If you have direct access to a local public library (not a web connection), check with their genealogy section to see if they subscribe to Ancestry.com or other fee genealogy programs. Our Hall Co., GA library does, and it is free to use in the library for all patrons. ----- Original Message ----- From: <hunt-request@rootsweb.com> To: <hunt@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 3:15 AM Subject: HUNT Digest, Vol 2, Issue 37 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Question about Ancestory.com (Hazel LeBlanc) > 2. Re: Question about Ancestory.com (sdscls@sbcglobal.net) > 3. GEDCOM Databases, free for your viewing... (Allen D. Hunt) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:37:09 -0600 > From: Hazel LeBlanc <gen-search@cox.net> > Subject: Re: [HUNT] Question about Ancestory.com > To: hunt@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <6.0.2.0.2.20070307001853.03d03ec0@90.0.0.1> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > > Ancestry.com, Genealogy.com, Rootsweb.com, the MyFamily sites and Family > Treemaker genealogy program ALL are owned by MY FAMILY, who in Dec. > changed > their name to The Genealogy Network. They are making some > changes/improvements in everything. Last year they changes some of the > prices and make "packages" (my wording). Since I am not doing any > research > overseas I have only the US "package" and it give me the census, births, > marriages, deaths, obituaries, social security records (which Rootsweb as > for free) and the draft cards for WW I and WW II. > > I pay less than $100.00 a year. I have used the Family Treemaker program > since version 3, back when I started my research in 1994. I just gave up > a > five year battle with my knees and had total knee replacements in both > knees Nov. 22 and I am still in the process of healing. My husband and I > are getting along in age and can't afford to travel to all the > courthouses, > etc. and get the information that Ancestry.com provides me right here in > my > home. Therefore I am well satisfied with what I get for my money. > > Hazel > > > Scanned for viruses by Blue Coat > http://www.WinProxy.com/ > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 02:14:29 -0500 > From: <sdscls@sbcglobal.net> > Subject: Re: [HUNT] Question about Ancestory.com > To: <hunt@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <007401c76088$401a1b60$f8a1fea9@presroom> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hazel, > > I didn't know that you were over here on the Hunt line as well as the > Shumate line. I have to agree with you and I am not that far up there in > years (BTW everybody, Hazel's birthday is in 3 days. shhhh, don't tell > her > I told you) Ancestry. com has allowed me to find information quickly, > which > I can then go and verify in person. I have had my beefs with them, but, > like you, I now pay less than $100 a year and think that it is well worth > it. It is the only thing I pay for online. I have found living relatives > doing research on lines which I thought were dead an that I was the only > one > left alive to search. It may not be for everybody. After all a hundred > dollars is a hundred dollars. If you can afford it, you might find that > your bigamist grandfather once lived in Michigan (in hiding before getting > his second family) by finding his WW I draft card. His address where he > livrd with my father is on his WW II draft card and I found my father's > enlistment card as well for WW II. All with just a few key strokes. I > am, > after all, up at 2:11 in the morning doing research on ancestry right now. > A practice which my local libraries and courthouses seem to frown upon. > Happy HUNTing to all, however you do it. Anybody able to help with a > Rebekah Hunt in Hendricks County Indiana daughter of Zimri (I think) who > married William Hankins? > > Steve > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 00:37:00 -0700 > From: "Allen D. Hunt" <adhunt@cox.net> > Subject: [HUNT] GEDCOM Databases, free for your viewing... > To: <hunt@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <004f01c7608b$644bac30$6500a8c0@Allen> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hello Steve, Susan, and all, > > To review FREEly quite a few databases, goto > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/4813/ and click on The Hunt > Archives. There are many different topics you can research. But, to get > to > the GEDCOM databases, click on GEDCOM and Enjoy. Again, we have that > wonderful lady, Ms Courtney Tompkins, for all her work in maintaining this > web site, as well as being the "mommie" to the HUNT-LIST for Email. Give > it > up to Courtney. Horray!!!! > > Allen/The 14 > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: hunt-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:hunt-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf > Of Stephen Hunt > Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 10:35 PM > To: hunt@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [HUNT] Question about Ancestory.com > > You are correct about the subscription fee. I did not realize that you > had > a Hunt database. Thank you for letting me know. Now, I just need to > figure > out how to access it, if possible--or, perhaps it is private and I need to > request information from you. When you have time, please let me know. > Thank you. > > Steve and Susan Hunt > > > "Allen D. Hunt" <adhunt@cox.net> wrote: > It has been a long time since I tried to go to Ancestory.com and check > out > anything. If I remember correctly, you can not get into the databases > unless you pay a monthly fee. Is that still correct? > If it is, this is why I never gave my database to them. I do not like the > idea of a web site company gathering all this data, and then charging > people > to look at it. > If I am wrong, please straighten me out. > > Thanks in advance. > > Allen/The 14 > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > HUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in > the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > HUNT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in > the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the HUNT list administrator, send an email to > HUNT-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the HUNT mailing list, send an email to > HUNT@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > HUNT-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of HUNT Digest, Vol 2, Issue 37 > ***********************************

WOW!!! Now, I never thought of that. Perhaps I can slide around "charges" and continue to share freely with others. I think I will run out today and try that. Allen/The 14. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: hunt-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:hunt-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of wlbaumgardner Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 8:08 AM To: hunt@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [HUNT] Ancestry.com and Other Fee Genealogy Sites If you have direct access to a local public library (not a web connection), check with their genealogy section to see if they subscribe to Ancestry.com or other fee genealogy programs. Our Hall Co., GA library does, and it is free to use in the library for all patrons. ----- Original Message ----- From: <hunt-request@rootsweb.com> To: <hunt@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 3:15 AM Subject: HUNT Digest, Vol 2, Issue 37 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Question about Ancestory.com (Hazel LeBlanc) > 2. Re: Question about Ancestory.com (sdscls@sbcglobal.net) > 3. GEDCOM Databases, free for your viewing... (Allen D. Hunt) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >