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'''Ancestry.com''' was founded as the publishing company '''The Generations Network''' in 1983. The company is now the largest for-profit genealogy company in the world and runs a network of genealogy and family-related websites. | '''Ancestry.com''' was founded as the publishing company '''The Generations Network''' in 1983. The company is now the largest for-profit genealogy company in the world and runs a network of genealogy and family-related websites. | ||
== Personal Trees on Ancestry == | |||
Reasons for using Ancestry's personal tree feature:<br> | |||
*No-one can change your personal tree | |||
*Trees generate hints for sources, stories, photos, and media | |||
*Ancestry.com has unique data search engine | |||
*Ancestry.com helps you find relatives who also have trees, photos, sources, and stories about your ancestors | |||
*Your personal tree allows you to transfer data between Ancestry.com and FamilySearch Trees | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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{{wikipedia|Ancestry.com}} | {{wikipedia|Ancestry.com}} | ||
*[[ | *[[Latter-day Saint Resources at Ancestry.com]] | ||
*[[England, Using Ancestry.com and Ancestry.co.uk for English Research]] | *[[England, Using Ancestry.com and Ancestry.co.uk for English Research]] | ||
*[[How to use ancestry.com]] | *[[How to use ancestry.com]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:59, 9 May 2019
Ancestry.com was founded as the publishing company The Generations Network in 1983. The company is now the largest for-profit genealogy company in the world and runs a network of genealogy and family-related websites.
Personal Trees on Ancestry
Reasons for using Ancestry's personal tree feature:
- No-one can change your personal tree
- Trees generate hints for sources, stories, photos, and media
- Ancestry.com has unique data search engine
- Ancestry.com helps you find relatives who also have trees, photos, sources, and stories about your ancestors
- Your personal tree allows you to transfer data between Ancestry.com and FamilySearch Trees