Ancestry is a genealogy brand that helps people explore their family history, build family trees, and connect with their heritage. Its family history membership gives users access to billions of historical records, including birth records, census data, and obituaries. Users can add names, dates, and locations to a family tree, then follow record hints that may reveal useful details about their ancestors. Ancestry says it adds two million records each day, helping members expand their research as they make new discoveries.

AncestryDNA offers another way to investigate family origins. Its DNA test can provide information about a person’s ethnic mix and may help uncover previously unknown ancestors and family connections. The brand encourages people to combine DNA results with family-tree research to explore questions that records alone may not answer. A 14-day free trial is offered for its family history membership, subject to terms. Ancestry also provides support resources, a blog, and gift memberships. The service is operated by Ancestry Ireland Unlimited Company.