Janet wrote: >> Merely as an observation here, is it possible that those who use >> Ancestry.com are more in touch with each other for the purposes of >> sharing errors, than those who find errors in volunteer projects, >> FreeCEN, FreeBMD and all the other local Family History societies >> who have recruited volunteers. Perhaps its because they pay to use >> it. >> >> Janet >> >> For me its just that Ancestry is a useful first step -- its errors are reknowned, legendary, and its not a service with high quality built in. They are slowly correcting any that are reported to them. The FreeXXX projects start from a premise of hte highest quality. They are also correcting mistakes as they are reported. I have never been in touch with others using either groups or sites to make corrections. But would think that most folks use most of the resources pretty equally. regards Jill Bowis www.benderloch.org.uk/forum - One Place Study on Ardchattan history, geology, ecology, genealogy, weather, webcam, local forum www.kintaline.co.uk - where we are, what we do: Kintaline Plant and Poultry Centre www.bowis.co.uk - all our family trees and a One Name Study on Bowis