I agree whole heartedly with the comment below, especially with the part it's on your credit card and they refuse to take it off, siting you have 30 days,but they don't understand it takes 30 days for it to appear then your 30 days is up. Saying that, once they get the 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 census indexed then the census part will be great. For the time being the states I'm looking at has not downloaded books, marriages, deaths and wills. So you will still need to go to the library. Even though their advertisements say all states are available for 1930 I can only find about 5. They maybe available but not loaded for public viewing. I have found things in the 1850, 1860 1870 census that saved a trip to the library only because the only way to find this family was to look at every page and I have accessed the family search and it has been very helpful. Having a dialup connection has been timely, but once DSL is connected I should see a difference in loading time. To answer you question the cost is minimal, considering the cost per day in time saved, traffic, parking,access time waiting for a microfilm reader or sometimes I have had to wait for a roll of film, etc in going to a library. At least with ancestry.com I can have a coke or coffee at the same time not so at the library. Pat > > From: "Robert Millson" <rmillson@carolina.rr.com> > Date: 2002/09/19 Thu PM 08:44:27 EDT > To: HAMILTON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [HAM] Ancestry.com - special request > > From my experience with Ancestry.com, it was a waste of my money. I found > NOTHING of use during my two year membership. The reason, very few records > from my state have been placed on the internet. Had to research on my own > anyway. Also, membership renewal is automatic. You are not advised until > the charge shows up on your credit card bill. Then they tell you you have > to notify them months in advance. My recommendation: SAVE YOUR MONEY. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Hamilton" <briten821@msn.com> > To: <HAMILTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 6:46 PM > Subject: Re: [HAM] Ancestry.com - special request > > > > Can anyone tell me if it is worth the hundred bucks to subscribe to > ancestry.com? I have made all of my progress on my own and with the message > boards. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: pkcb113@bellsouth.net > > Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 11:16 AM > > To: HAMILTON-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [HAM] Ancestry.com - special request > > > > Glad to help I still have a bone to pick with them, as good as they have > been, their attitude still sticks. I guess it will take awhile for me to > forget so free stuff I gladly give. I don't have access to the Irish link > or periodicals. > > > > > > > > 1920 census Delaware County town: Muncie > > > > Hamilton, Vere C. age 38 > > Louise L. age 35 > > Lillian B age 15 > > Robert A. age 9 > > > > ssdi: > > > > ssn 307-07-2309 Indiana > > born October7, 1881 > > died October 1964 issued in Indiana > > > > Married to Louise L. Clevenger 11/14/1903 book c-15 pg 167 Delaware > County, Ind > > > > > > > > Pat > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: CHShelley1954@cs.com > > > Date: 2002/09/18 Wed AM 10:33:13 EDT > > > To: HAMILTON-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: [HAM] Ancestry.com - special request > > > > > > Is there anyone on the list who would do the immense favor of checking > > > something for me on Ancestry.com. I am not a member and cannot manage > the > > > $100 subscription right now. I have a dead end ancestor... VERE > HAMILTON. I > > > have been looking for evidence of him for many many years. Now in the > index > > > to Ancestry.com I find a possible mention of him but I cannot access the > > > actual record. > > > > > > If any one is kind enough to check this for me all that is necessary is > to do > > > a search for First Name:Vere > > > Surname: Hamilton > > > Then you should get a listing including & "Birth, Marriage & Death > Records" > > > List these and there is one mention in: > > > DOWN, IRELAND, Parish and Probate records. > > > > > > > > > I HAVE TO SEE THIS RECORD; > > > > > > PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE CAN SOMEONE CHECK THIS OUT FOR ME > > > Thanks > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > ==== HAMILTON Mailing List ==== > > > Clan Hamilton Society > > > web site: www.clanhamilton.org **NEW** > > > email: Secretary@clanhamilton.org > > > snail mail: Clan Hamilton Society, P.O.Box 71881, Charleston, SC 29415 > > > contact: Philip G. Dixon, secretary, sectychs@juno.com for more info! > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== HAMILTON Mailing List ==== > > Clan Hamilton Society > > web site: www.clanhamilton.org **NEW** > > email: Secretary@clanhamilton.org > > snail mail: Clan Hamilton Society, P.O.Box 71881, Charleston, SC 29415 > > contact: Philip G. Dixon, secretary, sectychs@juno.com for more info! > > > > > > ==== HAMILTON Mailing List ==== > > Visit http://www.hamiltongensociety.org/ > > New home page of the Hamilton National Genealogical Society, Inc. > > and > > Clan Hamilton Society > > web site: www.clanhamilton.org **NEW** > > > > > > > ==== HAMILTON Mailing List ==== > Need some help getting started with irc (INTERNET RELAY CHAT)? > Try: http://home.flash.net/~gen4m/ > >