Hi Listers, Which is better MyHeritage, My Family.com or GenesReunited. They say that they are free, well except for Genes which costs me $20 Australian Dollars a year. They list databases that they find info in but do they all then cost to veiw the info or do they have some free sites too. Unable to afford to join lots of these sites don't have a credit card and because I live in Australia the exchange rate is about 3 times the English pound. Will any sites except Australia personal Cheque. Ancestry do have an Australia site but not sure if they would take a cheque. regards Cheryl Parafield Gardens South Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: <leicestershire-plus-request@rootsweb.com> To: <leicestershire-plus@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 7:20 PM Subject: LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS Digest, Vol 3, Issue 1 > > > IMPORTANT! When replying to one of the messages below, DO NOT hit "Reply" > and add your comments. (It won't work!) Copy+paste only the relevant bit > into a new email, or SNIP everything that isn't relevant. In either case, > remember to make sure that your subject line is relevant to your posting! > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Overseas deaths (Firebird) > 2. GenCircles & MyHeritage (angel_wings1953) > 3. Fwd: GenCircles & MyHeritage (bbjayne@charter.net) > 4. Has anyone used GenCircles & My Heritage (angel_wings1953) > 5. Re: Has anyone used GenCircles & My Heritage (Vern Prescott) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:10:50 +0000 > From: Firebird <sparrer@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [LEI] Overseas deaths > To: Leicestershire-plus@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <4778C02A.9020607@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > > Bob wrote: > >> Have you tried Military records at the PRO? >> Ancestry.co.uk has an Arthur Needham in their >> British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 > > Overseas deaths, including War deaths are available on > www.findmypast.com and certificates can be bought in the same way as > those for entries in the regular GRO indexes from the GRO online. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:38:15 -0500 > From: "angel_wings1953" <angel_wings1953@sbcglobal.net> > Subject: [LEI] GenCircles & MyHeritage > To: <mishiawa@rootsweb.com>, <MISAGINA@rootsweb.com>, > <miiosco@rootsweb.com>, <migenese@rootsweb.com>, "MI Midland" > <mimidlan@rootsweb.com>, <mcardle@rootsweb.com>, > <MI-CEMETERIES@rootsweb.com>, "Staffordshire England" > <STAFFORDSHIRE@rootsweb.com>, "Nottinghamshire England" > <NOTTSGEN@rootsweb.com>, "MONUMENT INSCRIPTIONS ENGLAND" > <MI-ENGLAND@rootsweb.com>, "LEICESTERSHIRE ENGLAND" > <LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS@rootsweb.com>, "Derbyshire ENGLAND" > <derbysgen@rootsweb.com>, "england Roots" <england-roots@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <008701c84bc3$29b6f060$be24df45@CHERYL> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=response > > Just wanted to share this, if I'm allowed to. > Cheryl > > > > > Dear GenCircles User, > > Pearl Street Software, maker of GenCircles and Family Tree Legends, has > merged with MyHeritage ( http://www.myheritage.com ), recently named one > of > the best genealogy Websites of the year 2007 by Family Tree Magazine. In > the > first positive development from this merger, Family Tree Legends and > GenCircles have been made 100% free! > > Now, to celebrate the holidays - the perfect time for spending quality > time > with family - we have a new announcement to share with you. The combined > teams of Pearl Street Software and MyHeritage have been hard at work, > developing next generation technology to connect family trees. We now > bring > you Smart Matching 2.0 - free for GenCircles and MyHeritage users! > > What is Smart Matching(tm)? > Smart Matching is a specialized genealogy technology developed by Pearl > Street Software and further advanced by MyHeritage, to connect family > trees. > It works by comparing millions of names, facts and tree connections - > intelligently. When two family trees are connected, both their owners are > informed, and benefit from the opportunity to collaborate and learn from > each other. Imagine the discoveries made possible when hundreds of > thousands of family trees become connected... > > What's new in Smart Matching 2.0? > In version 2.0, Smart Matching has just gotten smarter. Behind the scenes, > new algorithms were added to cover spelling and phonetic variations, > understand nicknames and name synonyms and deal better with ethnic > variations. In the front, a brand new AJAX interface has been added for > viewing any two matching trees