Ancestry.com Acquires Find A Grave
The following announcement was posted on Ancestry's blog September 30, 2013.
"Ancestry.com has acquired Find A Grave, Inc., the
leading online cemetery database.
With over 100 million memorials and 75 million photos, Find A Grave has amassed an unparalleled collection of burial information. Over the past 18 years, it has grown to become an invaluable resource for genealogists, history buffs and cemetery preservationists. Find A Grave will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Ancestry.com, and will continue to be managed by its founder, Jim Tipton.
Ancestry.com plans to bolster the resources dedicated to Find A Grave to launch a new mobile app, improve customer support, introduce an enhanced edit system for submitting updates to memorials, foreign-language support, and other site improvements."
There were "Q and As" posted on another site--the most important question being whether Find A Grave would continue to be a free resource. The response there indicated that YES, Ancestry will provide free access to Find A Grave.
With over 100 million memorials and 75 million photos, Find A Grave has amassed an unparalleled collection of burial information. Over the past 18 years, it has grown to become an invaluable resource for genealogists, history buffs and cemetery preservationists. Find A Grave will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Ancestry.com, and will continue to be managed by its founder, Jim Tipton.
Ancestry.com plans to bolster the resources dedicated to Find A Grave to launch a new mobile app, improve customer support, introduce an enhanced edit system for submitting updates to memorials, foreign-language support, and other site improvements."
There were "Q and As" posted on another site--the most important question being whether Find A Grave would continue to be a free resource. The response there indicated that YES, Ancestry will provide free access to Find A Grave.
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