{"id":5304,"date":"2019-05-22T18:40:57","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T22:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/events.sustainablebrands.com\/conferences\/sb19det\/?p=5304"},"modified":"2019-05-22T18:40:57","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T22:40:57","slug":"using-genealogy-to-build-bridges-between-different-cultures-and-generations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/events.sustainablebrands.com\/conferences\/sb19det\/using-genealogy-to-build-bridges-between-different-cultures-and-generations\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Genealogy to Build Bridges between Different Cultures and Generations"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_column_text]Innate in all people is a desire for connection\u2014to a family, a culture, a country, a past.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Without those bridges to other people and places, individuals feel untethered, searching for something\u2014anything\u2014that will help them figure out who they really are.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Answering those questions requires a journey of personal discovery, and when people are ready to embark on that trip, many of them turn to us.<\/em><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Our mission is simple:<\/strong> we empower journeys of personal discovery to enrich the lives of our customers. For over 30 years, Ancestry<\/strong> has been driven by a passion for family history. At the AncestryProGenealogists<\/strong> (\u201cProGen<\/strong>\u201d) division of the company, we do the actual research for customers who, for whatever reason, don\u2019t want to, or can\u2019t, do the research for themselves. <\/span><\/p>\n

ProGen\u2019s<\/strong> professional family history researchers scour records online and in repositories around the globe, searching for documentary evidence to tie our clients to their ancestors. Ancestry<\/strong> has digitized over 20 billion records from over 80 countries, and our customers have built over 100 million family trees with over 11 billion connections. 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With ProGen\u2019s<\/strong> extended reach, we can keep them finding new categories of story discovery, like military and naturalization records. With science, we can help them to decipher how their DNA matches are related to them and their ancestors so they don\u2019t have to hunt or guess. With technology, we can make it easy for customers to discover, connect, and track their matches without having to open up multiple spreadsheets or other systems. Within our community, we can help people fill in their trees with information from over 10 million people in our DNA network, spanning geographies and ethnicities.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]And once our clients know about that family, they want to travel the globe to find them! ProGen<\/strong> professionals create genealogy-based itineraries and lead clients on tours of their ancestral homelands, introducing them to the cultures of their forebears: the sights, sounds, food, drink, and festivals. \u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]As they make these discoveries, many of our clients feel that sense of connection they\u2019ve been seeking throughout their lives. The stories of ancestors from the past and distant cousins from the present become the stories of their own families. They see themselves as part of a larger whole, and their perspective on the world around them begins to change.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]The bridges are built. The connections are made. But the journey is just beginning.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]We\u2019ll further explore these bridge-building journeys of discovery as we participate in the Sustainable Brands conference SB’19 Detroit<\/a> this June. We hope you\u2019ll join us there.<\/em><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1553271578429{padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #397890 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_single_image image=”1749″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″ css=”.vc_custom_1558564405163{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/6″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

About Danamichele<\/h3>\n

Danamichele currently leads the ProGenealogists division of Ancestry.com in Salt Lake City, Utah. In addition to serving as the official research division of Ancestry.com, the ProGenealogists division provides professional family history research services to consumers, television shows, travel expeditions, and corporate clients. For every type of customer, professional genealogists provide unprecedented insight, credibility, and texture to the stories of their ancestors. As we explore our customers\u2019 family history, we also help them discover their connections to the entire human family, providing understanding and building bridges between people and generations.<\/p>\n

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