JoAnne, If you are researching several lines at once, you'll probably find lots of valuable stuff. I am only doing one surname, so I joined for one month and had no problem searching every database that came up in my 'global search'. I haven't bothered to renew, because their new databases are displayed free for 10 days. I just make sure I visit their site once a week and look at the ones that interest me. When I start doing another line, I may join for another month and do the same thing. they don't have a lot of info for people who's ancestors lived in the US prior to 1750. :) Melissa