40 BILLION 
RECORDS

+

100 MILLION
FAMILY TREES

 40 BILLION 
RECORDS

+

100 MILLION
FAMILY TREES

There's no better way to find generations of your family and their stories.

A family tree ties your history together over time.

It’s easy to get started and grow yours.

1

Add what you know.

Your name, parents, grandparents, dates, locations—every detail helps.

2

Look for a leaf.

It’s a hint we may have found something about an ancestor in one of our billions of records. Hints do the searching for you.

3

Explore the record.

You could discover amazing details about your ancestor to add to your family tree.

4

The hints keep coming.

The more you grow your family tree, the more hints you’ll get—a loop of discoveries. Plus, we add 2 million records every day.

1

Add what you know.

Your name, parents, grandparents, dates, locations—every detail helps.

2

Look for a leaf.

It’s a hint we may have found something about an ancestor in one of our billions of records. Hints do the searching for you.

3

Explore the record.

You could discover amazing details about your ancestor to add to your family tree.

4

The hints keep coming.

The more you grow your family tree, the more hints you’ll get—a loop of discoveries. Plus, we add 2 million records every day.

Our 40 billion records are the key to making discoveries.

Within a record are facts, dates, relationships—so much you can learn.

Your ancestors become more than a name.

Only Ancestry can tell such a rich story, with unique features that give a more complete picture of a person.

Adele Kerrigan
paternal grandmother

A detailed timeline,
called a LifeStory.

  

1918

BIRTH January 26, 1918, Philadelphia, PA

Context about events
that shaped them.

HISTORICAL INSIGHTS

The Great Depression

A place to collect photos, records, and more.

Adele Kerrigan
paternal grandmother

BIRTH
January 26
Philadelphia

  

1918

A detailed timeline,
called a LifeStory.

HISTORICAL INSIGHTS

The Great Depression

Context about events
that shaped them.

A place to collect
photos, records,
and more.