Well, Larry, if Ancestry.com is going to have them on their site, is there anything on their site that is free? I've subscribed so long that I don't know whats free & whats not. Does anyone regularly use Ancestry for free records? What are the free records? Bella On 02/25/14, Larry Thompson<lt0168@epix.net> wrote: Bella: Hate to burst your bubble, but the PA dc's are supposed to be a free database. Plus I think the archives will have them also. Larry On 2/25/2014 2:04 PM, [1]lapiu.bella1@verizon.net wrote: > > I had my calendar marked that Ancestry would renew in December. > All of a sudden, in Jan. I couldn't get in. Usually Ancestry hammers you > with > renewal notices ahead of time. This time, it didn't seem to me that they > did. > But they cancelled me and I think it was my credit card expire date that > did it. I got no notice from them that "we're sorry to lose you" > etc. When I called in to talk to customer service, they apologized > for whatever went wrong (??) and they took my info over the phone > and re-upped me. And at $189 (for USA package only). I was surprised, since > it was not > what I expected. The agent acknowledged that they raised the price. > I would have renewed regardless of the price, but this renewal just didn't > go as easily as in the past. This new price really won't be so hard to > swallow after > they finally put those PA Death cert images on later this year. > FYI, in ref: the Newspapers.com and Fold3. Don't forget in the > USA subscription there is that section called Historical Newspapers > Collection. > I use it all the time for PA newspapers. Connellsville Courier, Simpsons > Leader Times in Kittanning, > Tyrone PA (Tribune I think its called) and Charleroi something or other. > Check there when you're working > on things outside of Allegheny County. > Fold3 has always allowed you to purchase a month at a time at $7.95 or so; > they also > used to allow you to just buy documents by the "each" by that I mean, if you > just found one > federal naturalization, you could just buy THAT image and only, that for > something like 1.95 each or > some such. Has anyone found the larger pension files for Civil War people > there? My pension files > were 50-plus pages and I wondered if they are all included thereon. I > cancelled my Fold3 subscription after > Ancestry started putting up Federal Naturalization images. > Bella > > > On 02/25/14, CJ Sperl<[2]cjsperl@gmail.com> wrote: > > Do they still have the US only, I have not been finding to much more on the > world Plus or Ford 3. I don't think I will renew Fold 3 next year, but I > will run off everything I have saved.. > Claudia > On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 10:01 AM, Sandra L Brandon > <[1][3]sbrandon@sandale.us>wrote: > > Susanne, > > > > The $388.00 subscription includes a subscription to Newspapers.com and > > Fold3 > > +World Explorer. > > > > Sandra > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [2][4]paallegh-bounces@rootsweb.com > [[3][5]mailto:paallegh-bounces@rootsweb.com] > > On Behalf Of [4][6]genealogychts@aol.com > > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 8:53 AM > > To: [5][7]paallegh@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [ALL] Ancestry subscription > > > > Had to get a new credit card and they tried the one on file. They notified > > me. My old subscription ended Feb 15. I could not get at it to update > > the credit card for a week. Since I had their letter, I just used the link > > in that. I renewed and have the World Explorer Membership at $299.40. > > That > > is what I had last year > > > > What I don't understand is in my " My Account Options" in the Annual > > Memberships there are 2 Options" World Explorer Membership 299.40 AND > > > > World Explorer Plus Membership at $388.00. Don't know what that 2nd is. > > Anybody have it or know wht it is??? > > > > Susanne Hieber > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: > > [6][8]http://www.pagenweb.org/~allegheny/index.htm > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [7][9]PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: > > [8][10]http://www.pagenweb.org/~allegheny/index.htm > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [9][11]PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: > [10][12]http://www.pagenweb.org/~allegheny/index.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [11][13]PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > References > > 1. [14]mailto:sbrandon@sandale.us > 2. [15]mailto:paallegh-bounces@rootsweb.com > 3. [16]mailto:paallegh-bounces@rootsweb.com > 4. [17]mailto:genealogychts@aol.com > 5. [18]mailto:paallegh@rootsweb.com > 6. [19]http://www.pagenweb.org/ > 7. [20]mailto:PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com > 8. [21]http://www.pagenweb.org/ > 9. [22]mailto:PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com > 10. [23]http://www.pagenweb.org/ > 11. [24]mailto:PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: [25]http://www.pagenweb.org/~allegheny/index.