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From: "Paula Rigano-Murray" <>
Subject: Re: [MCKAY-ELK] FYI...Ancestry.com to sell Family Tree data
Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 12:44:09 -0400
References: <000001c430f8$7e8bf2a0$fae4fea9@LapTop> <40966F79.000001.02528@MARLENE>


FYI - You don't need a membership to Ancestry.com to view family trees, only
their informational databases such as census records, etc. Rootsweb trees
are available for viewing free of charge on Ancestry.com.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marlene Davis" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 12:12 PM
Subject: Re: [MCKAY-ELK] FYI...Ancestry.com to sell Family Tree data


> Did you know, that if your tree is on Rootsweb.com that Ancestory.com
pulls
> from your tree to their site?
>
> I found that out, by a couple of contacts that e-mailed me questions
because
> they pulled my tree up on Ancestory.com.
>
> Because Ancestory.com is selling at a very high subscription rate, all the
> information they pull on to their site, they are selling.
>
> I pulled the tree I have off of Rootsweb.com several months ago, because
> what I have, I would prefer to share freely, to those that are related in
> some way, and I didn't like someone making a profit on my hard earned
> research and data entry. And those on the McKay family that have shared so
> freely, don't need me letting their research get sold.
>
> Sincerely, MAR Davis
>
>
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> Elkenny McKay Descendants' Records and Photos, go to:
> <http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~sackettmckayhistory/Index.html>;
>
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