Ancestry.com (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption]Ancestry.com is shutting down a number of their services. Of course, they put a positive spin on it by saying "Ancestry.com focuses on core offerings." So it's half-full versus half-empty. Either way, if you're fond of any of these services, it's time to plan!
Here's a link to the full story right from the horse's mouth: Ancestry.com Focuses on Core Products
Long ago I was a subscriber to MyFamily and I was fairly active. If I remember, at the time it wasn't an Ancestry product. I "almost" used MyCanvas but never completed the one project I started.
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English: Paintbrush drawn Icon for Portal Mol Anthro (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption]Interestingly, what is not in the headline is that the only DNA testing they will continue is autosomal. They've discontinued Y-DNA and mtDNA testing. I wonder what the back-story is on that!!
Read their article to get the low-down. In my opinion, other than the Y- and mt- DNA tests, I don't think the other products will be sorely missed. We'll have to wait to see to what extent the wailing and gnashing of teeth goes!
