User:Magnoliasouth/sandbox

Notes on work

 * I was only going to make a page similar to Genealogy/FamilySearch.
 * I began to realize, that much more information was needed, since these involved a number of separate subscription services.
 * I need to find out what information is given to GIC and Blackstone and write it here.
 * I wanted to point out Ancestry isn't a non-profit.
 * I am linking the brands to their homepage, but Ancestry.com wiki interlinking is a much better idea, since they tell even more of what is current. Perhaps then more will find this book.
 * The format needs to be outlined.

General Format Outline of the Page

 * 1) Company name headings?
 * 2) Link to companies to the Wikipedia page
 * 3) Describe the types of records they claim to keep, some descriptions are from Ancestry's Corporate webpage article.

To Do List

 * 1) I need to find out what information is given to GIC and Blackstone and write it here.
 * 2) I need to make sure that someone alone, or a group, are writing this themselves. If so, I would think they would use this sandbox system. Anyway, explore that.
 * 3) Find out who owns what.

Draft Article (for an entirely new article that needs to be made at Genealogy/Ancestry)
Ancestry's official name is Ancestry.com Operations Incorporated and is owned by the heavy investors of, GIC Private Limited (a Singaporean sovereign wealth fund), and Blackstone Incorporated, making Ancestry a for-profit organization.

Other companies of Ancestry.com Operations' brands are:

Ancestry.com is a subscription service. It has a few free records and at times free trials and discounts. They boast that the service contains "billions" of historical record.
 * Ancestry.ca (subscription service)
 * AncestryProGenealogists
 * Forces War Records UK (subscription service)
 * Archives.com (subscription service)
 * FindaGrave.com (free)
 * Fold3.com (subscription service)
 * Newspapers.com (subscription service)
 * Rootsweb.com (free)
 * We Remember (