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How is One Great Family Unique?

The following is a list of features that make OneGreatFamily stand out among genealogy services:

1. Everyone is working on the same family tree.

People using OneGreatFamily may be able to find new matching data and meet distant relatives after entering a few generations of their family trees . . . or even just a few ancestors! OneGreatFamily uses technology to identify where family trees can be merged and identify when two listed individuals may be the same person. And unlike other services, everyone benefits from new discoveries or corrections that are made to the family tree.

2. Everyone sees OneGreatFamily from his own perspective.

OneGreatFamily can help grow your family tree automatically, but the service still lets you choose which individuals and information you want to see in your family tree. You always see the information you have submitted and get to choose whether or not you accept the research submitted by others.

3. OneGreatFamily is a living, dynamic family tree that is always growing.

OneGreatFamily is continuously updated by thousands of subscribers. The results can be seen instantaneously by everyone around the world without any waiting or additional processing. You may be working on your family tree and receive a notification that new ancestors have been discovered that belong to your family tree.

4. OneGreatFamily provides the best framework for genealogy content.

Photos, sounds, sources, citations, and data can be added to OneGreatFamily for each individual in the family tree, where they can be enjoyed by the entire community. No more searching through billions of names or hundreds of web pages for the needle in a haystack. OneGreatFamily provides a simple infrastructure to organize all of this information in one location.

5. OneGreatFamily listens to customers.

OneGreatFamily has grown to become one of the top destination sites for genealogy. How have they done it? By listening to customers! They remain focused on providing the best collaborative family tree service available and they make great strides to improve the service day after day. OneGreatFamily is committed to continuously provide customers with more value and a better experience.
OneGreatFamily continues to grow in value with each passing day by increasing the ability of people around the world to find new ancestors and discover new information about their family tree.



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90 Million Names in US Military Collection Available Online


Ancestry.com has announced the launch of the largest collection of U.S. military records available online and is offering it free to access through June 6, 2007 (D-Day). This collection contains over 700 databases and titles and over 37 million images of original documents.

Revolutionary War (1775 - 1783)
This collection contains almost 2 million names and more than 20,000 images from the Revolutionary War from state militia records to war service records to officer listings.

Civil War (1861 - 1865)
The largest online collection of American Civil War military records, spanning 1860-1865 features more than 18 million names, both Union and Confederate, from service records, pension files to photographs and more.

World War I (1917 - 1918)
The largest online collection of WWI military records, with a complete index and image collection of more than 24 million WWI draft registration cards. Spanning from 1914 to roughly 1930, the WWI Collection includes more than 40 million names from all existing U.S. states.

World War II (1941 - 1945)
The largest online collection of WWII military records with more than 15 million names and 11 million images from documents created during and around WWII, roughly 1936-1946. Although the majority of WWII records are not publicly available, Ancestry.com has gathered together enlistment records, draft registration cards, POW records and more.

Other Conflicts
This collection contains more than 200,000 Vietnam and 150,000 Korean War records, along with over 650,000 War of 1812 and 80,000 Spanish-American War records.

For more on the U.S. Military Collection visit Ancestry.com



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