Got Pennsylvania Ancestors?

Did you catch this week’s Ancestry LIVE broadcast? We talked about Pennsylvania Vital records. We had over 400 people who joined us live in the broadcast and the chat afterwards. And, at last check, over 2,000 of you have watched the archived video on our YouTube channel.
I guess Pennsylvania records are pretty… Read more

Five Steps to Doing Genealogy Research Like A Pro

If you caught my Ancestry LIVE broadcast on Thursday morning you know that the topic of the week is Research Like a Pro. (If you haven’t watched it yet go ahead. We’ll wait for you.)
I’ve been doing genealogy research professionally for almost a decade now. When clients are paying you by the… Read more

Ancestry.com Connects With Black Stone Cherry to Giveaway a Free Membership

For the Black Stone Cherry boys, their family tradition of music is “in their blood”. What tradition is in your family’s blood? Have you ever wanted to find out more about your family tree? In celebration of the release of Black Stone Cherry’s single “In My Blood”, Black Stone Cherry is giving away a year… Read more

Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 – Free Update

An update for Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 is now available. This update resolves a number of reported issues from the community.
Fixes include:
•        Performance and stability improvements
•        Improvements to resolve sync errors
•        Improvements for handling downloaded media in synced trees
•        Syncing of accepted and rejected hints
•        Option to include/exclude Ancestry media in synced trees
This free update will be available… Read more

Last Chance to Register for the special discount on RootsTech 2012

If you are interested in new technologies to make family history easier, RootsTech is for you! Don’t miss this new conference February 2-4, 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Register now for their special rate of just $149. Hurry and register now as the special discount ends January 13, 2012.
At RootsTech, family historians of all… Read more

Five Genealogy Goals For The New Year

The first week of the new year is now behind us. I know it took me a few extra days to recover from the holiday. In fact, my mom just flew home yesterday. We had a wonderful December full of family and food and fun. I hope you did, too.
Now life… Read more

Ancestry.com App Featured on Apple’s App Store

The Ancestry.com app was just showcased on Apple’s App Store Facebook page! We are excited and honored to receive such recognition from Apple. The latest version of the Ancestry.com app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch has been extensively updated. It now features Ancestry Hints – clues that make finding historical records for your ancestors… Read more

Happy Holidays from Ancestry.com

With the holidays in full swing, and Christmas only a day away, I’m sure everyone is preparing their home for a festive holiday, or possibly traveling to spend time with friends and family afar. Either way, the holidays are a time when we think of family, how important they are in our to us, and… Read more

Image Viewer Updates – Print Current View Now Available

Thanks to all of you who have provided feedback on the Beta Image Viewer on the blog, via the message boards, through the survey, and directly via email (feedback-imageviewer@ancestry.com). We appreciate the input – both positive and negative – and have used it to further improve the viewer.
Today, an updated version of the viewer is… Read more

The Ancestry.com Android app is here!

For all of our Ancestry.com users that have been patiently waiting for an Android app, your wait is over! We’re happy to announce the launch of our new Android app just in time for the holidays.

Download the app now.
The new Ancestry.com app for Android phones and tablets (and very soon including Kindle Fire, NOOK Color,… Read more