Ancestry.com in the News

	Kyra Phillips learns about her family history May 27, 2013 — HLN Kyra Phillips, host of Raising America, celebrates her own family history on Memorial Day by learning about her veteran ancestors. Michelle Ercanbrack helps walk Kyra and her mom through the process. \| watch the video Kyra Phillips learns of her military heritage
	How Ancestry.com transforms mounds of data into legible digital records May 27, 2013 — GigaOM Developments around Ancestry.com's new story view feature turns record facts into narrative stories. FULL story
	Who am I? Data and DNA answer one of life’s big questions May 7, 2013 — The Verge Ancestry.com is cited as the catalyst behind the growing trend of researching and charting family histories. FULL story
	Mara Parker finds her father through AncestryDNA Feb 22, 2013 — Steve Harvey Show — Steve Harvey Show Mara Parker was able to connect with her father after more than 30 years through the AncestryDNA test. FULL story
	Olympic Family Trees Aug 10, 2012 — Extra! Ancestry.com spokesperson, Michelle Ercanbrack, tells Extra! about the olympian's family trees \| watch the video Olympic Family Trees
	Obama Related to First Man Enslaved in Americas Jul 31, 2012 — Ancestry.com — CNN - Starting Point Ancestry.com has concluded that President Barack Obama is the 11th great-grandson of John Punch, the first documented African enslaved for life in American history. Remarkably, the connection was made through President Obama’s Caucasian mother’s side of the family. \| watch the video
	1940 NY census records are now searchable by name Jun 5, 2012 — Ancestry.com — USA Today (Associate Press) Ancestry.com released the 1940 US Census for New York along with several New York State Census collections. FULL story
	1940 Census Records Unlock Family Mysteries Apr 16, 2012 — CNN — CNN Living The launch of the 1940 census helps unlock family mysteries FULL story
	Titanic: Who Was/Wasn't on Board? Finally, It's Easy to Find Out Apr 12, 2012 — Los Angeles Times — Los Angeles Times 100 years after the sinking of the Titanic, Ancestry.com adds thousands of records documenting the passengers and crew of the Titanic. FULL story
	Top-pick QBs no guarentee in NFL draft Apr 4, 2012 — Ancestry.com — Yahoo! Sports (Associated Press) Ancestry.com has discovered that the expected first pick, Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, is related to Hall of Fame Chicago Bears defensive lineman William Roy "Link" Lyman. FULL story
	Cost of Tracing Family History Mar 28, 2012 — Bloomberg Ancestry.com, ProGenealogists and Family Tree Maker are great resources to assist in family history research. FULL story
	A New Window on Bay State's Vital Records Mar 20, 2012 — Boston.com — The Boston Globe With the help of DeLene and Jay Holbrook, Ancestry.com has added approximately 17 million Massachusetts vital records. FULL story
	George Takei, Ancestry.com commemorate Japanese-American internment Feb 17, 2012 — with Bloomberg — The Washington Post Ancestry.com remembers the internment of more than 120,000 Japanese-Americans with the release of 180,000 internment documents. FULL story
	Japanese Internment Records Commemorate Anniversary Feb 17, 2012 — Ancestry.com — FOX Los Angeles Ancestry.com has opened its two collections to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Order 9066, which President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued to create internment camps to house those of Japanese heritage. FULL story \| watch the video
	Holocaust Victim's Database Aims to Restore Lost Identities Nov 26, 2011 — CNN — CNN The recent release of the World Memory Project allows records of the Holocaust to be searchable. FULL story
	Edward James Olmos on His Mexican Ancestors Oct 2, 2011 — Latina.com — Latina.com Edward James Olmos promotes the 1930 Mexico Census on Ancestry.com FULL story
	Yearbook Collection Aug 25, 2011 — Sports Illustrated Online Ancestry.com's Yearbook collection add more than 150 million records, or about 25,000 books. FULL story
	Jane Austen Related to Kate Middleton Jun 28, 2011 — National Coverage Ancestry.com released the relationship connection between author Jane Austen and Dutchess Kate Middleton. They are 11th cousins 6 times removed. FULL story
	Navy Cruise Ship Records Online May 30, 2011 — New York Times Ancestry.com releases their first collection of Navy cruise books. FULL story
	Obama in his homeland of Ireland May 23, 2011 — CNN International Ancestry.com found Obama's Irish roots \| watch the video
	Finding Family History Online May 19, 2011 — The New York Times By Mickey Meece FULL story
	Digging Down to Family Roots May 16, 2011 — Christian Science Monitor Internet's Easy Access has Pumped New Life Int o Ancestor Research. FULL story
	CEO Tim Sullivan on CNBC Apr 29, 2011 — CNBC CEO Tim Sullivan is interviewed in connection with 2011's first quarter earnings release. \| watch the video
	Finding Your Royal Ancestors Apr 28, 2011 — ABC News Trace Your Royal Roots FULL story
	Giving Family History A Most Engaging Face Apr 18, 2011 — Investor's Business Daily Interview with CEO Tim Sullivan FULL story