If you go on Ancestry.com nearly every day, $400.00, isn't that much divided by 365 days. We all research differently, and who's to say, one is better than the other. I do know, the probate records on Ancestry. Com has been a tremendous source of exact death dates and of course executors names , whether they be wives or children, or family members or the family lawyers etc. I am happy with my choices, as I am sure others are too. Also, ancestry. Com has a feature where you can email documents to others, and that has always been a big part of my searching and researching. Sharing... Just my two bits worth too. Judy Anderson Canadian eh!! Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 1, 2014, at 6:19 AM, LorneandJudy <lorneanderson@shaw.ca> wrote: > > It's a very small amount to pay compared to the WEALTH of information I have gathered for my Family Research. I certainly wouldn't be where I am in my family history and how any family connections I have made because of Scotland's People and of course Ancestry.com. > Judy Anderson > Surrey B.C. Canada > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 31, 2014, at 8:23 PM, Jo-Anne HUBER <gmomsews2@msn.com> wrote: >> >> I have been watching this thread with great interest as I too live in the US and use Scotland's People for my research. I am able to use Ancestry Library Edition at the research Library where I volunteer. If I was to purchase a subscription from home it would cost around $300.00 per year. Using ScotlandsPeople I am able to purchase 60 credits for a little over $23.00 which works out to .39 for a single credit. Yes it does take time to weed through the possibilities, but that is part of the hunt. I have also taken advantage of the wonderful people who subscribe to the Aberdeen list when I have had a problem or issue that I couldn't resolve on my own. I never rely solely on Ancestry because of the poor quality of the transcriptions. They do however point me in what I hope is the right direction. >> >> Just my 2 cents for the debate. >> >> Jo-Anne >> >> >>> From: venitar@mac.com >>> Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 12:25:07 -0600 >>> To: aberdeen@rootsweb.com >>> Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] ScotlandsPeople >>> >>> Well said, Goldie and Sharon! At the current price for credits, and number of credits paid per image, it would cost me about $15 US to look at one record. That’s fine, if I know for sure that is the record I want, and I’m not looking for parents or siblings of the individual in question, or for additional life events. For about $150 US per year, I can look at as many digital images as I choose on FindMyPast. I can do real research on FindMyPast, but not on ScotlandsPeople. It think it’s time for them to stop shooting themselves in the foot! I’m for spending my money wisely - must be the Scottish in me . ;-) >>> >>> Venita >>> >>> Family History and Other Fascinations >>> venitap.com >>> >>>> On Mar 30, 2014, at 8:28 PM, Sharon <sharon-j@bigpond.net.au> wrote: >>>> >>>> Well said Goldie >>>> >>>> I so agree that looking at the film is the best way to go. You get to know >>>> the area and the people and begin to see links that would otherwise be >>>> invisible looking at one page on SP. Don't get me wrong, I love SP (in fact >>>> I must own half of it by now) but it does not provide the continuity of a >>>> reel of film containing parish registers. Hatches, matches and dispatches >>>> SP can't be surpassed, confirmation of what is on an Ancestry census >>>> transcription (and boy have I found some rubbish here!) its excellent. >>>> >>>> Like Goldie a few free credits for "regulars" wouldn't go astray either!! :) >>>> >>>> Sharon >>>> http://birsefolk.id.au/ >>>> researching EMSLIE / GLASS / COUTTS / FRASER (in Elgin) / McLEAN (in Boharm) >>>> special interest in Parish of BIRSE Aberdeenshire and the FOREST OF BIRSE >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com] >>>> On Behalf Of Goldie & Lido Doratti >>>> Sent: Monday, 31 March 2014 8:30 AM >>>> To: aberdeen@rootsweb.com >>>> Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] ScotlandsPeople >>>> >>>> Yes, but hold the phone here........A film here in Canada (Kamloops) cost >>>> about $7/8 to bring in from Salt Lake City. AND I can see the whole book >>>> for the effort of going to a LDS FHCenter..make copies and notes. For me on >>>> SP it costs about $12 for 30 credits, and IF you play your cards right, you >>>> should be able to get 5 marriages or deaths...1 credit to look and 5 to see >>>> it. BY far the advantage is the films. However you also need to realize >>>> some of the films will have pages copied twice, some are missed; then use SP >>>> as backup, if you really can't find the person from beginning to end and >>>> think it might have got missed. Scotland has the right to the records, and >>>> they have the right to the income they get from it. Bottom line is that >>>> when you GO to Scotland you play by their rules not yours. It's like taking >>>> a trip to Italy and saying you won't eat Italian food. It would be nice of >>>> them, though, IF after you spent say $100 CAD they gave you a few free >>>> credits as a regular customer. Like the stores in some places (ahem) do >>>> when you spend a set amount. If you can get the films, do it; you can find >>>> some hidden items like Mort Cloth rentals, others in the family who married >>>> or had children; occasionally stories and sometimes even a death record or >>>> even a missed Kirk Session record.......you are WAY further ahead with them. >>>> >>>> To suggest getting them on Ancestry opens up another can of >>>> worms....Ancestry isn't free either, so remember that as well. The $400 or >>>> so it costs goes a long way toward films and SP. >>>> We need to be thinking 'outside of the box'. Goldie >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >

We have a saying here...   You can have any 2 of the 3... you can have it good, fast, or cheap.   >If you want it good and cheap it will not be fast.  >If you want it good and fast it will not be cheap. >If you want it cheap and fast it will not be good. > > >In genealogy there are a LOT of good records you can get for FREE!  There are also records that cost sometimes A LOT.   Governments, even if we like to believe otherwise, are not bottomless pits of money.  They have to pay for the proper warehousing, indexing, and administration of records that can and do span centuries.   Businesses do that by charging the customer what it makes plus a profit margin.  Governments try and often don't recap their costs.  In my humble opinion, Scotlands People is a great resource for a small cost.   We are lucky to have it.    As to a subscription vs pay as you go, I have often seen when governments assess what they have been charging for years, the costs go up.  I would not recommend doing a referendum... you may not like the results.   There are other ways to do research before paying for it...   use all the free services...  >a.  Internet trees (yes they can be garbage but that is why you do the real research after it gives you a possible lead) >b.  Free genie services like LDS online  or you can now get microfiche through many of the local libraries around the world.  It is worth stopping in at your local branch and asking. >c.  Working with teams of researchers for same families...  spreads the cost out over multiple kinds of access.  I did that with over 12 people over 3 years+ for the Penny family of Rathen.  It was wonderful for a whole lot of reasons! >d.  Geneanet  once again user donated but there is both a free and paid site.  I have seen less garbage there than on ancestry which can be a joke.  Somehow they show one of my aunts married to her niece or an uncle to a nephew I forget which but it is so wrong and somehow it had my name attached to it but I never put anything up into ancestry. >e.  Free census records >f.  Local genealogy / history societies... > > >Realistically all hobbies and businesses cost money to operate.  Genealogy falls into both categories and is fortunate to have all the free and low cost resources it has.... > > >Laura > >