Explore your family tree with the Ancestry app for Windows 8. Ancestry.com users can now use the Ancestry app to explore their family story, view photos, record images, and maps, discover Ancestry hints, and keep up on the latest Ancestry.com news. The Ancestry app for Windows 8 does not currently include a tree viewer or editing capability, but provides a new way to view and show your family story. Ancestry.com is the world’s largest online collection of family history resources, home to more than 10 billion historical records, millions of family trees, and much more.