On Wednesday, July 30, at 8:30 pm ET, I will be hosting a public webinar for anyone who is interested in learning more about how to use the new search on Ancestry.com. Geared toward intermediate and advanced researchers, the webinar will focus on how to use the tools in Ancestry.com’s new search:

Record Previews
Image Snapshots
Refined Searches
Type-ahead […]

Thanks for your feedback on the new search interface at Ancestry.com.  I assure you that we are reading through your feedback and thinking about how we can better meet your needs with the new search.  I thought that one person in particular, Jerry Bryan, had some very insightful comments—I love getting specific examples—it really helps us […]

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 […]

My last post about our new search received a number of comments from concerned readers about the new search experience.  I’d like to address some of them in this post.
Before I begin, I think that it is important to explain that most people really like the new search interface.  According to our research, over 75% […]

I’m pleased to announce that Ancestry’s new search preview is now available to all Ancestry users!  Based on thousands of pieces of customer feedback, we’ve completed some new search features that we believe will make searching for records about your ancestors easier, faster and more effective.  You can now switch to the new search and […]

Over the past year, we’ve taken a close look at the Ancestry search process and asked our customers what issues they face when trying to find content on our site. Based on this feedback, we’ve been working on some new search features that we believe will make searching for records […]

Thank you all for your great feedback and comments on my last post. I want to address the topics you’ve raised one by one over the next few weeks. I have to start somewhere, so today I’ll address the desire for a more powerful way to search that reduces irrelevant results. Here […]

Hi, my name is Kendall Hulet, and I’m the product manager responsible for Ancestry’ s search functionality. As this is my inaugural blog post, I want to introduce myself a bit. I’ve been with Ancestry for over 4 years, managing mainly search and content projects. Although I had prior experience with search technology, I […]