From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Mon Mar 20 14:44:52 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k2KLiqjb003762; Mon, 20 Mar 2006 14:44:52 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k2KLipIw024922 for ; Mon, 20 Mar 2006 14:44:51 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k2KJE0FI024248 for ; Mon, 20 Mar 2006 14:14:00 -0500 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k2KJE0Xl024247 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Mon, 20 Mar 2006 14:14:00 -0500 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k2KISYFI024072 for ; Mon, 20 Mar 2006 13:28:34 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k2KKxFOK019118 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Mon, 20 Mar 2006 13:59:15 -0700 X-Envelope-From: huggins_huggins@yahoo.com Mon Mar 20 13:59:15 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k2KKxFjb019109 for ; Mon, 20 Mar 2006 13:59:15 -0700 Received: from web51805.mail.yahoo.com (web51805.mail.yahoo.com [206.190.38.236]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id k2KKxEVe032197 for ; Mon, 20 Mar 2006 13:59:14 -0700 Received: (qmail 82351 invoked by uid 60001); 20 Mar 2006 20:59:09 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=iXEj5PCDnnBPLgSl0ewTxZn3rm9Yv6cru6kdRa2yC0+2mkLpuKz7t+BRU3vN1vskJVbRo09Ezvgo0MLtdKKBMf9hH2C/qsD5s8f2Mq7GYjk7f9o5Gdo762Hd7R+1j/JdiEYSUPeReDRHV9Pne3SH6TMXk4GiG5b6XicVl8xh2bM= ; Message-ID: <20060320205909.82349.qmail@web51805.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [69.3.236.225] by web51805.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:59:09 PST Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:59:09 -0800 (PST) From: huggins huggins To: "RootsW." In-Reply-To: <2c0.7254076.315048f4@aol.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Subject: [ROOTS-L] Pros & Cons of Ancestry.com PROS: I have a World Deluxe (or whatever it's called) subscription to Ancestry.com. When they changed to a USA or World subscription plan, it ended up being cheaper for me than the previous "cafeteria style" plans. There's ALOT of info there and not just the censuses. Directories, land documents, birth/marriage/death and Military info - to name just a few of what they offer. Even though they're free, I have to include the Message Boards. I've found a great deal of info there as well. I have a disability and there's no way I can travel or even get to my library on a regular basis. Because of Ancestry.com, I have thousands of names in my Family Tree Maker database. And because of the internet (and so many wonderful people with whom I've had email relationships), I've been able to verify much of what I found at Ancestry.com. CONS: Just because your family info is there, it doesn't mean it's correct. When I find an ancestor listed at OneWorld on Ancestry.com, I try to verify it - a census or land document or Soc Security Death Index (which can also be incorrect, BTW!), etc. The site wouldn't be what it is today if not for those great people who posted their family trees. I haven't posted mine yet but I sympathize with those who have, only to find out they can't access their own info unless they first purchase a subscription. If nothing else, why not give them a discount - or a way they can have free access only to what they posted. If I had to do it again, I would definitely buy a subscription. dee