Hello I'm after a bit of assistance, please. I've just started to trace our family tree, and are collating all the various names and dates I have. I notice there are many, many websites that you must pay for to use. Is there a current opinion on which one, if any, is the best to pay for? Ancestry.com seems to be alright but it's a hefty amount if it's all out there for free. I would appreciate any opinions. Thanks Suzie

On Friday 15 January 2010 16:41:40 Jeff and Suzie wrote: > I've just started to trace our family tree, and are collating all the > various names and dates I have. > > I notice there are many, many websites that you must pay for to use. > > Is there a current opinion on which one, if any, is the best to pay for? > Ancestry.com seems to be alright but it's a hefty amount if it's all out > there for free. > Ancestry has a lot of stuff that isn't available elsewhere, but it is generally the stuff you would use to break through brickwalls rather than start your tree. A lot of the basic stuff is available free, especially if your family is from the U.K. I am a "free" member of Ancestry (I have a tree there) and I also have a basic subscription to Genesreunited ($20 pa). So far I haven't had to pay for any large amounts of research. My advice is to use the free sites first and then after you have accumulated a reasonable tree, look at py sites for filling out the gaps and solving the puzzles. -- ==== Michael Lightfoot Canberra, Australia OPC Merther & St Breock, Cornwall see http://www.cornwall-opc.org michael.lightfoot@pcug.org.au ====