Elizabeth V. Cardinal evc1369@comcast.net -----Original Message----- From: Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 11:25 PM To: NYBROOKLYN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Bklyn] MyFamily.com A little research has turned up some interesting connections about the various genealogy sites recently discussed. Direct copy from the site: http://www.myfamilyinc.com/default.aspx?html=copyright MyFamily.com, Inc. Internet Services Copyright Policy MyFamily.com, Inc. (we, us or our) owns and operates the World Wide websites MyFamily.com, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.co.uk, Genealogy.com, RootsWeb.com and Ancestry.ca. The design, content and graphics of those sites and all other elements created by us, or by third parties as work for hire, or where the copyright has been assigned to us or one of our subsidiaries, is subject to copyright protection with all rights reserved. Looks like they all come under the same heading... Pat --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. ==== NYBROOKLYN Mailing List ==== Search the List Archives: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl
That webpage has been available for quite a while. I've been aware of these companies were all under one umbrella for some time, at least since GenForum message boards were taken over by Geneology.com a few years ago. To add to it, MyFamily.com is the latest of several recent owners of the Family Tree Maker software. (see "About Us" from the website given by Elizabeth) What I'm curious about: I don't want to spread rumors, but get to the bottom of some speculation. The owners of a well known genealogy shop and large world wide mail order business told me recently that Ancestry.com is owned by LDS church in Salt Lake City. I said nothing, only raised an eyebrow and the response I got was, "oh come on, WHERE have you been?" which made me feel as if I was the last on the block to find out. One of the volunteers at my local LDS Family History Centre has also claimed this for some time. I know both are in Utah, and a good chance that Ancestry.com was founded and owned by Mormons, however is there truth to Ancestry.com actually being owned by the church? Can anyone shed some truth to this please? (no more speculation please) Elizabeth V Cardinal <evc1369@comcast.net> wrote: Elizabeth V. Cardinal evc1369@comcast.net -----Original Message----- From: Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 11:25 PM To: NYBROOKLYN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Bklyn] MyFamily.com A little research has turned up some interesting connections about the various genealogy sites recently discussed. Direct copy from the site: http://www.myfamilyinc.com/default.aspx?html=copyright MyFamily.com, Inc. Internet Services Copyright Policy MyFamily.com, Inc. (we, us or our) owns and operates the World Wide websites MyFamily.com, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.co.uk, Genealogy.com, RootsWeb.com and Ancestry.ca. The design, content and graphics of those sites and all other elements created by us, or by third parties as work for hire, or where the copyright has been assigned to us or one of our subsidiaries, is subject to copyright protection with all rights reserved. Looks like they all come under the same heading... Pat --------------------------------- All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine