Ancestry.com

  • Ancestry and Software MacKiev Introduce FamilySync

    Mar 23

    Ancestry.com announced that it has been co-developing a new Ancestry gateway with Software MacKiev. The result of that collaboration is going to be released at the end of March 2017. As you may recall, Ancestry.com retired their Family Tree Maker desktop software in 2015. At that time, Ancestry said they would support Family Tree Maker through...

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  • Recently Added at Ancestry.com – February 2017

    Feb 26

    Each month, Ancestry.com adds brand new collections to the vast resources it offers genealogists. It also frequently updates existing collections. The easiest way to keep track of what has been recently added or updated is to visit Ancestry.com's Recently Added and Updated Collections list. The default setting of the Recently Added and Updat...

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  • 770,000 Saliva Samples Reveal Post-Colonial Population of North America

    Feb 9

    Ancestry.com announced that the work done by their science team has been published in Nature Communications. 770,000 saliva samples, taken from AncestryDNA customers over the past five years, have been used to create a map of post-colonial America. The work of Ancestry's science team has been published in Nature Communications. The title of the...

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  • Ancestry.com and OraSure Technologies Settled a Lawsuit

    Feb 7

    A lawsuit that was filed by DNA Genotek, the subsidiary of OraSure Technologies, against Ancestry.com has been settled. The lawsuit involved DNA testing technology. In short, the lawsuit was regarding technology for collecting DNA via saliva samples. Exactly what led up to the lawsuit is a bit confusing. It appears that DNA Genotek created s...

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  • Recently Added at Ancestry.com – January 2017

    Jan 26

    Every month, Ancestry.com adds brand new information to its collections. It also updates existing collections. Genealogists who searched a specific collection, and did not find what they were looking for, should come back later and give it another try. The easiest way to discover what's new is to view the Recently Added and Updated Collections l...

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  • AncestryDNA Surpasses 3 Million Customers

    Jan 17

    AncestryDNA, the world's largest genetic testing company, has now become 3,000,000 people strong. That means there are now more than 300,000 people genotyped by AncestryDNA who are connecting to family members. AncestryDNA is a DNA testing service that utilizes some of the latest autosomal testing technology to revolutionize the way people d...

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  • Recently Added at Ancestry.com – December 2016

    Dec 21

    Each month, Ancestry.com adds brand new information to its resources. They also make it clear which of their collections have been recently updated. The easiest way to discover what's new is to view the Recently Added and Updated Collections list at Ancestry.com. The default setting of the Recently Added Collections list is the United States (...

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  • Recently Added at Ancestry.com – November 2016

    Nov 27

    Every month, Ancestry.com adds brand new information to its resources. They also make it clear which of their resources had been recently updated. The easiest way to keep up with what's new is to view the Recently Added Collections list at Ancestry.com. The default setting of the Recently Added Collections list is the United States (for United...

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  • App Sees if Related to Famous People

    Nov 7

    Just for FUN ... Ancestry.com has an APP out titled 'We're Related' that attempts to see you might be related to that is famous or a celebrity. There is no truly hard documentation, but rather the 'We’re Related' analysis is a fun way to share your findings with friends and family, but not proof that you’ve got celebrity blood. Its findings cou...

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  • Recently Added at Ancestry.com – October 2016

    Nov 3

    Every month, Ancestry.com adds brand new information to its resources. They also make it clear which of their resources had been recently updated. The easiest way to keep up with what's new is to view the Recently Added Collections list Ancestry.com website. The default setting of the Recently Added Collections list is the United States (for...

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