MEDIA ALERT: Ancestry.com Publishes First Images From the 1940 U.S. Census and Unveils Free Access to 1 Billion Records

MEDIA ALERT: Ancestry.com Publishes First Images From the 1940 U.S. Census and Unveils Free Access to 1 Billion Records

PROVO, UT — (Marketwire) — 04/02/12 –Ancestry.com is the world-s largest online family history resourceApril 2, 2012, 1:30 AM EDTThe release of 1940 Census marks the first time in 72 years this information has been made available to the public, unveiling a unique snapshot of the United States when the country was emerging from the Great Depression but not yet involved in World War II. For the nearly 90 percent of Americans who either have family members in the 1940 Census or are in it themsel

MEDIA ALERT: Ancestry.com to Publish First Images From the 1940 U.S. Census and Unveil Free Access to 1 Billion Records

MEDIA ALERT: Ancestry.com to Publish First Images From the 1940 U.S. Census and Unveil Free Access to 1 Billion Records

PROVO, UT — (Marketwire) — 04/01/12 –Ancestry.com is the world-s largest online family history resourceApril 2, 2012, 5:00 AM EDT/ 2:00 AM PDTThe release of 1940 Census marks the first time in 72 years this information has been made available to the public, unveiling a unique snapshot of the United States when the country was emerging from the Great Depression but not yet involved in World War II. For the nearly 90 percent of Americans who either have family members in the 1940 Census or are