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [26]PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- My genealogy page [27]http://twothompsongenealogies.com/ Allegheny County Maps page [28]http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lt0168/maps/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: [29]http://www.pagenweb.org/~allegheny/index.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [30]PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message References 1. mailto:lapiu.bella1@verizon.net 2. mailto:cjsperl@gmail.com 3. mailto:sbrandon@sandale.us 4. mailto:paallegh-bounces@rootsweb.com 5. mailto:paallegh-bounces@rootsweb.com 6. mailto:genealogychts@aol.com 7. mailto:paallegh@rootsweb.com 8. http://www.pagenweb.org/ 9. mailto:PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com 10. http://www.pagenweb.org/ 11. mailto:PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com 12. http://www.pagenweb.org/ 13. mailto:PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com 14. mailto:sbrandon@sandale.us 15. mailto:paallegh-bounces@rootsweb.com 16. mailto:paallegh-bounces@rootsweb.com 17. mailto:genealogychts@aol.com 18. mailto:paallegh@rootsweb.com 19. http://www.pagenweb.org/ 20. mailto:PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com 21. http://www.pagenweb.org/ 22. mailto:PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com 23. http://www.pagenweb.org/ 24. mailto:PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com 25. http://www.pagenweb.org/ 26. mailto:PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com 27. http://twothompsongenealogies.com/ 28. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ 29. http://www.pagenweb.org/ 30. mailto:PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com
Bella: I've been a subscriber so long I'm also not sure, but reading the press releases about the agreement with the state archives stated that the records would be free on Ancestry. I googled free ancestry databases and found; http://www.searchforancestors.com/ancestryfreebies.html Larry On 2/25/2014 4:44 PM, lapiu.bella1@verizon.net wrote: > > Well, Larry, > if Ancestry.com is going to have them on their site, > is there anything on their site that is free? I've subscribed so long > that I don't know whats free & whats not. Does anyone regularly > use Ancestry for free records? What are the free records? > Bella > > > On 02/25/14, Larry Thompson<lt0168@epix.net> wrote: > > Bella: > Hate to burst your bubble, but the PA dc's are supposed to be a free > database. Plus I think the archives will have them also. > Larry > On 2/25/2014 2:04 PM, [1]lapiu.bella1@verizon.net wrote: > > > > I had my calendar marked that Ancestry would renew in December. > > All of a sudden, in Jan. I couldn't get in. Usually Ancestry hammers you > > with > > renewal notices ahead of time. This time, it didn't seem to me that they > > did. > > But they cancelled me and I think it was my credit card expire date that > > did it. I got no notice from them that "we're sorry to lose you" > > etc. When I called in to talk to customer service, they apologized > > for whatever went wrong (??) and they took my info over the phone > > and re-upped me. And at $189 (for USA package only). I was surprised, > since > > it was not > > what I expected. The agent acknowledged that they raised the price. > > I would have renewed regardless of the price, but this renewal just didn't > > go as easily as in the past. This new price really won't be so hard to > > swallow after > > they finally put those PA Death cert images on later this year. > > FYI, in ref: the Newspapers.com and Fold3. Don't forget in the > > USA subscription there is that section called Historical Newspapers > > Collection. > > I use it all the time for PA newspapers. Connellsville Courier, Simpsons > > Leader Times in Kittanning, > > Tyrone PA (Tribune I think its called) and Charleroi something or other. > > Check there when you're working > > on things outside of Allegheny County. > > Fold3 has always allowed you to purchase a month at a time at $7.95 or so; > > they also > > used to allow you to just buy documents by the "each" by that I mean, if > you > > just found one > > federal naturalization, you could just buy THAT image and only, that for > > something like 1.95 each or > > some such. Has anyone found the larger pension files for Civil War people > > there? My pension files > > were 50-plus pages and I wondered if they are all included thereon. I > > cancelled my Fold3 subscription after > > Ancestry started putting up Federal Naturalization images. > > Bella > > > > > > On 02/25/14, CJ Sperl<[2]cjsperl@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Do they still have the US only, I have not been finding to much more on > the > > world Plus or Ford 3. I don't think I will renew Fold 3 