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From: Norma Bethune <>
Subject: Re: [CHS] My Heritage
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:50:36 +1300
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With none of the messages having mentioned the site being discussed, I
wonder if you're all talking about the same place?? When I Googled 'My
Heritage', the first screen alone showed seven different websites!

On choosing the first site [myheritage.com], they report over 29,000,000
members, nearly 310,000,000 names, and almost 5,700,000 family sites ...
and I couldn't find anywhere to record gr-grandma's favourite colour!!
They're based "in the beautiful village of Bnei Atarot, near Tel Aviv,
Israel".

Have another go, guys!!
Norma

Ian Cameron wrote:
> I too have just had a peep at My Heritage. If that represents the future of
> our hobby, all is lost. I clicked on one site and learned, "There are three
> names in our family tree," presumably the My Heritage member, her dad and
> her mum. That sounds more like family current affairs than family history
> to me, but I suppose it's as good a place as any to start. No doubt the
> software has boxes to record great grandmother's favourite colour and music
> hall artiste. Oh, dear!
> Ian Cameron
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "sue fryer" <>
> To: "Ann Brown" <>
> Cc: "cheshire rootsweb" <>
> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 2:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHS] My Heritage
>
>> Hi Ann
>> I have just Googled 'My Heritage' and got a surprise...
>> There has been '1' visit to the site 'My Heritage' (me presumably) and the
>> initials displayed are my immediate family members and the year date given
>> is a close family member, suggesting she may have set it up. The only
>> possible explanation is that it may be linked some way to Genes Reunited
>> as she is a member of that and I am not, and she may have put information
>> up there about us.
>> I am going to ask her.
>> Seems suspicious. I wouldn't have known about this if you hadn't mentioned it.
>> Sue
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Ann Brown <>
>> To: ;
>> Sent: Sunday, 1 February, 2009 14:20:05
>> Subject: [CHS] My Heritage
>>
>> Does anybody know anything about a site called My Heritage please
>> An overseas friend has asked me as she says it is Uk based but I must
>> admit i know nothing of it
>> kind regards
>> Ann
>>

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