The New Ancestry Will Replace Old Ancestry as of December 15th 2015

On 16 Nov 2015, I received an email from Ancestry.com stating that it is switching all accounts
over to its “new” Ancestry.com website on 15 Dec 2015. The “old” Ancestry.com will no longer be
available.

The most significant advances claimed for the new website are on the person page. The person page is organized into four tabs: LifeStory, Facts View, Gallery, and Hints. (see screen capture).

In a YouTube post, the company says “The new Ancestry has been designed to transform how you can discover and tell your family story. We like to listen to and share stories, but it can be hard to unravel and tell the stories behind all the facts and information you have gathered in your tree. With new storytelling features and a streamlined design, the new Ancestry helps you weave together richer stories that can bring you closer to knowing your ancestors as people. It’s your family story, reinvented. Learn more here: http://home.ancestry.com/
NewAncestry”

Ancestry.com has issued no press release on this development that this writer could find. Millions of people are reported to be using the new Ancestry site, but the company is getting a lot of blowback from disgruntled users on a variety of blogs. From what these users are claiming, many expect to cancel their subscriptions.

Ancestry claims that “All the research and information you have now will be on the new Ancestry. “Personally, I have found no serious problems with the new Ancestry.com on a desktop PC, a laptop PC, an Ipad, and an IPhone. I suspect that a big motivation for the redesign was the growing use of mobile devices at the expense of PCs. In a FAQ listing, Ancestry states “The new experience was designed to work better across all mobile devices. You’ll be
able to see the media gallery, Historical Insights, and LifeStory, too. More improvements for the mobile experience are planned.06

Here is a partial view of the profile that I have created for my great grandfather on the “new”
Andestry.com:

On 6 Dec 2015, on the Ancestry Blog, the Ancestry Team posted to following note:

As a reminder, as of December 15th, 2015, the old website will be retired and the new Ancestry will be the only Ancestry website. We will continue providing these posts as needed to ensure you have the latest update on the features available and the features the team is working on.