next year, but I > > will run off everything I have saved.. > > Claudia > > On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 10:01 AM, Sandra L Brandon > > <[1][3]sbrandon@sandale.us>wrote: > > > Susanne, > > > > > > The $388.00 subscription includes a subscription to Newspapers.com and > > > Fold3 > > > +World Explorer. > > > > > > Sandra > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [2][4]paallegh-bounces@rootsweb.com > > [[3][5]mailto:paallegh-bounces@rootsweb.com] > > > On Behalf Of [4][6]genealogychts@aol.com > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 8:53 AM > > > To: [5][7]paallegh@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: Re: [ALL] Ancestry subscription > > > > > > Had to get a new credit card and they tried the one on file. They > notified > > > me. My old subscription ended Feb 15. I could not get at it to update > > > the credit card for a week. Since I had their letter, I just used the > link > > > in that. I renewed and have the World Explorer Membership at $299.40. > > > That > > > is what I had last year > > > > > > What I don't understand is in my " My Account Options" in the Annual > > > Memberships there are 2 Options" World Explorer Membership 299.40 AND > > > > > > World Explorer Plus Membership at $388.00. Don't know what that 2nd is. > > > Anybody have it or know wht it is??? > > > > > > Susanne Hieber > > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > > > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: > > > [6][8]http://www.pagenweb.org/~allegheny/index.htm > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > [7][9]PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > > quotes > > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > > > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: > > > [8][10]http://www.pagenweb.org/~allegheny/index.htm > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > [9][11]PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: > > [10][12]http://www.pagenweb.org/~allegheny/index.htm > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [11][13]PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > References > > > > 1. [14]mailto:sbrandon@sandale.us > > 2. [15]mailto:paallegh-bounces@rootsweb.com > > 3. [16]mailto:paallegh-bounces@rootsweb.com > > 4. [17]mailto:genealogychts@aol.com > > 5. [18]mailto:paallegh@rootsweb.com > > 6. [19]http://www.pagenweb.org/ > > 7. [20]mailto:PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com > > 8. [21]http://www.pagenweb.org/ > > 9. [22]mailto:PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com > > 10. [23]http://www.pagenweb.org/ > > 11. [24]mailto:PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: > [25]http://www.pagenweb.org/~allegheny/index.htm > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [26]PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > My genealogy page > [27]http://twothompsongenealogies.com/ > Allegheny County Maps page > [28]http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lt0168/maps/ > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: > [29]http://www.pagenweb.org/~allegheny/index.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [30]PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > References > > 1. mailto:lapiu.bella1@verizon.net > 2. mailto:cjsperl@gmail.com > 3. mailto:sbrandon@sandale.us > 4. mailto:paallegh-bounces@rootsweb.com > 5. mailto:paallegh-bounces@rootsweb.com > 6. mailto:genealogychts@aol.com > 7. mailto:paallegh@rootsweb.com > 8. http://www.pagenweb.org/ > 9. mailto:PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com > 10. http://www.pagenweb.org/ > 11. mailto:PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com > 12. http://www.pagenweb.org/ > 13. mailto:PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com > 14. mailto:sbrandon@sandale.us > 15. mailto:paallegh-bounces@rootsweb.com > 16. mailto:paallegh-bounces@rootsweb.com > 17. mailto:genealogychts@aol.com > 18. mailto:paallegh@rootsweb.com > 19. http://www.pagenweb.org/ > 20. mailto:PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com > 21. http://www.pagenweb.org/ > 22. mailto:PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com > 23. http://www.pagenweb.org/ > 24. mailto:PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com > 25. http://www.pagenweb.org/ > 26. mailto:PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com > 27. http://twothompsongenealogies.com/ > 28. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > 29. http://www.pagenweb.org/ > 30. mailto:PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Visit our Allegheny County, PA Website: http://www.pagenweb.org/~allegheny/index.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAALLEGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- My genealogy page http://twothompsongenealogies.com/ Allegheny County Maps page http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lt0168/maps/