I am so glad that so many libraries offer the option of signing on to Ancestry.com for free. And so they should. But can you build your OWN family tree this way? (I don't know, I am only asking.) And if you live in the country, and your library is only open a few days a week, and it is 10 miles or more to the library, is this really an efficient use of time & gas? I prefer to sit in my nightgown with a cup of coffee and peruse what the internet and Ancestry has to say about my morning questions - on ANY morning...............! I, also, (FWIW) am on a fixed budget. But I will sell my vegetables out of the garden to pay for my subscription to Ancestry.com! Cheers, Kathy San Andreas, California -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Craig Gauger Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 8:08 PM To: B-W Roots Web Subject: Re: [BW] Ancestry.com I don't know about other areas, but the Toledo/Lucas County (OHIO) Library system has paid for Ancestry.com and it can be used at any library branch for FREE. Craig > Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 16:09:58 -0400 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [BW] Ancestry.com > > I know 42 or 83 cents per day doesn't sound like much to many people > but when you are on a small fixed income, need to keep a roof over > your head and food on your table and take meds to survive, it leaves > for the luxury of expensive research. $300 to some of us is a lot of > money and as much as I would like to do more research on my ancestors, > that fee is from my reach. I can only search on the free sites and > would love to know what others might be out there for those in the same position as me. > > Arden > > > > Roger, I totally agree. I cancelled my World subscription and just > > now get the "domestic' version, so I am paying about 42 cents a day. > > Cheap entertainment, and a great way to connect up with cousins, and > > much, much valuable information! (Hint: The connections I have made > > via various Rootsweb lists have provided me with far more > > information than I ever got from Ancestry as far as finding my roots > > in Germany!) But when you combine the 2 sources, all things are > > possible, it seems! > > > > At $.83 cents a day I consider Ancestry.com a pretty darn good deal > > for all the valuable information they have. > > > > Roger > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2114/4910 - Release Date: > > 04/02/12 > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2114/4909 - Release Date: > > 04/01/12 > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] 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 [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2114/4910 - Release Date: 04/02/12