November 29, 2012

Photo Release -- Ancestry.com Launches New Web Site Newspapers.com Online Newspaper Web Site Offers a High-Quality Collection of Digitized and Completely Searchable U.S. Newspapers Dating Back Centuries

PROVO, Utah, Nov. 29, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ancestry.comInc. (Nasdaq:ACOM), the world's largest online family history resource, today announced the launch of Newspapers.com, a powerful and affordable new web site designed to offer a historically rich collection of more than 800 U.S. newspapers dating from the late 1700s into the early 2000s.
A photo accompanying this release is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=16000
Comprising more than 25 million pages, Newspapers.com offers a trove of historical and present-day newspapers ranging from the New York Times to treasured small town and local newspapers throughout the United States.
Interested users will find centuries of amazing news articlesand photos now captured online when browsing hundreds of years of breaking news headlines, searching for information about an ancestor or reading how the media addressed moments in history like the day Charles A. Lindbergh flew over the Atlantic, the opening of Disneyland or news from the fronts during World War I and World War II.
"We're extremely excited about the launch of Newspapers.com because it offers historical value for people of all ages and areas of interest," said Brian Hansen, General Manager of Newspapers.com. "Searching newspapers is like searching the Facebook footprint of the past. Not only can you find information on births, marriages and deaths, but you can also get a glimpse into what life was like during a specific era. We hope our users have fun making their own discoveries in this great newspaper collection that will continue to grow over time."
The search capabilities on Newspapers.com are specifically designed for newspapers enabling users to easily search by keywords, location, time period and newspaper name. From the 1784 Newport Mercury newspaper to a 2009 edition of The Gettysburg Times, users may find old advertisements or job listings, laugh at comics, retrieve family history clues or learn about famous events through the eyes and words of the time period.
The user experience is also enhanced by an image viewer that serves up crisp, high-quality images of the newspapers. Once discovered, newspaper images can easily be clipped, saved and shared via social outlets such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+.
Within this growing newspaper collectionare a myriad photos and stories that provide unique perspective on history. Examples include: