Oh you are so correct,Candace,I would have fallen over backwards when they told me. I think I last paid about 69 or 70 bucks for the basic Ancestry,I can't afford hundreds of dollars. Thanks for letting me know. Diane On 1/12/06, Candace Conradt <[email protected]> wrote: > > Diane - As your subscriptions expire, you will not be able to renew them > individually. My US Census expired and when I went to renew I was told it > was not available anymore as an individual subscription, but that I needed > to buy the package. That is why I sent the e-mail because it is going to > be > a rude awakening for others as it was for me. Thanks for the reply - > Candace > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Diane" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 2:06 PM > Subject: Re: [HAM] Ancestry.com > > > > Are you saying that Ancestry.Com will only allow purchasing all of the > > package instead of just the basic service? I have bought the basic for > > several years,and did not buy any of the extras. If that is the > case,ouch. > > I can't afford that either. > > Diane > > > > On 1/12/06, dw Wills <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I understand what everyone is saying about Ancestry.com and the prices > the > > > only solution I see is if everyone would stop subscribing to them for > a > > > while and they will get the idea > > > Candace Conradt <[email protected]> wrote: The reason I > > > asked: I have been a subscriber for years. As we speak, they > > > are changing the individual subscriptions (US Census, Historical > > > Newspapers, > > > UK Census, etc.) to a deluxe package that you make an annual payment > of > > > $299.00 for everything they offer. My two complaints are 1) I can not > > > afford > > > the lump sum all at once (I am in school and not working for a time) > and > I > > > can no longer pick and choose the individual subscriptions. They offer > the > > > monthly payment plan of $34.95 but that adds up to $419.40 per year. > > > I have written Ancestry.com. Our situations are examples of why this > has > > > become more difficult to afford. Thanks for the reply - Candace :--)) > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "M & E Lee" > > > To: > > > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 10:31 AM > > > Subject: Re: [HAM] Ancestry.com > > > > > > > > > > I am on a small and fixed retirement income and family genealogy is > the > > > main > > > > thing I have to look forward to doing. > > > > > > > > I think they have us over a barrel, if we want the information. I > will > > > stay > > > > with them, but I don't like it. When I first started with them one > world > > > > tree was free and one could get all kinds of information from them > > > without > > > > all these extra dollar expenses. There were other sites and now all > seem > > > to > > > > have merged with them. > > > > > > > > I really don't know where else one could go to and have access to > all > > > the > > > > information they do have, so I guess I am stuck. > > > > > > > > Question: Why do you ask???????? > > > > > > > > Evelyn Lee > > > > Wilsey, Ks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Candace Conradt" > > > > To: > > > > Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 6:31 PM > > > > Subject: [HAM] Ancestry.com > > > > > > > > > > > > >I am seeking others who have subscriptions with Ancestry.com. I > just > > > > > realized the major changes the company has made and would like to > know > > > > > what > > > > > others are thinking who have a subscription. I apologize in > advance > if > > > my > > > > > inquiry is not appropriate for this site. 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