Ancestry.com App Featured on Apple’s App Store
The Ancestry.com app was just showcased on Apple’s App Store Facebook page! We are excited and honored to receive such recognition from Apple. The latest version of the Ancestry.com app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch has been extensively updated. It now features Ancestry Hints – clues that make finding genealogy records for your ancestors… Read more
Happy Holidays from Ancestry.com
With the holidays in full swing, and Christmas only a day away, I’m sure everyone is preparing their home for a festive holiday, or possibly traveling to spend time with friends and family afar. Either way, the holidays are a time when we think of family, how important they are in our to us, and… Read more
Image Viewer Updates – Print Current View Now Available
Thanks to all of you who have provided feedback on the new Advanced Image Viewer on the blog, via the message boards, through the survey, and directly via email (feedback-imageviewer@ancestry.com). We appreciate the input – both positive and negative – and have used it to further improve the viewer. If you aren’t already using the… Read more
The Ancestry.com Android app is here!
For all of our Ancestry.com users that have been patiently waiting for an Android app, your wait is over! We’re happy to announce the launch of our new Android app just in time for the holidays. Download the app now. The new Ancestry.com app for Android phones and tablets (and very soon including Kindle Fire,… Read more
RootsTech 2012: Don’t Miss the Special Discount on Registration
If you are interested in new technologies to make family history easier, RootsTech is for you! Don’t miss this new conference February 2-4, 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Register now for their special rate of just $149 valid through January 13, 2012. At RootsTech, family historians of all skill levels will learn technology-based solutions… Read more
Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 Is Now Available!
Today Ancestry.com announced the release of Family Tree Maker for Mac 2, an updated and expanded version of the world’s No. 1-selling family history software, now with TreeSync™, a feature which lets you sync one desktop family tree and one online tree on Ancestry.com. With TreeSync now you can access and update your tree wherever… Read more
CBS Show to Air Genealogy Episode on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
The Las Vegas crime lab is called into to process a victim where you would least expect. When a man is found mysteriously murdered in the home of one of their own, the Las Vegas crime lab scrambles to solve the case. When the victim turns out to be a genealogist, the case will reveal… Read more
Visiteurope.com Announces Winner in “Follow Your Roots: Visit Europe” Contest
The official grand prizewinner of the Follow Your Roots: Visit Europe contest, sponsored by visiteurope.com and Ancestry.com, was announced on December 9th following a weeklong judging round. Kyle Moore of Bloomsberg, PA was named the winner with his entry “Ida Marta – The Strength to Make a Better Life.” Kyle’s winning submission includes a photo… Read more
Family Tree Maker: 2012 Update Is Available
An update for Family Tree Maker 2012 (Windows) is now available. It contains a number of improvements and fixes of reported issues. Some examples are: Improvements to TreeSync performance, media download times, and fixes for sync errors Faster importing of all file types Added support for tags and media links when importing and exporting GEDCOMs Increased… Read more
Echoes From Pearl Harbor
I’m not sure why I am surprised by how many of you were there or had family who were there. I have read every one of your stories as they have streamed in over the past week. Those first hand accounts help us remember the living history of pivotal events in the world. You remind… Read more
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