Ancestry.com
Digital heritage research
Ancestry.com is a genealogy website where users research family history through digitized records—census data, birth certificates, immigration documents, military records.
The site also offers DNA testing to identify ethnic origins and connect with genetic relatives.
It has become the dominant platform for amateur genealogists: I found my great-grandmother's ship manifest on Ancestry.com.
Chart of ancestors
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- descendantsThose who come after
- pedigreeRecord of descent
forebears · generations · bloodline · kinship · surnames · clan · heritage · progenitors
Preserved written records from earlier times
- censusOfficial population count
- birth certificatesDocuments proving nativity
- death recordsOfficial notices of passing
- marriage recordsDocuments proving matrimony
military records · immigration records · ship manifests · naturalization · obituaries · church records · land deeds · wills
Inherited cultural legacy
- originsPoints where things start
- migration patternsRegular paths species travel
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- genetic diversityAllelic variation within populations
Paid recurring access
- hintsIndirect suggestions
- family treesDiagrams of ancestral lineage
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- mobile appTouchscreen device program
Analysis for inherited disorders
- DNA matchesIdentical hereditary sequences found
- haplogroupsGenetic ancestry classifications
- mitochondrial DNAMaternally inherited organelle genome
- genotypingAnalyzing DNA variants
genetic markers · chromosomes · raw data · paternity · inheritance patterns
family tree
Chart of ancestors
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- descendantsThose who come after
pedigree · forebears · generations · bloodline · kinship · surnames · clan · heritage · progenitors · ancestral
historical documents
Preserved written records from earlier times
- censusOfficial population count
- birth certificatesDocuments proving nativity
- death recordsOfficial notices of passing
marriage records · military records · immigration records · ship manifests · naturalization · obituaries · church records · land deeds · wills · newspaper archives
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- originsPoints where things start
- migration patternsRegular paths species travel
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
ethnic breakdown · genetic diversity · percentage breakdown · admixture
subscription
Paid recurring access
- hintsIndirect suggestions
- family treesDiagrams of ancestral lineage
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
mobile app · source citations · profile · account · database
genetic testing
Analysis for inherited disorders
- DNA matchesIdentical hereditary sequences found
- haplogroupsGenetic ancestry classifications
- mitochondrial DNAMaternally inherited organelle genome
genotyping · genetic markers · chromosomes · raw data · paternity · inheritance patterns
- genealogyfamily trees, family history, descendants, ancestors, pedigrees