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RootsMagic and Ancestry are Working Together Now
Jul 4
Ancestry reminded people that they have been working with RootsMagic, a leading desktop genealogy application, to allow Ancestry subscribers to connect their Ancestry accounts to the RootsMagic software. Now, Ancestry has developed a new technology that will allow people to integrate Ancestry Hints and Ancestry's record and online trees with Root...
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Ancestry Clarifies What They Do With Your DNA
Jun 6
A controversial article that was posted on Medium raised questions about the ownership rights people have over the DNA sample they send to AncestryDNA. The article focused on language in Ancestry's Terms of Service. Ancestry responded by clarifying their Terms of Service. On May 17, 2017, Joel Winston posted an article on Medium that was repos...
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Family History Research Revealed Identity Theft
Apr 27
Genealogists and family historians typically use Ancestry.com in order to learn more about their relatives and ancestors. The popular genealogy website has many collections of a variety of records that hold important personal information. One Ancestry.com user discovered a case of identity theft while using Ancestry.com. Nathan Laskoski died i...
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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 (...