College students on four American university campuses will get to enjoy free access to Ancestry Library Edition, the library version of the popular Ancestry.com genealogy database-rich website.

Ancestry’s parent company, The Generations Network, FULL STORY »

One of online genealogy’s newest kids on the block is proving to be a popular place. Geni.com reports its website has acquired 5 million profiles in its first 5 months of operation. The social networking site offers everything from sharing family trees to birthday reminders, a family calendar, messaging and photo sharing. FULL STORY »

If you haven’t visited Ancestry.com lately, you might want to take another look around. The online genealogy giant has added a variety of records recently that includes everything from Native American records to Barbados slave lists.

The Native American records database covers the time period 1855-1940, and FULL STORY »

A Michigan company known for creating databases filled with outstanding historical content is teaming up with the American Antiquarian Society to microfilm and digitize its key collections.

The first phase of the partnership announced June 23 will put family history books from the Society’s renowned collections online and on FULL STORY »

Online genealogy giant Ancestry is stepping into the DNA arena in a new partnership that seeks to reunite families through science.

Ancestry’s parent company, The Generations Network, has announced it will combine its collection of online family trees and databases with Sorenson Genomics’ precision ancestral DNA testing. This partnership FULL STORY »

Two online genealogy powerhouses are coming together to offer genealogists greater access to millions of records and other data collections. Godfrey Memorial Library and WorldVitalRecords.com recently announced their partnership.

“This is a great opportunity for Godfrey to collaborate with FULL STORY »

Genealogists anxious to do some digging in Canadian records online will soon have a new resource. Library and Archives Canada and family history website Ancestry.ca, are partnering to digitize and index Canadian passenger records from 1865 - 1935.

Initially, Ancestry.ca and LAC will focus on indexing the Quebec FULL STORY »

The maker of one of the newest genealogy software programs on the market has released its latest version, four years after the debut of its product. GenSmarts is touted as a new type of software that uses artificial intelligence to make research suggestions.

Version 2 of GenSmarts is now available from Underwood Innovations, LLC of Long Grove, Illinois. The company says its newest release represents a new level of usability and power for genealogy hobbyists seeking research assistance. FULL STORY »

It’s been a great week for the online genealogy business, with a number of companies making big announcements about new things to come.

One of those announcements will allow genealogists and family historians to benefit from global collaboration.

More than 4,500 FamilySearch Family History Centers throughout the world will now have free access to WorldVitalRecords.com’s genealogical records and resources, as a FULL STORY »

They’ve been available online for years, and now Ellis Island passenger records are sailing onto other websites.

The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc., World Vital Records, Inc. and FamilySearch announced Friday at the National Genealogical Society Conference a partnership whereby the historic FULL STORY »