Larry I would personally go with the FamilyTreeMaker site. Reason being that although the Ancestry.com site has the census images, it is a separate fee to view them over and above the one for membership. Both sites are great with info,but the census images would be a big draw for the Ancestry site and to have to pay an additional 99.95 for them is just too much. FamilyTreeMaker has the 1850 census images inclusive in their pricing with access to other items. That's my two cents worth. Debbie Jennings debbiej@iquest.net "Following the footprints through time" Researching in IN,KY,TN,NC,PA,NJ,VT,NY,MA,MD, VA,CAN,GER,ENG