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Get Ready For NBC’s Premiere of “Who Do You Think You Are?” (March 5 at 8/7c)
As you may have already heard, NBC is premiering the new TV show Who Do You Think You Are? on March 5 at 8/7c. The family history-focused series will lead seven celebrities on a heart-warming journey back in time as they discover more about the ancestors who came before them. Lisa Kudrow, who executive produced… Read more
Join Ancestry.com at the St. George Family History Expo
Join Ancestry.com at the St. George Family History Expo for family history, classes, vendors and much, much more. 2010 St. George Family History Expo February 26-27, 2010 Dixie Convention Center, St. George, Utah Expo Classes – Expo registration required to attend Register to attend the expo’s two full days of family history classes taught by… Read more
New Ancestry.com iPhone Application Gives Access to Your Tree on the Go
You asked for an iPhone® application that gives you access to your Ancestry.com tree, and we heard you loud and clear. I’m excited to announce that we have launched the Ancestry.com Tree To Go iPhone app. Whether you’re scouring the research library or getting together to share family stories with relatives, you’ll never miss a… Read more
Join Ancestry.com in Boston for Family History Day 2010!
Are you getting the most out of your Ancestry.com subscription? Need ideas to help you grow and organize your family tree? If so, don’t miss Family History Day 2010 — Boston Saturday, February 20, 2010 – 8 am to 4 pm Westin Copley Place, Boston, Massachusetts Ancestry.com and the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS)… Read more
President Obama and Financial Investor Warren Buffett Related
President Barack Obama and Warren Buffett are 7th cousins, 3 times removed. Family history experts at Ancestry.com discovered the relation and determined that the men are related through a 17th-century Frenchman named Mareen Duvall – Pres. Obama’s 9th great-grandfather and Buffett’s 6th great-grandfather. Duvall was born in France and came to Maryland in the mid-1600s. Once in… Read more
Ancestry.com Announces New Washington DC Scanning Facility
We are pleased to announce an expansion to our relationship with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) that enables us to digitize NARA record collections at a new Ancestry.com facility in the Washington, D.C., area. Since the signing of an agreement in May 2008, we have worked with NARA to digitize historical records collections… Read more
Join Ancestry.com This Week at the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) Conference
As a reminder, don’t forget to join Ancestry.com in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the Federation of Genealogical Societies’ Genealogy Conference for four days of family history, classes, exhibit halls and much, much more. 2009 Federation of Genealogical Societies’ Genealogy Conference September 2–5, 2009 Little Rock Statehouse Convention Center, Little Rock, Arkansas Free Track of Ancestry.com… Read more
Ancestry.com Bringing High-Speed Scanners to FGS 2009
Ancestry.com is excited to provide attendees of the Federation of Genealogical Societies’ family history conference (September 2-5 in Little Rock, Arkansas) the opportunity to have their family records scanned, for free, on high–speed scanners. We are bringing two scanners to the conference, and attendees can sign up for up to 15-min sessions to have their family history… Read more
American Baby Names are ‘All in the Family’
It turns out the trend of keeping baby names ‘all in the family’ is more popular than you might think. We were curious to see how many parents turned to their family tree for inspiration when choosing a baby name, so we conducted an independent survey to find out. Check out what we learned: Nearly half of… Read more
Join Ancestry.com this weekend at the Salt Lake Family History Expo
Join Ancestry.com at the Salt Lake Family History Expo for two days of family history, classes, exhibit halls and much, much more. 2009 Salt Lake Family History Expo August 28–29, 2009, 8 am–6 pm South Towne Exposition Center, Sandy, Utah Expo Classes – Expo registration required to attend You can register online to attend… Read more
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