Articles by Heather Erickson
Join Ancestry.com at the IAJGS Conference in August
There is nothing like meeting and connecting with fellow genealogists. So mark your calendar and join Ancestry.com at the IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy in Washington, DC, August 14-19.
This is the 31st year that IAJGS (International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies) has hosted this conference and we’re excited to be involved for another… Read more
Ancestry.com Gift Memberships Now Available
Dreading the long shopping lines during Black Friday? Wish you could give a gift this holiday season that is meaningful and will impact your family in a powerful way?
As many of you know, there’s nothing like the feeling of discovering your family story. And now you can share that feeling with your loved ones with… Read more
Scheduled Ancestry.com Blog Maintenance (Tuesday, November 9)
We want to let you know that the Ancestry.com Blog will be down for about 4 hours for scheduled maintenance tonight (Tuesday, Nov. 9) through early Wednesday morning beginning at 9:00 PM Mountain Time (that’s 11:00 PM ET or 3:00 AM GMT). Additionally, the Ancestry.com Rootsweb Community will undergo scheduled maintenance for 12 hours starting at 9:00 PM Mountain Time… Read more
Share Your Opinion on Irish Ancestry
We’re taking a short customer survey to get a better idea around your interested in Irish roots and family history. Do you have Irish ancestry? If you have a keen interest in Irish family history then let us know your thoughts by completing our survey.
Click here to begin. It should only take up to 15… Read more
Just Launched – The Largest Searchable Online Yearbook Collection
If you’re a family historian that enjoys getting to know your ancestors, you’ll love our new U.S. School Yearbook collection. Now, with more than 60 million yearbook records available, you just might find that grandpa was voted class clown or even discover great-grandma’s salutatory speech.
The new U.S. School Yearbook collection makes starting your family history… Read more
Learn Family History Tips from Encore Performances of NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are?
Have you been watching the encore episodes of the TV show Who Do You Think You Are? that have aired recently? During the past couple of weeks, it’s been moving to relive Lisa Kudrow return to the place where members of her family had been murdered in the Holocaust, and exciting to see Sarah Jessica… Read more
It’s here – the National Probate Calendar
AUTHORED BY RUSSELL JAMES (FROM ANCESTRY.CO.UK)
Ancestry.co.uk’s biggest release of the year officially went online. The National Probate Calendar will help you uncover details of your ancestors’ wealth, social standing and even their hobbies and interests, plus point you in the direction of further family members. It’s now available for everyone to search… Read more
Get Ready For an Encore Performance of NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? (August 13 at 8/7c)
As you may have already heard, NBC is planning to re-air four episodes of the TV show Who Do You Think You Are? starting on Friday, August 13 at 8/7c.
As a sponsor of NBC during the show, we wanted to make sure that you didn’t miss this Friday night affair, where you can expect to… Read more
Winner chosen for the Ancestry.com Ultimate Family History Journey™ Sweepstakes
Every genealogist remembers the moment when they were bit by the genealogy bug, when they broke through one of their brick walls, or when they won $20,000 for their very own personal family history journey.
Well… I don’t remember the latter happening to me either, but Carolyn S. from Youngstown, Ohio does.
That’s because Carolyn is the… Read more
Ancestry.com Acquires New Family Member: Sweden’s Genline.se
If you haven’t already heard the good news, we wanted you to know that we have agreed to acquire the leading Swedish family history website Genline.se. While the deal is still not final, we expect the acquisition details to be determined over the next month.
Almost 4 million Americans claimed Swedish heritage in the 2000 US… Read more
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