Traditionally, family historians have focused on building trees filled with names and dates, branching out to important life events such as immigration, marriage, and military service. But family history can be so much more than names and dates. As we search for our ancestors, many of us will have a desire to understand their lives and times as well. That's why Ancestry.com has begun posting what we refer to as “Rich Content.”

Rich Content is anything that adds context and flavor to your ancestors' lives (e.g., images, letters, music, newspaper articles, etc). In a January 2005...

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