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From: McGraw <>
Subject: Re: Re: [LDS-WC-L] Ancestry Question
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 12:15:52 -0500


We found the same thing when I was the asst. director of the FHC in Iowa. We were the right size, etc. We were able to have COMPLETE access to ancestry.com for free. Just for the census information, it is worth it for the patrons.
- Karena

>
> From: "Roma" <>
> Date: 2005/03/05 Sat AM 11:49:39 EST
> To:
> Subject: Re: [LDS-WC-L] Ancestry Question
>
> Our FHC recently acquired Ancestry after we met the requirements (certain
> size library + DSL, etc) & it is available to ALL patrons, members &
> non-members free of charge.
>
> As librarians we've discussed why Ancestry would offer such a great
> deal...then realized there are MANY who would never subscribe UNTIL they'd
> been on the website (with no committment) & if they've found real value
> (which many have)...they decide to subscribe themselves cause they wanted to
> spend more time than they could get with library hours. But that's just our
> thoughts on the subject.
>
> Roma of Houston
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan Jones at home" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 10:29 AM
> Subject: RE: [LDS-WC-L] Ancestry Question
>
>
> > Here is the scoop.......
> >
> > Ancestry.com is owned by MyFamily.com a very capitalistic
> > and profit making company that is very large. It owns many genealogical
> > resources
> > such as genealogy.com.
> >
> > The LDS church and the Family History Library have no interest
> > in buying or controlling profit making companies. The Family History
> > Library did make a deal with Ancestry.com to the effect that
> > From the FamilySearch.org website (owned by the Family History Library,
> > Which in turn is controlled by the LDS church) did make a contract
> > With Ancestry.com so that they can offer free access to the 1880 Census
> > Images to church members and access to non-church members at
> > a reduced fee. The specific terms I don't believe were made public,
> > So we don't know if the FHL had given Ancestry.com money or
> > just access to its records.
> >
> >
> > Alan Jones
> >
> > Mission Viejo, California, USA
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Karen Holmes [mailto:]
> > Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 7:44 AM
> > To:
> > Subject: [LDS-WC-L] Ancestry Question
> >
> >
> > On a different list it has been asserted that the church has an alliance
> >
> > with Ancestry.com. (It was first stated that the church owned Ancestry
> > and
> > would soon have a monopoly control on all genealogy on the internet.) I
> > apologize for the racist [I assume that's what the author meant]
> > reference
> > in the following, but here's an actual quote:
> >
> > "my thoughts on this\\\\ancestry is not owned by LDS, but they do have
> > a foot
> > in the door as I understand it.... If you go to a FHL, you can access
> > ancestry
> > with no fee attached ! understand Ancestry is filming LDS stuff but
> > allowing
> > LDS members to access free in exchange for the priviledges of copying !
> > agree though there's 'a (?) in the woodpile'"
> >
> > I thought the FHL's paid to access Ancestry?? Is it free or is it at a
> > discount? BTW, just so you don't wonder why in the world I don't know
> > this
> > information, I am not a ward consultant. I subbed to the list to be able
> > to
> > ask this question. I have not intention of trying to start a debate with
> >
> > these people, but I'd like to share the truth with the list members who
> > may
> > now have the wrong idea. Thanks in advance for enlightening me. :)
> >
> > Karen
> >
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