FamilySearch Provides LDS Members Free Accounts to AmericanAncestors.org
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LAKE CITY and BOSTON (February 17, 2015)—FamilySearch, the family
history brand of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, today
announced that Church members can now receive free personal
subscriptions to AmericanAncestors.org,
the premier research website of the New England Historic Genealogical
Society. Personal access to this service is provided at no cost for
Latter-day Saints as part of an agreement between FamilySearch and AmericanAncestors.org,
and includes all the tools, features, and resources of the site. To
sign up for a free subscription, Latter-day Saint patrons need to visit familysearch.org/partneraccess.
Founded
in 1845, the New England Historic Genealogical Society is America’s
oldest and most respected resource for family history research and the
largest genealogical society in America today. Although the
institution’s name says “New England,” the organization is national in
scope and provides expertise and research materials through AmericanAncestors.org
in nearly all aspects of family history, from seventeenth-century
colonial New England, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia, through
twenty-first century immigration research.
Used in tandem with the latest FamilySearch tools, AmericanAncestors.org can open new doors of discovery and enhance members’ ability to identify more ancestors and make more family connections.
“Our
founders recognized 170 years ago that family history would become
important to all Americans,” said Brenton Simons, President and CEO of
New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. “For that reason, AmericanAncestors.org is a hub and treasure trove for family historians. We really do have something for everyone.”
Dennis
Brimhall, FamilySearch CEO, said the collaboration will provide
indispensable assistance to Latter-day Saint families by providing a
breadth of information unavailable elsewhere.
“By partnering with AmericanAncestors.org,
we’re making a remarkable scope of new data available to our members,”
said Brimhall. “We expect there will be many new family discoveries as
our members become familiar with these rich, vast New England records.
We are honored to be associated with America’s oldest genealogical
society.”
Latter-day Saints can sign up for a free subscription at familysearch.org/partneraccess.
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