Thanks, Gail. I've been debating whether to subscribe to Ancestry or not. Others have told me that their services are shrinking, unless one has deep pockets. I wonder if that has to do with the reduced access to vital records in our county offices and libraries and archives? Seems to be a trend. Caroline -----Original Message----- From: "Gail Steckel" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, May 02, 2004 12:02 PM Subject: [PACHESTE] off topic - Ancestry users only >Has any other Ancestry user noticed that the breadth of our basic >subscription has been reduced considerably? I've been a subscriber for >years - the basic subscription plus the census images. That basic >subscription covered all of their databases except for the overseas stuff. >Today I discovered that ONLY the census indices are now available to me in >my basic subscription. Everything else, marriage and birth records, >military records, etc. are now EXTRA. I am incensed. I just sent an email >to Ancestry asking when and how this came about - my subscription renewed >just the other day - around the end of April. I know last year the cost >went up, and now I find I've access to much much LESS! Reminds me of the >old bait and switch scams of years ago. If you have the same subscription >that I do, check to see what is now available to you. And if you find >you're in the same boat as me, send them an email and complain! Don't let >this pass unprotested. Probably won't do any good, but still, it's the >principle of the thing. > > > >==== PACHESTE Mailing List ==== >Visit the PA GenWeb Archives at >http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/pafiles.htm >