Most of you have probably seen the video clips on our site highlighting the success stories of a few of our members. There is a video about Cathryn Darling, who thought her father had abandoned her as a child only to find out through research on Ancestry.com that he was killed in a tragic fishing [...]

If you’ve ever had the experience of learning about an ancestor whose story has been missing from your family tree for a long time, you understand the need to preserve that story and make sure it never disappears again.
This was Cathryn Darling’s experience, after she learned that her father, who she’d been told had abandoned [...]

Did you know that until 1763, you only had to be 12 (girls) or 14 (boys) to marry in London? That 20% of London’s population was killed by a second Black Plague in the 1600s? That during the first year of WWI, marriages in London increased by 32%?
In the October newsletter we featured a new [...]

Every hero deserves to be found. Learn how to find yours in a free, one-hour webinar about our military records on May 19th, 8 P.M. Eastern Time.
 
Three of our U.S. record specialists will walk you through our military records—the largest online collection of military records available—and show you what we have available for each major [...]

Do you have a family reunion or get-together on the horizon? Looking for ideas on locations? Food? Activities that will engage everyone, young and old?
 
We’re hosting a webinar this Thursday, May 14th, 8 P.M. Eastern Time, on how to plan the perfect family reunion. Guest speaker George Morgan, author of Your Family Reunion: How [...]