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Who owns Ancestry.com

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 ...
Law

AI 'Cyberpiracy'?: Ancestry.com Seeks Relief in Trademark Infringement Lawsuit

"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 ...
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Ancestry For Beginners: Get Started Researching Your Genealogy

Digital Archivist and Genealogist Gregory Pierce will teach using Ancestry.com, with or without a paid subscription, to get ...

My son had to do a family tree for a school project. I went on a genealogy deep dive to learn about a side of the family I never knew about.

After my son asked about our family history, I set out to uncover my father's lineage, piecing together a family tree once ...
Newsweek

Fact Check: Did Asset Manager Blackstone Buy Americans’ DNA?

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 ...