Genealogy Products and Services

Table of Contents

1. Market Overview 1

• Introduction 1
• Market At a Glance 1
• Male Adoptees Turn to DNA Testing to Discover Surnames 1
• Genetic Genealogy Testing Grows Generously 2

2. Tracing Genealogy 2

• Genealogy 2
• The Historic Account of Genealogy 2
• The History of Genealogy Record Keeping 2

3. Genealogy Research 3

• The Genealogist 3
• The Process of Genealogy Research 3
• The Genealogy Research Spending 3
• The Role of Genetic Analysis in Genealogy Research 3
• The Contribution of Volunteers to Genealogy Research 4
• Critical Genealogical Information 4
  • Family Name 4
  • Place Name 5
  • First Name 5
  • Dates 5
  • Occupations 5
• Genealogy Research Products and Services 6
  • Publications 6
  • Public Records 6
  • Genealogy Software 7
  • Online Databases 7
    • Ancestry Library Edition by The Generations Network 7
    • Family Tree Connection by Genealogy Today 8
    • Footnote by Footnote.com 8
    • Heritage Quest by ProQuest 8
    • OneGreatFamily by OneGreatFamily.com 8
    • DNA Testing 8

4. Recent Industry Activity 9

• Ancestry.com Announces Affordable Access to Genetic DNA Testing 9
• GeneTree and Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Announce Collaboration 9
• Scotland Online Announces findmypast.com Acquisition 9
• MyHeritage Completes Kindo Acquisition 9
• Ancestry.com and FamilySearch Sign Agreement 9
• Generations Network Enters into Partnership with JewishGen 10
• 23andMe Inks Agreement with Ancestry.com 10
• Generations Network and Sorenson Genomics Announce Partnership 10
• MyFamily.com Adopts New Corporate Name 11
• Spectrum Equity Acquires Majority Stake in The Generations Network 11
• FindMyPast.com Takes Over PedigreeSoft.com 11
• Sorenson Genomics Acquires Identigene Laboratory 11
• Global Heritage Press Takes Over MacDonald Research Centre Publications 11
• Sorenson Genomics Merges GeneTree and IDENTIGENE 12
• Pearl Street Software and MyHeritage.com Merge 12
• Illumina and 23andMe Announce Partnership 12
• New England Historic Genealogical Society Signs Agreement with Ancestry.com 12
• Ellis Island, World Vital Records, and FamilySearch Enter into Partnership 12
• Quintin Publications and WorldVital Records.com Sign Agreement 13
• Generations Network and National Archives Ink Agreement 13
• FamilySearch and WorldVitalRecords Sign Agreement 13
• Sorenson Genomics Announces DNA Testing Laboratory Expansion 13

5. Product and Service Launches 14

• WorldVitalRecords.com Unveils Online Genealogy Database 14
• Ancestry.com Launches Jewish Family History Records Collection 14
• MyHeritage Introduces DNA Tests 14
• Familybuilder Launches Familybuilder DNA 14
• Geni.com Launches New Video Sharing and Virtual Scrapbook Features 14
• Generations Network Introduces Chinese Family History Website 15
• Ancestry.com Unveils Family Tree Maker 2008 15
• KwaZulu-Natal to Introduce Family Tree Project 15
• Enteractive Releases Family Historian 3 in the US and Canada 15
• Ancestry.com Introduces DNA Ancestry, an Online DNA Testing Service 15
• Ancestry.com Rolls Out AncestryPress 16
• Ancestry.com Releases Australian Convict Records 16
• Ancestry Magazine Announces Magazine Re-launch 16
• Ancestry.com Revamps Site with Advanced Family Tree Building Tools 16
• Family Tree DNA Automates Sample Management with REMP and Tecan 17
• The Generations Network Launches MyCanvas.com 17
• Generations Network Launches Ancestry.it and Ancestry.fr 17
• Sorenson Introduces Genetic-Genealogy Social Networking Website 17
• thecreativeuniverse.org Introduces The Arthurian Genealogical Exhibition 18
• Famillion Launches Family Tree Merging Technology 18
• MIH India Launches Online Networking Site, OneFamily 18
• Ancestry.com Launches Online US Military History Collection 18
• Ancestry.com Introduces US Historical Immigration Records Collection 18

6. Focus on Select Players 19

• DNAPrint Genomics, Inc. (USA) 19
• Familybuilder (USA) 19
• Family History Library - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (USA) 19
• Family Tree DNA (USA) 19
• Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation (USA) 19
• The Generations Network, Inc. (USA) 20
  • Ancestry.com 20
  • Genealogy.com 20
  • MyFamily.com 20
  • RootsWeb.com 21
• WorldVitalRecords (USA) 21

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