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Barack Obama Related to Warren Buffett, Ancestry.com Says

Dec 15, 2009 — Chicago Tribune
By Mark Silva

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Obama-Buffett Alliance a Family Affair

Dec 15, 2009 — Washington Times
By Joseph Curl

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Obama to Investment Guru Buffett: Hi Cuz

Dec 15, 2009 — Reuters
By Reuters

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Obama and Buffett May be Distant Cousins

Dec 14, 2009 — New York Times Blog
By Rachel L. Swarns

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Ancestry.com Opens Up U.S. Military Collection

Nov 11, 2009 — Associated Press
By the Associated Press

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Stay Connected with your Family Online

Oct 8, 2009 — USA Today
By Kim Komando

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Decades-old Hawaii Passenger Lists Go Online

Oct 6, 2009 — Associated Press
By the Associated Press

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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.

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.

Dynamite Soul Food Blossoms from Family Roots

Aug 12, 2009 — Chicago Sun-Times
By Dave Hoekstra

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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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