side-by-side, to help tree owners quickly > spot what they may learn from the other tree. Using Smart Matching 2.0, > MyHeritage is well on its way to build a connected family tree of the > world, > with 200 million names, and many more added every day. To see examples of > the new side-by-side display, visit our blog at > http://www.myheritage.com/blogs/companyblog/ and scroll down. > > What's available on MyHeritage.com? > In addition to GenCircles.com and Family Tree Legends, MyHeritage offers a > system of more than one million private family sites, created and > maintained > by its users. Each family site features a family tree which can be edited > securely online, or managed offline and published to the Web. Family sites > are a great place to keep in touch with family online with photo sharing, > event calendars, family news, recipes, polls and more features. Access to > family sites is restricted to family members only, but sites can be made > partially accessible to guests, while maintaining privacy. > > How can I get my Smart Matches? > GenCircles users who have a family tree on GenCircles can now enjoy it on > their own MyHeritage family site too, for free. The new family trees and > family sites are password-protected and secure, for your eyes only. Access > information will be emailed to you in a separate email. > In a few days we will be emailing all users for whom positive Smart > Matches > were found, with links to view their Smart Matches securely. Prepare for > some exciting new discoveries in your family tree! If you haven't got a > family tree on MyHeritage yet, start one today at > http://www.myheritage.com, > and get your Smart Matches! > > Can we trust MyHeritage as a good steward for our data? > One of the reasons Pearl Street Software chose to merge with MyHeritage > was > our absolute respect for users' data. Family trees on MyHeritage are > owned > by the users and we immediately carry out any privacy related request. > MyHeritage has built its reputation by respecting users and their data, > and > this trust has made MyHeritage one of the world's fastest growing > genealogy > Websites. > > The combined teams of MyHeritage and Pearl Street Software are committed > more than ever to providing the best genealogy products and services, and > keeping them free. > > Happy holidays, > MyHeritage team > > > > To stop receiving any emails from MyHeritage, respond to this email with > the > subject line "unsubscribe". > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:55:43 -0800 > From: <bbjayne@charter.net> > Subject: [LEI] Fwd: GenCircles & MyHeritage > To: LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <20080101005543.MQN3E.352809.root@fepweb06> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > > Smells like SPAM to Me! > ============= > From: "angel_wings1953" <angel_wings1953@sbcglobal.net> > To: <mishiawa@rootsweb.com>, <MISAGINA@rootsweb.com>, > <miiosco@rootsweb.com>, > <migenese@rootsweb.com>, "MI Midland" <mimidlan@rootsweb.com>, > <mcardle@rootsweb.com>, <MI-CEMETERIES@rootsweb.com>, > "Staffordshire England" <STAFFORDSHIRE@rootsweb.com>, > "Nottinghamshire England" <NOTTSGEN@rootsweb.com>, > "MONUMENT INSCRIPTIONS ENGLAND" <MI-ENGLAND@rootsweb.com>, > "LEICESTERSHIRE ENGLAND" <LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS@rootsweb.com>, > "Derbyshire ENGLAND" <derbysgen@rootsweb.com>, > "england Roots" <england-roots@rootsweb.com> > Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:38:15 -0500 > Subject: [LEI] GenCircles & MyHeritage > > Just wanted to share this, if I'm allowed to. > Cheryl > > > > > Dear GenCircles User, > > Pearl Street Software, maker of GenCircles and Family Tree Legends, has > merged with MyHeritage ( http://www.myheritage.com ), recently named one > of > the best genealogy Websites of the year 2007 by Family Tree Magazine. In > the > first positive development from this merger, Family Tree Legends and > GenCircles have been made 100% free! > > Now, to celebrate the holidays - the perfect time for spending quality > time > with family - we have a new announcement to share with you. The combined > teams of Pearl Street Software and MyHeritage have been hard at work, > developing next generation technology to connect family trees. We now > bring > you Smart Matching 2.0 - free for GenCircles and MyHeritage users! > > What is Smart Matching(tm)? > Smart Matching is a specialized genealogy technology developed by Pearl > Street Software and further advanced by MyHeritage, to connect family > trees. > It works by comparing millions of names, facts and tree connections - > intelligently. When two family trees are connected, both their owners are > informed, and benefit from the opportunity to collaborate and learn from > each