U.S. teachers can purchase an All Access membership for six months at a discounted rate of  $199 (Reg. $269 for All Access). The membership will automatically renew every six months. Teacher eligibility must be reverified every 12 months.

All Access includes the Ancestry benefits plus memberships to Fold3 and Newspapers.c​om.

 Verify your teacher status 

If you are currently employed as a teacher, faculty or staff member at a public or private K-12 school in the United States, US Title IV accredited college or university, and you are at least 18 years old, you qualify for the teacher discount.

1. Verify your teacher eligibility, by using SheerID. (We verify your educator status through a third-party service called SheerID.)
2. After teacher verification is complete, you’ll receive an email from SheerID with a unique coupon code and a link. 

Activate your All Access membership

Once your teacher status has been verified, you can activate a six-month All Access membership for $199 with the teacher discount.

1. After verifying your teaching position, you’ll receive an email from SheerID. Click the link in the email to redeem your teacher discount. 
2. Select Have a coupon? then enter your individual code, from your SheerID email.
3. If you aren’t signed in, sign in to your Ancestry account. If you don’t have an Ancestry account, create one.
4. Complete the checkout process. If needed, after signing in select the shopping cart icon in the top right corner.

Note: Your All Access membership will auto-renew once after 6 months, cancel anytime. Every 12 months you will need to re-verify your teacher discount status with SheerID. 

Frequently asked questions

What are the requirements for a teacher discount?
You are currently employed as a teacher, faculty or staff member at a public or private K-12 school in the United States, a US Title IV accredited college or university, and above the age of 18. You’ll need to be verified by a third party company, SheerID.

I’m a current Ancestry member. Can I get the discount?
If you are eligible for the teacher discount, you will need to cancel your current membership and then you can join at the teacher rate at the end of your membership period.

How do you know I’m a teacher?
We verify your educator status through a third-party service called SheerID. Learn more.

At what price will my membership renew?
Your membership will automatically renew once after 6 months at $199.

After 12 months, qualified teachers may sign up for another discounted membership with new verification of eligibility. Ancestry reserves the right to terminate the teacher discount offer at any time at its sole discretion.

How do I cancel my membership?
You can cancel your membership at any time by following the instructions for Canceling a Membership.