A reader, who has a premium Ancestry.com subscription, recently asked me this: Is there any point in also searching for information on FamilySearch.org? Or can researchers assume Ancestry will give ...

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Claims have surfaced online that the investment firm Blackstone now has access to the genetic information of Ancestry.com customers, after it purchased the family history site for $4.7 billion. While ...

How far back can you trace your family’s lineage? Great grandparents? Great-great grandparents? Have you ever wondered how deep into the past you could go if you really tried? If so, Ancestry.com ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blackstone (NYSE:BX) today announced that private equity funds managed by Blackstone (“Blackstone”) have completed their previously announced acquisition of Ancestry® from ...

Ancestry.com‘s iPhone app—which lets you carry your family tree around in your pocket—has been updated with new features that include iPad optimization. The company’s newly universal app, Ancestry 2.0 ...

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"The registrant is attempting to capitalize on the valuable goodwill of Ancestry for its own commercial gain," counsel for Ancestry.com allege in a lawsuit accusing a rival domain of unauthorized ...

Who owns Ancestry.com? The website is owned by Blackstone, a leading global investment firm. Blackstone acquired a majority stake in Ancestry from Silver Lake, GIC, Spectrum Equity, and other existing ...