causes a delay of several seconds in the “preview” of newspapers and other images within the search results, it also affects the loading of the image when you “hover” over the result title. It does not affect which results… Read more
Ancestry Search: Controlling your results with filters
We believe that 2010 is going to be an exciting year for Search at ancestry.com. As you know, we launched expanded wild card functionality at the beginning of this year. But that was only the start of things to come. Having spent much of last year listening to what you wanted, we will be launching… Read more
Join Ancestry.com in Boston for Family History Day 2010!
Are you getting the most out of your Ancestry.com subscription? Need ideas to help you grow and organize your family tree? If so, don’t miss Family History Day 2010 — Boston Saturday, February 20, 2010 – 8 am to 4 pm Westin Copley Place, Boston, Massachusetts Ancestry.com and the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS)… Read more
Maybe the Neighbors Have Clues
Here’s a tip: use the Member Connect tab on a census record to see who’s researching your ancestor’s neighbors. They may hold more clues about your ancestor than you realize. See, for most of the last five-ish years, I’ve been frustrated by how easy it is for some of my coworkers to grow their family… Read more
Take the Ancestry.com Blog Survey
In 2007, we introduced the Ancestry.com Blog as a place to keep you connected with what’s going on at Ancestry.com. It’s become a place to learn about new additions – our products, content, features and other services – as we develop them, and hear from the people who create and develop these products and features… Read more
Ancestry Search: Improved Wildcard flexibility
Improved Wildcard flexibility has been one of the our most requested feature updates. So to start out 2010 on a happy note, we’ve updated our wildcard functionality. Previously, you had to use three characters and then either a * or a ?. We’ve made a few changes: Now you can put a wildcard first, such… Read more
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