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GENEALOGY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES A GLOBAL OUTLOOK, OCTOBER 2009 CONTENTS 1. Market Overview 1 Introduction 1 Market At a Glance 1 Male Adoptees Turn to DNA Testing to Discover Surnames 1 Genetic Genealogy Testing Grows Generously 2 2. Tracing Genealogy 2 Genealogy 2 The Historic Account of Genealogy 2 The History of Genealogy Record Keeping 2 3. Genealogy Research 3 The Genealogist 3 The Process of Genealogy Research 3 The Genealogy Research Spending 3 The Role of Genetic Analysis in Genealogy Research 3 The Contribution of Volunteers to Genealogy Research 4 Critical Genealogical Information 4 Family Name 4 Place Name 5 First Name 5 Dates 5 Occupations 5 Genealogy Research Products and Services 6 Publications 6 Public Records 6 Genealogy Software 7 Online Databases 7 Ancestry Library Edition by The Generations Network 7 Family Tree Connection by Genealogy Today 8 Footnote by Footnote.com 8 Heritage Quest by ProQuest 8 OneGreatFamily by OneGreatFamily.com 8 DNA Testing 8 4. Recent Industry Activity 9 Ancestry.com Announces Affordable Access to Genetic DNA Testing 9 GeneTree and Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Announce Collaboration 9 Scotland Online Announces findmypast.com Acquisition 9 MyHeritage Completes Kindo Acquisition 9 Ancestry.com and FamilySearch Sign Agreement 9 Generations Network Enters into Partnership with JewishGen 10 23andMe Inks Agreement with Ancestry.com 10 Generations Network and Sorenson Genomics Announce Partnership 10 MyFamily.com Adopts New Corporate Name 11 Spectrum Equity Acquires Majority Stake in The Generations Network 11 FindMyPast.com Takes Over PedigreeSoft.com 11 Sorenson Genomics Acquires Identigene Laboratory 11 Global Heritage Press Takes Over MacDonald Research Centre Publications 11 Sorenson Genomics Merges GeneTree and IDENTIGENE 12 Pearl Street Software and MyHeritage.com Merge 12 Illumina and 23andMe Announce Partnership 12 New England Historic Genealogical Society Signs Agreement with Ancestry.com 12 Ellis Island, World Vital Records, and FamilySearch Enter into Partnership 12 Quintin Publications and WorldVital Records.com Sign Agreement 13 Generations Network and National Archives Ink Agreement 13 FamilySearch and WorldVitalRecords Sign Agreement 13 Sorenson Genomics Announces DNA Testing Laboratory Expansion 13 5. Product and Service Launches 14 WorldVitalRecords.com Unveils Online Genealogy Database 14 Ancestry.com Launches Jewish Family History Records Collection 14 MyHeritage Introduces DNA Tests 14 Familybuilder Launches Familybuilder DNA 14 Geni.com Launches New Video Sharing and Virtual Scrapbook Features 14 Generations Network Introduces Chinese Family History Website 15 Ancestry.com Unveils Family Tree Maker 2008 15 KwaZulu-Natal to Introduce Family Tree Project 15 Enteractive Releases Family Historian 3 in the US and Canada 15 Ancestry.com Introduces DNA Ancestry, an Online DNA Testing Service 15 Ancestry.com Rolls Out AncestryPress 16 Ancestry.com Releases Australian Convict Records 16 Ancestry Magazine Announces Magazine Re-launch 16 Ancestry.com Revamps Site with Advanced Family Tree Building Tools 16 Family Tree DNA Automates Sample Management with REMP and Tecan 17 The Generations Network Launches MyCanvas.com 17 Generations Network Launches Ancestry.it and Ancestry.fr 17 Sorenson Introduces Genetic-Genealogy Social Networking Website 17 thecreativeuniverse.org Introduces The Arthurian Genealogical Exhibition 18 Famillion Launches Family Tree Merging Technology 18 MIH India Launches Online Networking Site, OneFamily 18 Ancestry.com Launches Online US Military History Collection 18 Ancestry.com Introduces US Historical Immigration Records Collection 18 6. Focus on Select Players 19 DNAPrint Genomics, Inc. (USA) 19 Familybuilder (USA) 19 Family History Library - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter -day Saints (USA) 19 Family Tree DNA (USA) 19 Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation (USA) 19 The Generations Network, Inc. (USA) 20 Ancestry.com 20 Genealogy.com 20 MyFamily.com 20 RootsWeb.com 21 WorldVitalRecords (USA) 21 GLOBAL DIRECTORY