As ancestry companies expand their databases and grow, testing one's DNA and unlocking the past has become relatively quick and easy to do. So, what's the process for sending in DNA for an ancestry ...

Visiting family is one of the most common reasons many people travel. Increasingly, folks are also traveling to visit family who is no longer around, in the form of genealogy travel (also known as ...

Shoebox, the mobile photo archiving app Ancestry.com acquired from San Francisco-based 1000memories last fall, has now gone live at its new home. The updated version of the app, Shoebox 3.0, still ...

Ancestry.com – the world’s leading family history website has launched a new app to bring the tree to your pocket. Ancestry ‘Tree to Go’ iPhone app allows any subscribed user to access some of the key ...

I hit a roadblock in my online research. It wasn't till I traveled to Germany that the clues started to fall into place. Shara Tibken was a managing editor at CNET News, overseeing a team covering ...

(Reuters) - Blackstone Group Inc <BX.N> said on Wednesday it agreed to acquire genealogy provider Ancestry.com Inc from private equity rivals for $4.7 billion, including debt, placing a big bet on ...

YORK, Maine — Baffled and mystified, Marci Radin stared at the unfamiliar surname that appeared on the list of genetic matches that Ancestry.com had sent her. Barclay. It was everywhere, this name ...

Ancestry.com, a site that allows users to outline and share their family tree, has been in a confounding situation regarding ethnicity for several years, and a new commercial demonstrates the ...