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Comment by Marvin A. Huggins on August 9, 2009 at 7:59pm

I agree about the weaknesses of bad transcriptions and poor search results, but I have found a great deal of new information through this service. On balance, I consider it worthwhile. One should always check the original records to verify transcriptions. And the census enumerators made at least as many errors as the transcribers. Often the transcription is correct, but the original is wrong. Verify and double-check. It's not going to simply be handed to us.

I do not understand, however, how the search system works. It appears that the more specific information you enter, the less the results fit the criteria. It makes me wonder whether they are trying to convince us about how many records they can throw up rather than narrowing the search down to what we are looking for.

Comment by Brenda Holguin on August 9, 2009 at 7:29pm

I use Ancestry because it has the most info, but I don't much like it. Their transcriptions contain a lot of misspellings, and when you're looking for something, you have to go through a lot of stuff you don't want in order to maybe find stuff that you do. If you know somone died in 1912, and put that in your info, they don't care. You still get stuff from the 1920 and 1930 censuses, but like I said, they have the most info.

Comment by Molly McKinley on August 9, 2009 at 3:19pm

I agree the "new" Ancestry set-up is very confusing and frustrating to
even figure out what you are looking at. The old one took long enough
to figure out...lol

Comment by Carolyn Wrenn Harvey on August 7, 2009 at 8:43pm

I DO NOT like to the new Ancestry.Com make over. I'm thinking about canceling my membership too. Ancestry needs to rethink what they have done.

Comment by Nancy Lohbrunner on August 7, 2009 at 12:39pm

Sherry, I agree with you. I was perfectly happy with the way Ancestry.com was before they "fixed" it. I have been a subscriber for years and am thinking about cancelling it now.

Comment by Sherry Hightower on August 7, 2009 at 9:48am

I HATE the new ancestry.com make over. Why they "fixed" something that wasn't broke is beyond me but I am seriously considering canceling my membership. The level of frustration trying to get around within the system now, is NOT worth the "beneifit" they offer.

Seriously...I HATE>>>HATE>>>HATE IT!

Comment by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on August 4, 2009 at 2:53pm

Hi everyone

For those posting queries - if you don't get a response here within a few days, try posting your query on AskOliveTree at http://askolivetree.blogspot.com

Every day one query is chosen and responded to, either by myself or a guest genealogist.

Comment by Doris McClenton Smith on August 2, 2009 at 12:30pm

Hello Geaneology friend, I am asking for help in a look up. My ancestors most were from Virgina and Ms. I am searching for Catherine Calvin Williams birth mother Catherine was born in 1870 in Virginia i can only find her in the 1900 census where no mother is listed, she would be my ggrandmother on my maternal side of the family her fathers was John Calvin born in 1844 in Virginia any help would be appreciated at this time she later married a Jerry Williams. Thank All!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by Dolly Marie Parsons on August 2, 2009 at 12:06pm

Hi everyone new to Genealogy, but not ancestry. I am really focus on the Mccoys of florida I can not find any info for my great grandfather Mac (mack) Mccoy Who married a Marintha Bell Loyd I have found some info on GGrandmother but nothing on GGrandfather they called him buddy my grandfather, his sister and brother remember little about him as it seems he might have be exstranged with his family, I couldn't even get a good birthdaydate out of them or where he was buried some say in Jacksonville florida others georgia can you guys give me some Ideas as where I should look I checked the Jacksonville Obits around the years they thought he died nothing showed up

Comment by Kate Steere on August 2, 2009 at 8:24am

Hi Kevin-
Have you found your Ryans on census records, military or death records? Ancestry has a good collection of death record information.

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