Personally I think Ancestry is charging way too much for the services they are offering. Their business model also has them buying up smaller companies and products so that the consumer has less choice when it comes to online genealogy. There are many free services out there, but of course 'ancestry' is easy because of the ease of access from my computer. I actually divided what I was paying by how many individuals ancestry had helped me to locate and I decided that the service was not worth the cost. I quit a few years ago (a procedure that they don't necessarily make easy for you). Frankly, I don't miss it. If I am going to pay over $400.00 for genealogy research I will start to consider paying a professional to help me with my brick walls. Josh -----Original Message----- From: Candace Conradt [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: January 12, 2006 4:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [HAM] Ancestry.com 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 :--))

Amen! Amen! Way to go Josh! I agree totally!!!!! Teresa ----- Original Message ----- From: Hamilton, Josh<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 7:06 AM Subject: RE: [HAM] Ancestry.com Personally I think Ancestry is charging way too much for the services they are offering. Their business model also has them buying up smaller companies and products so that the consumer has less choice when it comes to online genealogy. There are many free services out there, but of course 'ancestry' is easy because of the ease of access from my computer. I actually divided what I was paying by how many individuals ancestry had helped me to locate and I decided that the service was not worth the cost. I quit a few years ago (a procedure that they don't necessarily make easy for you). Frankly, I don't miss it. If I am going to pay over $400.00 for genealogy research I will start to consider paying a professional to help me with my brick walls. Josh -----Original Message----- From: Candace Conradt [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: January 12, 2006 4:22 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [HAM] Ancestry.com 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 :--)) ==== HAMILTON Mailing List ==== Looking for a USA location? Try http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html<http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html>

Josh, Not to change the subject, but who are your brick walls? Mine is a Hamilton named Joshua, b. 1810 in either Ind., Tn., or Ky., but later lived in Mo., after Tn. Nancy Hamilton Wright >From: "Hamilton, Josh" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [HAM] Ancestry.com >Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 09:06:18 -0500 > >Personally I think Ancestry is charging way too much for the services >they are offering. Their business model also has them buying up smaller >companies and products so that the consumer has less choice when it >comes to online genealogy. There are many free services out there, but >of course 'ancestry' is easy because of the ease of access from my >computer. > >I actually divided what I was paying by how many individuals ancestry >had helped me to locate and I decided that the service was not worth the >cost. I quit a few years ago (a procedure that they don't necessarily >make easy for you). Frankly, I don't miss it. > >If I am going to pay over $400.00 for genealogy research I will start to >consider paying a professional to help me with my brick walls. > >Josh > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Candace Conradt [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: January 12, 2006 4:22 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [HAM] Ancestry.com > >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 :--)) > > > >==== HAMILTON Mailing List ==== >Looking for a USA location? >Try http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html >