> > This is - or should be - the second email you've received from LostCousins > about the extension of our unique service to the US. You may also have > read about LostCousins in Dick Eastman's newsletter. > > A few weeks ago we wrote to thousands of volunteers involved with > genealogy societies and USGenWeb sites, many of whom have joined > LostCousins and passed on the news of our introductory offer to others. > > The last thing we want to do is send out unwanted emails - it's wasteful, > it's > annoying, and it's discourteous. We're glad to say that only 2 people out > of > thousands asked to be removed from our list after that first email. > > We hope you are interested in what we're doing, but if you really don't > want > to receive future emails please write to info@LostCousins.com with > 'Unsubscribe US' as the subject. We'll remove you from this list > immediately. > > Whatever you decide, do please take a look at our website first. You'll > find > it at: > > http://www.LostCousins.com > > > > ARE YOU A VOLUNTEER? > > Almost everyone involved in the LostCousins project is an unpaid > volunteer, and so we know how important volunteers are to genealogy. > > If you're a USGenWeb county co-ordinator, an officer of a genealogy > society based in the US, or a volunteer for any of these organisations you > are entitled to a completely FREE subscription at the LostCousins site > (see > below for details). > > LostCousins is the only way to find living relatives automatically, > confidentially, and with virtually 100% accuracy. We've made thousands of > matches, and we're delighted to say that the members concerned were > related to each other in over 99.9% of cases. > > A recent survey of LostCousins members showed that the average member > has been researching their family history for over 10 years. However the > real secret of our success is the data that members enter - it all comes > from > the census. > > It's because we utilise census data that's available free to anyone with > an > Internet connection that you can be certain that anyone you contact > through our site will be a relative of yours. > > > FREE SUBSCRIPTION > > Basic membership of LostCousins is free for all members, but there are > advantages in being a subscriber. To get a free subscription that lasts > until > July 4, 2007 just enter the code JULY4 on the registration page (in the > box > marked 'Codes' near the bottom). > > If you're already a LostCousins member you can still take advantage of > this > offer (even if you've taken advantage of an earlier offer), but you'll > need to > email us giving the offer code and your personal code, which you can find > on your My Summary page. > > http://www.lostcousins.com/pages/register/ > > > WHAT'S THE CATCH? > > There's no catch. Unlike some other sites we NEVER ask for credit card > details when offering free membership, nor is there any commitment > whatsoever. > > When your subscription expires you'll revert to free basic membership. > You'll still have full access to the data you've entered, and you'll still > be > able to continue corresponding with the cousins you've already found > through the site. > > > IS THERE AN OFFER FOR PEOPLE WHO AREN'T VOLUNTEERS? > > In our earlier email we gave out the code 1776 which offers a free > subscription until April 30, 2007. You can pass this code on to anybody > with an interest in family history who lives in the US, or has US > ancestry. > > However we also have a scheme for genealogy societies and USGenWeb > co-ordinators. If you email us (info@LostCousins.com) giving the address > of your web site we'll create a custom code especially for you. > > This custom code will allow your members and users the same privileges > as the JULY4 code gives to you. We'll also give you permission to use our > logo on your website should you so wish. > > > A LITTLE ABOUT LOSTCOUSINS.... > How can we find your living relatives using information from a single > census? How is it that entering less information can produce better > results? > These are questions we're often asked by new members. > > Using data from just one census is like taking a snapshot of a family > tree - > we compare your snapshot against all the snapshots submitted by our > other members, and when the same person appears twice, we know that > we've found two people who are related. > > Because the information each member enters is taken from the same > source - the census transcript - our software can match relatives with > 100% > accuracy. In other words the snapshots you provide are crystal-clear, not > out-of-focus. > > Why do we have just one census for each country? Think of it this way - if > you were going to have a family reunion, would you give people a choice of > dates, or ask them all to come on the same day? You'd want them all to > come on the same day, wouldn't you? > > Why did we pick 1880/81? Because these censuses can be searched free > online, which means that more people use them than any other. It's like > holding a reunion at the weekend so that relatives don't have to take a > day > off work to attend. > > Why do we ask you to enter all of your relatives from the census, and not > just your direct ancestors? Because this allows us to find your 'lost > cousins' > even though your common ancestor died long before the census. > > > ANY QUESTIONS? > If you have any questions about LostCousins we'll do our best to answer > them. Just email info@LostCousins.com of use the form on the Contact Us > page of our website. > > > We hope to see you at the LostCousins site very soon! > > The LostCousins Team > info@LostCousins.com > http://www.LostCousins.com > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.13/726 - Release Date: 3/18/2007 > 3:34 PM >