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

I would be the first to think out of the box and boldly go as Goldie said, but Scotland's People is not a commercial site. GRO is part of the devolved Scottish Administration. It may not be appreciated by all. General Register Office for Scotland merged with the National Archives of Scotland to become the National Records of Scotland (NRS). Scotland's People, a partnership between the National Records of Scotland and the Court of the Lord Lyon enabled by Brightsolid. In other words its run by the Scottish government. We can try and lobby a government department, as I think others have done before but we cant expect too much in the same way as we might were Scotland's People a commercial genealogy research site. I would let "sleeping dogs lie " and be thankful we dont have to pay the same for a record as we do from General Register Office. Without it many of us would have no access to reliable records and not be able to continue with our research. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon" <sharon-j@bigpond.net.au> 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 --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

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 piggyback on what Alexander said... I have spent many many "pennies" at Scotlands People and yes, have done some unintelligent searches and yes have gotten some records for folks that were not mine but I have to say...my approx $12.50 US Dollars for every 30 credits have not only provided many many hours of enjoyment, but has allowed me to find out information about my various family lines that I never could have gotten elsewhere, all from the comfort of my own home. And, the folks at SP, cannot say enough good things about them. They have been very considerate and cooperative on several issues I have had to refer in the past. A dedicated bunch of people for sure. My hat goes off to them for helping us folks across the pond. Not posting to disagree with anyone else's experience, only stating my own. Best to all, Barbara On 3/31/2014 2:25 PM, Venita wrote: > 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 >

This is a digression, but how long should it take to receive copies of records mailed to the west coast of Canada? (Hello, Goldie -- I'm in Richmond, on the south side of Vancouver.) I paid for six records on the 26th of February but have not received them yet. Is that usual? I was going to write Scotlands People and ask, but thought I might be jumping the gun and didn't want to sound pushy. As for getting microfilm from the LDS, I envy researchers who can read that. I realize it's not that common a condition, but I have an inherited eye/brain glitch that means one look at microfilm scrolling or flipping causes instant nausea and a blinding headache. (Also from reading a Kindle, or driving along a road with evenly spaced trees in the late afternoon when the sun is low, or from -- in the past -- people's showing of their vacation slides, or steadily blinking Christmas tree lights. A cousin was a pilot of fighter jets in the Canadian air force, but was unable to learn to fly a helicopter because the sunlight flashing through the turning blades made him sick.) So it's either computer research or paying for copies of records by mail for me, as I'm unable to travel to the source location. I hadn't heard of Find My Past, but must take a look at it. I've had a subscription to Ancestry for years and made much use of it. And if anyone has ancestors who were in the Gordon Highlanders, the researchers at their museum are very helpful if one takes out a (very inexpensive) membership to the Friends of the Museum. I was extremely lucky in that my grandfather's World War I records were among the few that escaped destruction in WWII bombings, and with his service number, the museum researchers were able to find something I hadn't known -- that he had been in the Gordons since 1912, which explains why he was overseas so soon after war was declared that he was caught up in the Retreat from Mons. The family had always assumed he joined up in 1914, and wondered how he got through basic training so quickly. Margaret (Clerihew) Gibbs On 31/03/2014 12:36 PM, Barbara wrote: > And, the folks at SP, cannot say enough good things about them. > They have been very considerate and cooperative on several issues I have > had to refer in the past. A dedicated bunch of people for sure. My hat > goes off to them for helping us folks across the pond. > Not posting to disagree with anyone else's experience, only stating my own. >