other. Imagine the discoveries made possible when hundreds of > thousands of family trees become connected... > > What's new in Smart Matching 2.0? > In version 2.0, Smart Matching has just gotten smarter. Behind the scenes, > new algorithms were added to cover spelling and phonetic variations, > understand nicknames and name synonyms and deal better with ethnic > variations. In the front, a brand new AJAX interface has been added for > viewing any two matching trees side-by-side, to help tree owners quickly > spot what they may learn from the other tree. Using Smart Matching 2.0, > MyHeritage is well on its way to build a connected family tree of the > world, > with 200 million names, and many more added every day. To see examples of > the new side-by-side display, visit our blog at > http://www.myheritage.com/blogs/companyblog/ and scroll down. > > What's available on MyHeritage.com? > In addition to GenCircles.com and Family Tree Legends, MyHeritage offers a > system of more than one million private family sites, created and > maintained > by its users. Each family site features a family tree which can be edited > securely online, or managed offline and published to the Web. Family sites > are a great place to keep in touch with family online with photo sharing, > event calendars, family news, recipes, polls and more features. Access to > family sites is restricted to family members only, but sites can be made > partially accessible to guests, while maintaining privacy. > > How can I get my Smart Matches? > GenCircles users who have a family tree on GenCircles can now enjoy it on > their own MyHeritage family site too, for free. The new family trees and > family sites are password-protected and secure, for your eyes only. Access > information will be emailed to you in a separate email. > In a few days we will be emailing all users for whom positive Smart > Matches > were found, with links to view their Smart Matches securely. Prepare for > some exciting new discoveries in your family tree! If you haven't got a > family tree on MyHeritage yet, start one today at > http://www.myheritage.com, > and get your Smart Matches! > > Can we trust MyHeritage as a good steward for our data? > One of the reasons Pearl Street Software chose to merge with MyHeritage > was > our absolute respect for users' data. Family trees on MyHeritage are owned > by the users and we immediately carry out any privacy related request. > MyHeritage has built its reputation by respecting users and their data, > and > this trust has made MyHeritage one of the world's fastest growing > genealogy > Websites. > > The combined teams of MyHeritage and Pearl Street Software are committed > more than ever to providing the best genealogy products and services, and > keeping them free. > > Happy holidays, > MyHeritage team > > > > To stop receiving any emails from MyHeritage, respond to this email with > the > subject line "unsubscribe". > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ============= > SPAM to me....... > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 01:33:50 -0500 > From: "angel_wings1953" <angel_wings1953@sbcglobal.net> > Subject: [LEI] Has anyone used GenCircles & My Heritage > To: "LEICESTERSHIRE ENGLAND" <LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <01c801c84c40$45ea9ac0$be24df45@CHERYL> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Has anyone ever found these two sites helpful? I meant to add that and > didn't. I really haven't. I glanced at the sites but nothing jumped out > at me. I wasn't sure. There are probably better websites maybe? > Cheryl > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 02:23:54 -0500 > From: "Vern Prescott" <vprescott1@cogeco.ca> > Subject: Re: [LEI] Has anyone used GenCircles & My Heritage > To: "angel_wings1953" <angel_wings1953@sbcglobal.net>, "LEICESTERSHIRE > ENGLAND" <LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <000901c84c47$44566200$6501a8c0@Toshiba> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > If you wasnt a site that will host yout tree, photos, etc to be shared > just > with people you invite, I like MyFamily.com > > like MyHeritage there is a freeversion or a pay version > > i pay $30 per year and currently have my tree with 15600 names, about 600 > photos and some other things and still have lots of available space > > Vern in Ontario > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS list administrator, send an email to > LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS mailing list, send an email > to LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS-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 LEICESTERSHIRE-PLUS Digest, Vol 3, Issue 1 > ************************************************* >