Hi, everybody -- I'll throw in my two cents worth, based on admittedly limited personal experience. I have not used Genealogy.com, but I am familiar with HeritageQuest and Ancestry.com, and I have used the films at my not-so-local FHC (18 mile drive one way). I do not have an Ancestry.com subscription, but I can go over to my local public library (2œ miles away) and use their subscription for free all day long. There are a lot of microfilmed records available via rental at the FHC that simply are not to be had through any of the commercial subscription services. The tradeoff is that access is not always convenient -- the distance (as in my case) may be considerable, the hours are limited, and the ordering process is cumbersome (you can view the catalogue at home on the FamilySearch site, but the only way you can order is to go to the FHC in person -- they won't take phone orders). Plus, there is nothing more annoying than waiting a week and a half for a film, only to find out that it doesn't contain what you wanted -- you pay your $3.25, send it back, and wait another week and a half for the next one! For census records, I much prefer the commercial services -- all of them show you actual images, so you don't have to worry about transcription errors (just the errors made by the original census enumerator!). Be sure to go to the image itself -- the data as summarized in the search results are often incorrect! HeritageQuest is very convenient -- I access it at home via my local public library website. I like the way it loads, and it's easy to move around on the image. However, from the standpoint of content, it is far inferior to Ancestry.com -- some censuses are simply not available, and others are not indexed for all locations. Moreover, only heads of households are indexed. Ancestry.com is much more complete and much better indexed, but it is harder to use -- as several list members have pointed out, the image is awkward to manipulate. However, if you have the Ancestry Plus subscription (my public library does), there is a plug-in you can download to make zooming and scanning more convenient. Remember that in order to view the 1880 census images, you have to go through the FamilySearch website -- you can't get there directly on Ancestry.com. Hope this helps, Guy I. Colby IV Irving, TX