Normally Margaret you get them instantly as you click "view" rather than the dramatically more expensive and slower option of "order". Really there is only one reason you would ever order a certificate and that is if you need it for legal proof of some sort. Otherwise you should save your cash and click view instead of order. Not only is it cheaper you get to see the image immediately and can save it to your computer and/or print it out. Regards Alexander Bisset Sent from my iPad Air Try my FREE Family Tree Analyzer program at http://FTAnalyzer.codeplex.com to investigate the data hidden in your research. > On 31 Mar 2014, at 23:49, bethanyc@aebc.com wrote: > > This is a digression, but how long should it take > to receive copies of records mailed to the west > coast of Canada? (Hello, Goldie -- I'm in > Richmond, on the south side of Vancouver.) I paid > for six records on the 26th of February but have > not received them yet. Is that usual? I was going > to write Scotlands People and ask, but thought I > might be jumping the gun and didn't want to sound > pushy. > > As for getting microfilm from the LDS, I envy > researchers who can read that. I realize it's not > that common a condition, but I have an inherited > eye/brain glitch that means one look at microfilm > scrolling or flipping causes instant nausea and a > blinding headache. (Also from reading a Kindle, or > driving along a road with evenly spaced trees in > the late afternoon when the sun is low, or from -- > in the past -- people's showing of their vacation > slides, or steadily blinking Christmas tree > lights. A cousin was a pilot of fighter jets in > the Canadian air force, but was unable to learn to > fly a helicopter because the sunlight flashing > through the turning blades made him sick.) So it's > either computer research or paying for copies of > records by mail for me, as I'm unable to travel to > the source location. I hadn't heard of Find My > Past, but must take a look at it. I've had a > subscription to Ancestry for years and made much > use of it. And if anyone has ancestors who were in > the Gordon Highlanders, the researchers at their > museum are very helpful if one takes out a (very > inexpensive) membership to the Friends of the > Museum. I was extremely lucky in that my > grandfather's World War I records were among the > few that escaped destruction in WWII bombings, and > with his service number, the museum researchers > were able to find something I hadn't known -- that > he had been in the Gordons since 1912, which > explains why he was overseas so soon after war was > declared that he was caught up in the Retreat from > Mons. The family had always assumed he joined up > in 1914, and wondered how he got through basic > training so quickly. > > Margaret (Clerihew) Gibbs > > > > >> On 31/03/2014 12:36 PM, Barbara wrote: >> And, the folks at SP, cannot say enough good things about them. >> They have been very considerate and cooperative on several issues I have >> had to refer in the past. A dedicated bunch of people for sure. My hat >> goes off to them for helping us folks across the pond. >> Not posting to disagree with anyone else's experience, only stating my own. >> > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Margaret To answer your question: The time to receive printed copies [or Extract copies as they call them], can be very variable. On the only occasion I ordered "extract" copies I seem to recall they took about three weeks to arrive. In which case 4 or 5 weeks to western Canada by surface mail may not be so huge a delay. Nonetheless, if I were you *I would use the Contact Us facility to enquire about the status of your orders.* The procedure for these copies is not totally simple. They firstly have to photocopy the actual entry on to thick cream paper. Then they impress the official stamp of the Records office into the paper. Finally they check it against your order and someone initials it. I guess this must be someone in authority - possibly an attorney - as it is now a legal document. None of these are time-consuming tasks in themselves, but no doubt there are repeated checks and balances in the process and they probably stay in a heap on various desks at the various stages. Re your latest email, we print out all the images we have downloaded. In general these should satisfy your relatives. But I bet they will love the copies you are getting for them, unless they are old OPR pages when you'll get the whole page in whatever quality it was filmed. If it is very poor quality you may have to ask SP to interpret it for you, which they seem to be very happy to do. HTH Ray Ray Hennessy www.whatsinaname.net On 31 March 2014 23:49, <bethanyc@aebc.com> wrote: > This is a digression, but how long should it take > to receive copies of records mailed to the west > coast of Canada? (Hello, Goldie -- I'm in > Richmond, on the south side of Vancouver.) I paid > for six records on the 26th of February but have > not received them yet. Is that usual? I was going > to write Scotlands People and ask, but thought I > might be jumping the gun and didn't want to sound > pushy. > > As for getting microfilm from the LDS, I envy > researchers who can read that. I realize it's not > that common a condition, but I have an inherited > eye/brain glitch that means one look at microfilm > scrolling or flipping causes instant nausea and a > blinding headache. (Also from reading a Kindle, or > driving along a road with evenly spaced trees in > the late afternoon when the sun is low, or from -- > in the past -- people's showing of their vacation > slides, or steadily blinking Christmas tree > lights. A cousin was a pilot of fighter jets in > the Canadian air force, but was unable to learn to > fly a helicopter because the sunlight flashing > through the turning blades made him sick.) So it's > either computer research or paying for copies of > records by mail for me, as I'm unable to travel to > the source location. I hadn't heard of Find My > Past, but must take a look at it. I've had a > subscription to Ancestry for years and made much > use of it. And if anyone has ancestors who were in > the Gordon Highlanders, the researchers at their > museum are very helpful if one takes out a (very > inexpensive) membership to the Friends of the > Museum. I was extremely lucky in that my > grandfather's World War I records were among the > few that escaped destruction in WWII bombings, and > with his service number, the museum researchers > were able to find something I hadn't known -- that > he had been in the Gordons since 1912, which > explains why he was overseas so soon after war was > declared that he was caught up in the Retreat from > Mons. The family had always assumed he joined up > in 1914, and wondered how he got through basic > training so quickly. > > Margaret (Clerihew) Gibbs > > > > > On 31/03/2014 12:36 PM, Barbara wrote: > > And, the folks at SP, cannot say enough good things about them. > > They have been very considerate and cooperative on several issues I have > > had to refer in the past. A dedicated bunch of people for sure. My hat > > goes off to them for helping us folks across the pond. > > Not posting to disagree with anyone else's experience, only stating my > own. > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Hi Venita Sorry but your maths is seriously flawed or you are getting a REALLY poor exchange rate. You don't say which of the various type of dollars you use but even if it's NZ dollars then 30 credits is $13.63 at today's exchange rate. Now assuming you count 1 credit for a search and 5 for an image that's still 5 searches and 5 images you get for less than $15. If you are in US, Canada, Australia then you get even more for your dollars as the exchange rate is better than I quoted. Ie most certainly not "about $15 US to look at one record." It's more than FIVE TIMES CHEAPER than that. Yes it mounts up and yes those of us with lots of Scottish records wish there was a subscription. However please don't post completely false impressions of the cost. It does the cause of promoting improving the access to Scottish records no favours if you wildly over estimate the costs. Regards Alexander Bisset Sent from my iPad Air Try my FREE Family Tree Analyzer program at http://FTAnalyzer.codeplex.com to investigate the data hidden in your research. > On 31 Mar 2014, at 19:25, Venita <venitar@mac.com> wrote: > > 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

