Eileen. Hip, Hip Hurrah for Ancestry.com. Shirley Duke Tampa, Fl. ---- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 7:35 AM Subject: [MDGARRET] Ancestry.com. LDS in SLC and "Nancy" Uphold > "Nancy" Uphold first - There are two references to the subject in question > on Ancestry's World Tree...one is for Nancy Jane Uphold born in 1870 and > the other is Nancy Lee Uphold married to Edwin Charles Kitzmiller whose > parents are still living. Obviously, neither one of these are the Nancy > you are seeking. > > But, if anyone is in Salt Lake City and planned to visit the LDS library > and only spend a couple of hours there you will find you have made a grave > error in judgement. Even a couple of days or possibly weeks would be too > little time. The sheer volume of data held there in books and microfilm > is staggering and incomprensible to anyone that has only ventured into > their local library or local LDS center. > > And while I am on the subject allow me to say that I do understand that > for many the added cost of the Ancestry.com's additional subscriptions is > difficult to absorb for many when costs for daily needs is rising > constantly. With that said, the continued addition of databases to the > website including, but not limited to, digitized books, passenger lists > and British, Scottish and Irish genealogical data...is well worth the > cost. None of this would be possible if not for knowledgeable > professionals filming and uploading along with coding, etc. for > websearching on their servers. Which also do not come cheap. > Ancestry.com is used by researchers all over the world and the > requirements for sustaining the volume of records is great and does not > come without cost. Although we would like to cling to the thought that > genealogical information should be free and open to everyone that is not > realistic. The information and personal contacts I have gained from being > a member of Ancest! > ry.com and the use of Rootsweb is invaluable and I will continue to > resubscribe as long as I am financially able to. I don't work for my > employer for free and I am at a loss as to why so many feel that > Ancestry.com employees should. That old saying, "You get what you pay > for" is absolutely true in this case. My parting thought is, if not > Ancestry, then who? If they did not exist, the void would be incalculable > in my opinion. Ok, I'm stepping down off my soapbox now. > > Happy Holidays to all my fellow researchers and "cousins"! > > Eileen Stratton > > ====================================== > Looking for your Garrett County ancestors? Make sure to visit us on the > web at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdgarret/index.html > ------------------------------------ > If you need help with this list, make sure to email the list > administrator, Sonny O'Haver, [email protected] > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >