Best Kept Genealogy Secret

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Permalink Reply by Amy (Gessner) Hanson on July 24, 2009 at 9:55pm

I would like to add that some larger library systems offer FREE access to ALL of ancestry.com in their libraries. That is the case here in Hennepin County, Minnesota- so make sure to check with your local library!

Permalink Reply by Linda J. Barnes on July 24, 2009 at 10:27pm

Our wonderful County Library also offers ancestry.com and it's been a great help. Ours also offers Heritage Quest to boot! I highly recommend anyone starting out their genealogy to start at their local libraries. They are a wealth of info and help!

Permalink Reply by Felicita Cardona Cuevas on July 26, 2009 at 6:16pm

How does a person get into to them because I come to a blockand how do I find out about these; where do I search.
Felicita

Permalink Reply by Sandra Taliaferro on July 26, 2009 at 6:42pm

I subscribe to Ancestry, but this is still great info. Thanks!

Permalink Reply by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on July 26, 2009 at 7:12pm

I have to add to the excellent ideas from those suggesting utilizing libraries, that very often small town libraries don't have these resources. BUT you can always plan a day trip to your nearest city library which does have the resources being mentioned.

Permalink Reply by Joel Barrett on July 29, 2009 at 9:30am

I'm at the end of my free trial period at Ancestry.com. I'm going to continue the subscription one more month because I really did get a lot of value out of it and it seemed to "get me going" on converting my Mom's research into something I could use online and share with my siblings. However, I do not plan on continuing the subscription after that first month.

Ancestry says that if I cancel my subscription, I won't get the "Hints" that show up on my family members that tells me new information is available -- I kind of like that but don't think it's worth $20/mo or $156/yr.

Will I still be able to continue researching and adding info and people to my tree on Ancestry.com if I cancel my paid subscription? They say I'll still be able to share it with others too... is that really true or is it limited somehow?

I think that Ancestry.com is a pretty cool product but, doggone it, it's 'spensive.

Joel

Permalink Reply by Dianne Reagan on July 30, 2009 at 9:04am

Hi Lorine,
How can I use this "free" 300 data bases service from Ancestry.com? I am not a member of Ancestry.com, I don't live in the USA, and there are no libraries around to help me neither. So, how does it work? How can I contact them to use this free listing, for my own genealogy research on my family?
Dianne Reagan from Spain

Permalink Reply by Lorine McGinnis Schulze on July 30, 2009 at 11:53am

Hi Dianne, You can use Ancestry's free databases by going to the URL I gave in my first note, or going directly to Ancestry. Then you have 2 choices - hunt for the free databases (many of the titles are provided on the link I gave) and then search directly in them OR use the main Ancestry Search box and ignore hits that require payment to view.