Category Archives: Ancestry.com

Behind the Music: The True Story of Bob Marley’s “Buffalo Soldier” & FREE Military Records Access Memorial Day Weekend at Ancestry.com

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The following is from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of Marley’s Album by Opening Military Records of the Real Buffalo Soldiers Who Inspired the Song (PROVO, Utah) – May 23, 2013 – Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online family history Continue reading Behind the Music: The True Story of Bob Marley’s “Buffalo Soldier” & FREE Military Records Access Memorial Day Weekend at Ancestry.com→

Ancestry.com Financial Results for 4th Quarter 2012 & Full Year 2012 Reported

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PROVO, Utah, March 28, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ancestry.com LLC reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012. “We are pleased with our fourth quarter performance, as well as a successful and eventful 2012. Continue reading Ancestry.com Financial Results for 4th Quarter 2012 & Full Year 2012 Reported→

Free Access to Immigration Records at Ancestry.com Thru March 17 & Where Does Your Last Name Stack Up?

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The following press release is from Ancestry.com: Ancestry.com Celebrates America’s Immigrant Influence by Revealing Name Trends Throughout History PROVO, UT–(Marketwire – Mar 14, 2013) – Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online family history resource, is revealing name trends from the past Continue reading Free Access to Immigration Records at Ancestry.com Thru March 17 & Where Does Your Last Name Stack Up?→

Ireland’s Morpeth Roll is Digitized

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The following excerpt is from the March 14, 2013 edition of RTE News/Ireland: One of Ireland’s most extraordinary historic documents, the 420-metre long Morpeth Roll, has been digitised and is being made available online as part of a collaborative project Continue reading Ireland’s Morpeth Roll is Digitized→

Hadoop Framework is Used to Stitch or Link Records Together at Ancestry.com

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The following teaser is from an interesting post published on February 26, 2013 about Ancestry’s use of the Hadoop Framework to allow users to find more ancestors. Good article… Genealogy website Ancestry.com, an Internet veteran that traces its own roots Continue reading Hadoop Framework is Used to Stitch or Link Records Together at Ancestry.com→

Ancestry.com Subscriber Growth up 18% Year-Over-Year

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The following news release is from MarketWatch.com. Ancestry.com Inc. Presents at J.P. Morgan High Yield & Leveraged Finance Conference PROVO, Utah, Feb 25, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) – Ancestry.com Subscriber Growth of 18% Year-Over-Year – 2012 Total Adjusted Revenue Continue reading Ancestry.com Subscriber Growth up 18% Year-Over-Year→

AncestryDNA Test Provides An Affordable, Easy Way to Learn About Your Past and Family

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The following news release is from Matthew Deighton at Ancestry.com: Innovative test now available to the general public provides analysis of your genetic ethnicity, living relative matches, and further insight into family history research (PROVO, Utah) – February 21, 2013 Continue reading AncestryDNA Test Provides An Affordable, Easy Way to Learn About Your Past and Family→

Las Vegas, the Marriage Capital of the World – Infographic

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According the Matthew Deighton, at Ancestry.com, “it turns out that what happens in Vegas stays online. Ancestry.com has nearly 300 million marriage records, spanning all 50 states, more than 16 countries and 500 years including the Nevada Marriage index from Continue reading Las Vegas, the Marriage Capital of the World – Infographic→