The following letter was received from Ancestry.com. The letter quickly recaps some of the advances made at Ancestry over the past year and plans for 2012:
We all—myself included—turn to Ancestry.com with a driving goal in mind: making connections to our families and their footprints through history.
In 2011, we made those connections easier for you by adding more than 637 million new historical records spanning the globe—from Irish birth, marriage and death details, to 1911 UK census images and records from the U.S. Civil War. This fall, we asked you what we could do to make Ancestry.com fit both your lifestyle and your research goals even better. Based on your responses, we put together our list of 12 things you can count on from Ancestry.com in 2012:
- Announcing the 1940 U.S. Federal Census—the 72-year wait is over
- A fully-indexed 1911 UK Census, plus more U.S. state censuses
- Additional U.S. birth, marriage and death records
- New U.S. and international church records
- Millions of new occupation-related records
- Clearer images plus new census technology showing more details
- Direct access to more Ancestry Hints that can lead you to new records
- Free family tree apps for Apple, Android, Kindle Fire and NOOK
- New ways to connect and grow your tree with help from social networking sites
- New answers in your DNA
- Ancestry Hints from new historical record collections
- Tips and instruction directly from the pros at Ancestry.com
You can learn more about each of the items on our list of 12 for 2012 here. Remember, however, this list is just a sample of what’s to come—there’s even more on deck.
As always, we want to wish you the best of luck with the connections you’re making to both your family and to history. And Happy New Year from all of us at Ancestry.com.
Sincerely,
Tim Sullivan
CEO, Ancestry.com