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We Can Digg It: Ancestry.com
Sep 1, 2009 — Pregnancy Magazine
Pregnancy Magazine discusses Ancestry.com's new research around the trend of naming babies after family members.
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Getting to the Roots of Your Family Tree
Aug 23, 2009 — Bill Daley — Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune reporter Bill Daley talks about how to begin your family history, featuring Ancestry.com as a great online resource.
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A Real Witch
Aug 17, 2009 — Star Magazine
Star Magazine picks up the buzz about Ancestry.com's discovery that Emma Watson, of the popular Harry Potter movie series, is related to a woman accused of witchcraft in 1592.
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More Magical than Hermione!
Jul 31, 2009 — Jesse Spero — Access Hollywood
Ancestry.com discovers Emma Watson, who plays Hermione in the Harry Potter movie series, is related to a 16th-century woman convicted of witchcraft.
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Emma Watson Is Related To a Real Witch!
Jul 31, 2009 — People.com
People.com reports on Ancestry.com's finding that Emma Watson of the popular Harry Potter movie series is related to an English woman convicted of witchcraft in 1592.
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'Harry Potter' Star Emma Watson Has Real Witchcraft in Her Blood
Jul 31, 2009 — Los Angeles Times Blog
The Los Angeles Times blog reports Ancestry.com's discovery that Emma Watson, Hermione in the popular Harry Potter movie series, is related to a 16th-century English woman accused of witchcraft.
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Emma Watson: A Real-Life Witch?!
Jul 30, 2009 — Marc Malkin — E! Online
E! Online reports Ancestry.com's discovery on Emma Watson of the Harry Potter movie series being related to a 16th-century woman accused of witchcraft.
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Man Finds His Great-Grandfather After 40-Year Search
Jul 29, 2009 — Patricia Lowry — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette interviews Cary Christopher who discovered what happened to his great-grandfather using Ancestry.com. Christopher is featured in Ancestry.com's "My Story" television advertising campaign.
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Meet John Doe. No, Really!
Jul 29, 2009 — Alison Leigh Cowan — New York Times Blog
New York Times reporter Alison Cowan recounts the life of an actual "John Doe," including a reference to a World War I draft card of a John Doe found on Ancestry.com.
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Tracing Slave Ancestry Just Got Easier
Jul 26, 2009 — Liane Hansen — NPR
NPR host Liane Hansen interviews the president of the Virgin Islands Social History Association about the Caribbean slave records that Ancestry.com just put online.
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Census Bureau Preparing to Mark Your Place in U.S. History
Jul 24, 2009 — John Daley — KSL
On the heels of the 2010 Census, KSL interviews Ancestry.com about the importance of census records and what they can tell you about your ancestors.
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Virgin Islands Researchers Unveil Slavery Records
Jul 16, 2009 — Mike Melia — Associated Press
Ancestry.com launches a new collection of slave records from the Virgin Islands, giving thousands with African roots the ability to trace their heritage back to Africa through St. Croix.
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Want to Trace Your Roots?
Jul 14, 2009 — Anderson Cooper — CNN's AC360 Blog
Anderson Cooper mentions Ancestry.com in a blog post about tracing your family history.
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Key Biscayne Man's Ancestry Search Featured on National Commercial
Jun 28, 2009 — Brittany Levine — Miami Herald
Miami Herald reporter Brittany Levine interviews Jim Lane on his incredible family history discovery. Jim is one of the five individuals in Ancestry.com's new "My Story" television advertising campaign.
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Researchers Say President Obama Has German Roots
Jun 4, 2009 — David Rising and Christoph Noelting — Associated Press
Experts at Ancestry.com have discovered President Barack Obama's German roots.
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Family Tree: Tracing Your Roots
May 27, 2009 — Ancestry.com — Today Show Fourth Hour
The Today Show Fourth Hour anchors, Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb, share helpful tips on how to discover your family history and uncover new details about their own heritage with the help of Ancestry.com.
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Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise and Other Celebs With Military Ancestors
May 22, 2009 — Brooke Brown — Newsweek.com
This Memorial Day, Newsweek.com looks at the ancestors of America's biggest celebrities who served in the military.
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Celebrities and Their Honorable Ancestors
May 22, 2009 — Access Hollywood
In honor of Memorial Day, Ancestry.com compiled a list of celebrities whose family members served our country.
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Number, Please? Phoning in Love Again …
May 15, 2009 — Alison Leigh Cowan — New York Times
Early 1900s heartthrob Marlene Dietrich is found in Ancestry.com's new collection of historical German phone directories.
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How Brad Pitt And Barack Obama Are Related
May 14, 2009 — Rebecca Buckman — Forbes.com
Ancestry.com continues to grow and acquire content, helping millions of family history hobbyists discover their past.
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DNA Testing: 'Roots' Author Haley Rooted in Scotland, Too
Apr 7, 2009 — Rita Rubin — USA Today
Chris Haley, nephew of "Roots" author Alex Haley, reunites with his long-lost Scottish family using Ancestry.com's DNA technology.
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Group Preserves World's Documents
Apr 3, 2009 — Julian Guthrie — San Francisco Chronicle
Ancestry.com has started the World Archives Project to give others the opportunity to transcribe historical records and help make them available online.
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Begorra, He's Barack O'Bama on St. Patrick's Day!
Mar 17, 2009 — New York Daily News
Both President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden have Irish roots, according to Ancestry.com
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Moneygall, Ireland: A Village of Obama Family-Tree Huggers
Mar 12, 2009 — Henry Chu — Los Angeles Times
Small Irish village put into international spotlight after Ancestry.com finds President Barack Obama's ancestors once lived there.
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Branching Out
Feb 28, 2009 — Don Aucoin — Boston Globe
Reporter Don Aucoin discovers the fun behind family history as he delves into his family tree on Ancestry.com.
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