We have recently released a beta version of our new public indexing initiative that we are VERY excited about! So far we have several people indexing in the new tool and giving us great feedback. We believe the project is a win-win to contributors as well as to Ancestry, and will give genealogists around the […]

Ancestry today launched the 1891 Census of Canada, online for the first time. The 1891 Canadian census contains 4.5 million searchable names and 90,000 images of original census pages. Included is information from all 10 present-day Canadian provinces and its three territories. The 1891 census is fully indexed and searchable and can be accessed on […]

We’ve added and or updated the following Ancestry.com databases between July 6 and July 11:
United States

Michigan Passenger and Crew Lists, 1903-1965
Alabama Census Returns, 1820
Pioneers and Their Homes on Upper Kanawha (West Virginia)
Roane County, West Virginia Families
The Soldiery of West Virginia
West Virginia Estate Settlements
American Wills and Administrations
West Virginia Revolutionary Ancestors

Great Britain

The Book of Household Management - […]

Ancestry.com has been named as one of the best websites for Web researchers in Family Tree Magazine’s 101 Best Websites for 2008. RootsWeb, also operated by the Generations Network, appears on the list as well in the Best for Beginning Researchers category.
Ancestry.com and RootsWeb will be highlighted in the September 2008 issue of Family Tree […]

Recently, the Ancestry Insider interviewed Kendall Hulet, Director of Product Management for Ancestry.com, and asked him questions about the new Ancestry.com search. Read the Ancestry Insider’s discussion with Kendall here.

 
 Kendall Hulet, Director of Product Management for Ancestry.com, discusses the new Ancestry.com search in this week’s edition of DearMYRTLE’s Family History Hour genealogy podcast.
Kendall offers some tricks and tips for maximizing success in the new search and explains some of the reasons and development process behind the new search.
You can listen to the podcast on […]

We doubled the size of our historical newspaper collection - adding a billion names and 20 million images. Different than census or other types of records, newspapers can add context through breaking news, gossip columns, entertainment listings, advertisements and much more.
As we dug into the collection, we found stories of local town heroes - such […]

Today The Generations Network and The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) signed an agreement that will make millions of historical records available on Ancestry.com. With the new agreement, Ancestry.com will have technicians and scanning machines onsite at NARA to continually digitize content for online access faster than ever before. To learn more about this […]

In conjunction with the 2008 National Genealogical Society Conference taking place this week in Kansas City, Missouri, Tim Sullivan has published a letter to the genealogy community. In it, Tim highlights several recently released content collections and product enhancements on Ancestry.com, and offers insights into new projects on the horizon.
Read the complete letter from Tim here.
  

Earlier this week, and just in time for Tax Day, we launched a collection of IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862 - 1918. Income tax was established in 1862 to help fund the Civil War, and most of the records cover the mid-1860s. Beyond stated income values, these assessments on Ancestry.com document personal property - pianofortes, […]