> Of these 3 paid programs which do you folks like the best? I have > ancestry census and so far not a very big fan. Thinking of trying > one of the others but want your opinions. > > Genealogy.com, Heritage Quest, and Ancestry indexes. > > BANDGMETAL@aol.com le I have both Ancestry, and Genealogy.com, because the census indexing is completely different for each. The short answer is that if a census year is indexed on Ancestry.com, it is not indexed on genealogy.com. So therefore, for the 1870, 1900 and 1910 census records, I need genealogy.com for the indexes. I'm not sure why you do not like the census records of Ancestry, but you will find that the indexes on Genealogy.com are LESS flexible. On Genealogy.com, You can not use wildcard searches. You can not search for a particular surname by county. You can not search for one particular given name by county. You can not enter search parameters for age, place of birth, etc. There may be other differences that do not immediately come to mind. Glee <gleemc@earthlink.net>