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

While we are about it. Find my Past is now owned by Brightsolid who are partners in the Scotlands People website. There is however no link in the working of the 2 sites, although there are links on Find my Past to www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk Wherever we are in the world, those who are furthest away always get the feeling that they are disadvantaged in some way. It is the way it goes. Janet. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Venita" <venitar@mac.com> 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 --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

Hi ScotlandsPeople is not a commercial website, it is a Scottish Government website (note the url .gov.uk) operated by BrightSolid on behalf of various Scottish Government Departments. BrightSolid, as well as running its own commercial sites such as Findmypast and GenesReunited also manages IT services for a number of businesses and organisations including ScotlandsPeople on behalf of the Scottish Government. Andy -----Original Message----- From: Venita Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2014 5:25 AM 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

Venita I am not sure how you are doing your conversion of cash costing for ScotlandsPeople, You say US$15 to look at one record....at the present exchange rate (7.00 GBP = 11.67 USD) 30 credits or 5 views and 5 downloads (1 credit + 5 credits each per image) the cost of one single image is only $2.39 USD..... In reality FMP is not ScotlandsPeople and there is only the one place online to download the permissible Scottish Government records other than as I had said previously ... an LDS centre! I would say this is very reasonable compared to purchasing a single English or Welsh certificate at the cost of GBP£9.25.... Jenny -----Original Message----- From: Venita Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2014 5:25 AM To: aberdeen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] ScotlandsPeople 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 --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com