I have received this explanation about the Ancestry.com World Tree Access from another mail list. Mary Miller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol C-H" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 9:31 AM Subject: [MSPONTOT] Listowner Post - Re: Ancestry World Tree Access > Listmembers, > > Please do not pay attention to the rumors concerning the Ancestry World > Tree access. This (below) is a response posted to RootsWeb listowners > yesterday (by the listowner of that list who is also on RootsWeb Helpdesk). > > Before spreading rumors on the net, PLEASE _at least_ verify their > accuracy, just as you would offline! > > **************************************************************************** ************ > Ancestry is *not* charging for access to trees or selling trees: access will > remain free from both the RootsWeb and Ancestry side as it has always been. > > What Ancestry is offering for an extra charge is access to a special search > engine to search the trees for you. Folks can still search the trees > manually or browse the trees for free the same way they always have. > > Think of it as a research assistant: you can hire someone to help you look > for your ancestors, or you can research yourself for free. Hiring a human > research assistant doesn't sell them the data being researched, or change > the rules so that only they are allowed to look. > > That's essentially what it is, except that it's computerized, not human. > **************************************************************************** ************* > > Carol C-H <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/ > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

The information came to me through Rootsweb! Who are you going to believe? Perhaps the plan changed somewhere along the line when folks began removing family data? Cheryl Rothwell [email protected] Logan County ILGenWeb www.rootsweb.com/~illogan Central IL Regional Coordinator, ILGenWeb Clark, Downing, Harding, Lucas, et al -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 11:35 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ILLOGAN] Fw: [MSPONTOT] Listowner Post - Re: Ancestry World Tree Access I have received this explanation about the Ancestry.com World Tree Access from another mail list. Mary Miller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol C-H" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 9:31 AM Subject: [MSPONTOT] Listowner Post - Re: Ancestry World Tree Access > Listmembers, > > Please do not pay attention to the rumors concerning the Ancestry World > Tree access. This (below) is a response posted to RootsWeb listowners > yesterday (by the listowner of that list who is also on RootsWeb Helpdesk). > > Before spreading rumors on the net, PLEASE _at least_ verify their > accuracy, just as you would offline! > > **************************************************************************** ************ > Ancestry is *not* charging for access to trees or selling trees: access will > remain free from both the RootsWeb and Ancestry side as it has always been. > > What Ancestry is offering for an extra charge is access to a special search > engine to search the trees for you. Folks can still search the trees > manually or browse the trees for free the same way they always have. > > Think of it as a research assistant: you can hire someone to help you look > for your ancestors, or you can research yourself for free. Hiring a human > research assistant doesn't sell them the data being researched, or change > the rules so that only they are allowed to look. > > That's essentially what it is, except that it's computerized, not human. > **************************************************************************** ************* > > Carol C-H <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/ > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > ==== ILLOGAN Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the Logan County List if you are in mail mode, send to [email protected] If you are receiving messages in the digest mode, send to [email protected] --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.676 / Virus Database: 438 - Release Date: 5/3/2004