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A simple DNA test can reveal the people and places deep in your past, where records can't always take you.

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An Ancestry® membership doesn’t just let you build your family tree. It opens the door to a wealth of discoveries to help you better understand your past.

Search the world's largest collection of online family history records, from archives in Australia, New Zealand and around the world.

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