I noticed that the other day. Another thing for Ancestry.com to charge for. Aren't monopolies against the law in this country? ----- Original Message ----- Message: 2 Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:06:07 -0500 From: "Vincent E. Summers" <vsummers@gmail.com> Subject: [Phly-Rts] SSDI To: philly-roots@rootsweb.com I've been deeply involved in a number of things for about a year or two that has taken me away from genealogy for the most part. However, I've been trying to get back into it again--particularly my Philadelphia genealogical connections--when I came to discover something screwy has happened to the old SSDI index I found so helpful. Figures that anything good has to go, or at least be tampered with. Is there anywhere on line that this informative database remains intact without having to join this or pay for that? Thanks, Vince Summers ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:14:10 -0500 From: "Vincent E. Summers" <vsummers@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Phly-Rts] PHILLY-ROOTS Digest, Vol 6, Issue 184 To: philly-roots@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <CAO7U7+EgNGvPH2j6TRwh6D9R+iJhWjao3Lt73QwdTe2Y3+b+2Q@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Thanks to all concerned in this. I will be certain to use this database as long as it is available. Quickly! On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 5:27 PM, Russ <rmcclelland@elp.rr.com> wrote: > Vince > > Ancestry.com and Genealogybank.com have removed the SSN's from anyone who > died in the past 10 years, they still list the names and dates of birth and > death. The only source I have been able to find is the FamilySearch.org > website, as of today they are still listing the SSN. > Also the Social Security Admin will blank out the parents names if the > individual is less than 100 years old, I have had 5 SS-5's returned with > this in the past month. In order to receive a complete SS-5 you have to > furnish proof of death of both parents. Totally useless, but I have filed > an appeal. > My orders were received by the SSA in August 2011 but the new policy was > put > into effect in Nov 2011. I guess I have to suffer because of the slowness > of > the SSA. > > Russ > > -----Original Message----- > From: philly-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:philly-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > philly-roots-request@rootsweb.com > Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 3:04 PM > To: philly-roots@rootsweb.com > Subject: PHILLY-ROOTS Digest, Vol 6, Issue 184 > > > > When replying to a digest message, quote only the specific message to which > you are replying, removing the rest of the digest from your reply. Also, > remember to change the subject of your reply so that it coincides with the > message subject to which you are replying. > > Today's Topics: > > 2. SSDI (Vincent E. Summers) > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:06:07 -0500 > From: "Vincent E. Summers" <vsummers@gmail.com> > Subject: [Phly-Rts] SSDI > To: philly-roots@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: > <CAO7U7+HXGuWbf4rYxRgQ3ERD-K2yUaJy+eprVmZUH7=pZTbBnQ@mail.gmail.com > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I've been deeply involved in a number of things for about a year or two > that has taken me away from genealogy for the most part. > > However, I've been trying to get back into it again--particularly my > Philadelphia genealogical connections--when I came to discover something > screwy has happened to the old SSDI index I found so helpful. Figures that > anything good has to go, or at least be tampered with. > > Is there anywhere on line that this informative database remains intact > without having to join this or pay for that? > > Thanks, > Vince Summers I