> > This was passed on to me by a fellow genealogist and I believe everyone > needs > > to be made aware of it. > > ===== > >> > > > > > > > If you have submitted a family tree to Ancestry.com, you might want > > to know of the change about to be implemented by them. The Family > > Trees that have been donated to Ancestry for free distribution to other > > researchers are about to be sold by subscription: the OneWorldTree > > Preview cost will be $49.95 for 14 months. If you'd prefer that your > > information was not sold, there is a link below which will take you to a > > set of instructions on opting out by deleting your tree > > After clicking on the link and arriving at the page, click on "What's a > > preview?" near the top of the page. > > Read thoroughly and then click on "View our checklist" (which appears > > on #3). > > Among other things, you will see the following sentence: > > "If for any reason you do not want your tree to be part of the new > > OneWorldTree service, you must delete it from the Ancestry World > > Tree database by tentatively May 21, 2004." > > This is the link: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/trees/owt/ > > Visit the folks! www.geocities.com/twincousin2334 > > www.thepastwhispers.com > > > > Justin > > > > Justin Kirk Houser > > Genealogist and Historian of Central PA and Beyond > > View my homepage: http://members.aol.com/JKHouser84/index.htm > > Main Lines: Houser, Breon, Shawley, Ranio/Hrynio (and others) > > Listowner, PACENTRE-L@Rootsweb.com > > Historian, Schürch Association of North America (specialty Central PA > lines) > > Member, Valley View United Methodist Church (near Bellefonte, PA) > > "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature" > > > > > > ==== PACENTRE Mailing List ==== > > Don't forget to check for alternate spellings of your surnames; people 100 > years ago weren't always good spellers! > > > > > ==== PACAMBRI Mailing List ==== > Going on vacation? Have a great time, but please don't forget to unsubscribe before you leave (and to subscribe again when you return). > >

From what I understand - Basically, the trees are still free - unless you access them through the new OWT One World Tree tool. Response back from ancestry (below): Family Trees you submit to RootsWeb's WorldConnect and/or Ancestry World Tree continue to be free for anyone to access and search just as they always have been. NOTHING has changed as to your use of WorldConnect/AWT's combined database. The new program that has recently come along is One World Tree (OWT), which is a new advanced subscription search feature ( it's a tool) that matches data found in the free trees and some of the pay databases and census records found at Ancestry, and stitches it into a finished product to cut out the work of searching and matching data for the subscriber. What the subscriber to OWT is paying for is the convenience of having the searching and matching done for him....not for accessing or searching the free family trees housed on their site. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Evelyn" <jaea703@nauticom.net> To: <PACRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 12:55 AM Subject: [PACRAWFO] Ancestry--is this true? > > > > This was passed on to me by a fellow genealogist and I believe everyone > > needs > > > to be made aware of it. > > > ===== > > >> > > > > > > > > > > If you have submitted a family tree to Ancestry.com, you might want > > > to know of the change about to be implemented by them. The Family > > > Trees that have been donated to Ancestry for free distribution to other > > > researchers are about to be sold by subscription: the OneWorldTree > > > Preview cost will be $49.95 for 14 months. If you'd prefer that your > > > information was not sold, there is a link below which will take you to a > > > set of instructions on opting out by deleting your tree > > > After clicking on the link and arriving at the page, click on "What's > a > > > preview?" near the top of the page. > > > Read thoroughly and then click on "View our checklist" (which appears > > > on #3). > > > Among other things, you will see the following sentence: > > > "If for any reason you do not want your tree to be part of the new > > > OneWorldTree service, you must delete it from the Ancestry World > > > Tree database by tentatively May 21, 2004." > > > This is the link: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/trees/owt/ > > > Visit the folks! www.geocities.com/twincousin2334 > > > www.thepastwhispers.com > > > > > > Justin > > > > > > Justin Kirk Houser > > > Genealogist and Historian of Central PA and Beyond > > > View my homepage: http://members.aol.com/JKHouser84/index.htm > > > Main Lines: Houser, Breon, Shawley, Ranio/Hrynio (and others) > > > Listowner, PACENTRE-L@Rootsweb.com > > > Historian, Schürch Association of North America (specialty Central PA > > lines) > > > Member, Valley View United Methodist Church (near Bellefonte, PA) > > > "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature" > > > > > > > > > ==== PACENTRE Mailing List ==== > > > Don't forget to check for alternate spellings of your surnames; people > 100 > > years ago weren't always good spellers! > > > > > > > > > ==== PACAMBRI Mailing List ==== > > Going on vacation? Have a great time, but please don't forget to > unsubscribe before you leave (and to subscribe again when you return). > > > > > > > > > ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== > ~ SUBJECT LINES ~ > Think about it!! A picture's worth 1000 words; a Subject Line more! The > 4 W's: Who? What? When? and Where? Don't leave home without 'em! > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

This sounds similar to what the Crawford County Historical Society did. When I donated my work to them, I had no idea they intended to charge people to view it. Thanks for the tip. I will be deleting my work from ancestry.com Jeffrey Blystone For info concerning many families in the Venango/Saegertown/Cussewago areas, please visit: www.surferie.net/jwb/ Always there. Always free. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Evelyn" <jaea703@nauticom.net> To: <PACRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 1:55 AM Subject: [PACRAWFO] Ancestry--is this true? > > This was passed on to me by a fellow genealogist and I believe everyone > needs > > to be made aware of it. > > ===== > >> > > > > > > > If you have submitted a family tree to Ancestry.com, you might want > > to know of the change about to be implemented by them. The Family > > Trees that have been donated to Ancestry for free distribution to other > > researchers are about to be sold by subscription: the OneWorldTree > > Preview cost will be $49.95 for 14 months. If you'd prefer that your > > information was not sold, there is a link below which will take you to a > > set of instructions on opting out by deleting your tree > > After clicking on the link and arriving at the page, click on "What's a > > preview?" near the top of the page. > > Read thoroughly and then click on "View our checklist" (which appears > > on #3). > > Among other things, you will see the following sentence: > > "If for any reason you do not want your tree to be part of the new > > OneWorldTree service, you must delete it from the Ancestry World > > Tree database by tentatively May 21, 2004." > > This is the link: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/trees/owt/ > > Visit the folks! www.geocities.com/twincousin2334 > > www.thepastwhispers.com > > > > Justin > > > > Justin Kirk Houser > > Genealogist and Historian of Central PA and Beyond > > View my homepage: http://members.aol.com/JKHouser84/index.htm > > Main Lines: Houser, Breon, Shawley, Ranio/Hrynio (and others) > > Listowner, PACENTRE-L@Rootsweb.com > > Historian, Schürch Association of North America (specialty Central PA > lines) > > Member, Valley View United Methodist Church (near Bellefonte, PA) > > "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature" > > > > > > ==== PACENTRE Mailing List ==== > > Don't forget to check for alternate spellings of your surnames; people 100 > years ago weren't always good spellers! > > > > > ==== PACAMBRI Mailing List ==== > Going on vacation? Have a great time, but please don't forget to unsubscribe before you leave (and to subscribe again when you return). > > ==== PACRAWFO Mailing List ==== ~ SUBJECT LINES ~ Think about it!! A picture's worth 1000 words; a Subject Line more! The 4 W's: Who? What? When? and Where? Don't leave home without 'em! ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237