Hi List, This is a wonderful database full of information we can all use AND its free for the next few days. Go and enjoy! Brenda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ancestry.com Announcement IA" <Ancestry.com_Announcement_IA@anclist001.ancestry.com> To: "Brenda Duff" <gbduff@worldnet.att.net > Sent: Saturday, December 18, 1999 6:00 PM Subject: IMPORTANT NEWS: ANCESTRY SITE REDESIGN & HOLIDAY CELEBRATION > ============================================= > GREAT NEWS! ANCESTRY SITE REDESIGN > ============================================= > > We have spent the last few months talking to users like you about our site. The > result is a redesign that vastly improves the overall user experience. Check > out the new design, up live early this week. > > The goal of redesign has been to develop the next generation Ancestry site that > will serve your needs as an existing Ancestry user, and make it easier for a new > user to join our growing community of family history researchers. The new > design will: > > Make it easier for you to navigate through our site > Direct you to the new and fresh content on our site in the new TODAY@ANCESTRY > section > Divide our site into 7 areas: Home, Search, Learn, Share, Save, Shop, and Help > Direct the existing good-will and collaborative efforts of family history > researchers towards a highly trafficked area where people can connect and share > their work. > > Reference the User Guide to the Ancestry Redesign below to help you get oriented > with the new site. Thanks for all your input, and as always we anxious for your > feedback. > > ============================================= > MORE GREAT NEWS! HOLIDAY CELEBRATION: FREE ACCESS TO ANCESTRY.COM > ============================================= > > Celebrate the holidays with Ancestry.com as we give free access to the entire > site from December 20, 1999 to January 4, 2000. We are also offering three > special subscription offers: > 1) New Members - Special Subscription Offer for $39.95. Our special gift offer > to you is an annual subscription for just $39.95 a $20.00 saving off our most > popular plan. We also offer a full 30-day money back guarantee. This offer ends > on December 31, 1999. > 2) Current Members - Special Subscription Renewal Offer for $39.95. You can > extend your subscription twelve (12) months from your future expiration date for > only $39.95. For example, if you purchased an annual subscription in July of > 1999 you can extend your subscription from July 2000 to July 2001. This offer > ends December 31, 1999. > 3) Give the gift of Ancestry.com to a relative or friend with our Gift > Subscription offer. Choose from our rich plan offerings. > Click here to lean more about these special offers > http://www.ancestry.com/home/celebrate/holidays.htm (Available afternoon of > Monday December 20, 1999) > > ============================================= > USER GUIDE TO THE ANCESTRY REDESIGN > ============================================= > > I. WHAT'S DIFFERENT > > II. WHERE DO I FIND THE ITEMS I USE NOW > > III. SITE MAP > > ============================================= > I. WHAT'S DIFFERENT > ============================================= > > The redesign incorporates the "tab" style used by many popular informational > websites, including our sister site MyFamily.com. > > We have divided our site into HOME, SEARCH, LEARN, SHARE, SAVE, and SHOP tabs. > There is also a HELP tab represented by a question mark "?". > > The content is mostly the same, but it should be much easier for you to get to > it. > > We have added the TODAY@ANCESTRY area off the HOME tab. Here you will be able > to find the all the information that is updated daily on our site. > > The SEARCH tab holds all our genealogical and historical databases and the > ADVANCED SEARCH. You still will be able to search off the homepage, but you > will want to explore the SEARCH tab to refine your researching. > > The LEARN tab holds all our self-learn and non-database resources. You will > find research tips and guides that are necessary to start or advance your > research. Our expert help and columns are also located here. > > The SHARE tab is the perfect area for you to collaborate with other family > history researchers. Our most popular online applications like the Surname > Communities and the Message Boards are located here. > > The SAVE tab is where you will go to record and preserve your family history > research. Our Online Family Tree is located here. > > The SHOP tab is where you will go to purchase the world's finest software, books > and other products that help you bring your family together. > > ============================================= > II. WHERE DO I FIND THE ITEMS I USE NOW > ============================================= > > The great news about the redesign is that the most used Ancestry links are still > on the homepage, just ONE click away. Additionally some of the more popular > items have been brought up to the front page for easier access. > > SEARCH - same place, on the homepage right up in the center; > ANCESTRY DAILY NEWS - same place, on the homepage on the right side; > NEW DATABASES - same place, on the homepage on the upper right side; > POPULAR DATABASES (SSDI, Census Records, Ancestry World Tree) - on the homepage > right below the search area; > NEW SITE FEATURES - on the homepage below the search area. > > ============================================= > III. 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