All Access is one of three main membership options, alongside U.S. Discovery and World Explorer.
What's included
All Access includes the Ancestry benefits outlined below, plus memberships to Fold3 and Newspapers.com. With All Access, you'll have access to:
Ancestry
- All U.S. and international records on Ancestry
- All Ancestry Hints for U.S. and international records on Ancestry
- All public member trees on Ancestry
- Message other Ancestry members
- Some additional DNA features, like match relationship tools and DNA inheritance insights
Fold3
- Over 590 million records (including the stories, images, and personal documents of people who served in the military)
- Millions of nonmilitary records (city directories, Native American records, interactive 1860 & 1930 U.S. censuses, naturalization records, Holocaust records, and more)
- Creating your own photo galleries and memorial pages
Newspapers.com
- Newspapers.com Publisher Extra membership gives access to over 8 billion articles, dating back to the 1700s
- Ability to clip and save specific parts of a page
- Papers from the United States, Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Panama
Trials
To learn about trying All Access or other memberships, check out Ancestry Trials.
Managing your membership
You can cancel or modify your All Access membership anytime. Choose an option below for help:
- I want to cancel my membership
- I want to upgrade my membership
- I want to downgrade my membership
- I want to switch to a family plan
Frequently asked questions
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How do I share my All Access membership?
All Access memberships for individuals can't be shared with others. To share All Access membership benefits with up to 5 people, subscribe or upgrade to an All Access Family Plan. To learn more, read Ancestry Family Plans.
How do I sign in to Fold3 and Newspapers.com with my All Access membership?
When you begin an All Access membership, you’ll receive separate emails from Fold3 and Newspapers.com about getting started. For instructions on how to sign in to Fold3 and Newspapers.com with your Ancestry account, read Signing in to Fold3 and Newspapers.com.
How can I get help for Fold3?
For help with Fold3, contact Fold3 or visit the Fold3 Help Center.
How can I get help for Newspapers.com?
For help with Newspapers.com, contact Newspapers.com or visit the Newspapers.com Help Center.
What should I do if I already have Fold3 or Newspapers.com memberships?
To save money, you can bundle your Ancestry, Fold3, and Newspapers.com memberships together with an All Access membership. To do this, cancel your current Fold3 and Newspapers.com memberships, then purchase, or upgrade to, an All Access membership on Ancestry.
For help canceling, select the company below and follow their instructions:
To purchase an All Access membership, read Starting an Ancestry Membership. To upgrade, check out Upgrading Your Ancestry Membership.
What happens if I cancel my All Access membership?
Since they’re bundled together, canceling your All Access membership will also cancel your Fold3 and Newspapers.com memberships.
After canceling, you’ll have access to your memberships’ benefits until they expire (on the “Expires” date in your Account settings). Once your All Access membership has expired, you'll automatically become a free registered guest on Ancestry. Your trees, DNA, and account won’t be deleted. For more information, read Ancestry Accounts after Cancellation.