About Ancestry
 

The world’s largest online family history resource

About Ancestry.com

With 7 billion genealogical records from across the globe and millions of family trees, we are the world’s largest online family history resource.


Historical records + family trees + helpful tools + support

I had no idea I could actually see my father’s name written in
a census record. But there he was in an orphanage in 1920.
~ MARTIN ASDORIAN JR.
 
About
 
How it Works
 

It’s easy to make a genealogy discovery

How it Works

It’s easy to make a discovery

It works like this:

  1. First, add what you know about your family
  2. We search our records AND start a FREE family tree for you (Plus, we give you leaf hints to help)
  3. You find a match and make a family history discovery
 
How
 
Family Trees
 

Build a FREE family tree and get helpful hints

Family Trees

It’s FREE to start your online family tree.

Once you create your tree, Ancestry.com Hints will help you grow it. Plus, your family tree is saved with us online.

 
Trees

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