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From: "Barb G" <>
Subject: Re: [SMITH-PA] Genealogy in General
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 18:05:00 -0400
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I agree Eddy and the so called "experts" on their 800 number are no help at
all. I used it during my free 14 day membership.



Barb Goss
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Eddy Flick" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: [SMITH-PA] Genealogy in General


> I just subscribed for 1 year. I am a former subscriber. There are a lot of
> things I do not like about Ancestry.com. I think if enough people sent in
a
> complaint they might wise-up, but I doubt it. They have a monopoly on
> genealogy. And I hate to enter my information and have them sell it to
> other. I suppose they would say their service is like the water company:
the
> water is free but it cost money to pump it to your house. I honestly do
not
> know what the answer is other than sending them letters?
>
> Also the results that you get are so wide ranged and most lead to nothing!
>
> Eddy A. Flick
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barb G" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 4:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [SMITH-PA] Genealogy in General
>
>
> > Is anyone else out there a bit "ticked" at Ancestry.com? You can't do
any
> > genealogy anymore without their site popping up and telling you: yes
there
> > are results but you have to join to get them.
> >
> > These are our families! Our heritage! I understand that there should
be
> > some minimal charge since it does cost them to operate and provide the
> > information for us, but their prices are outrageous.
> >
> > I think I'm going back to the old fashioned way: LDS church. Thank
> > goodness for generous people who offer to do look ups and Roots Web.
> > Ancestry seems to have bought out all the smaller genealogy sites.
Does
> > anyone know of a site like Ancestry that charges less?
> >
> > I don't mind paying... just not that much!
> >
> >
> >
> >
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