Orendorff

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Orhndorf name originated in Germany. Variations: ORENDORFF, ORENDUFF, OHRNDORF, ORNDORFF, ORENDORF/F, ORNDUFF, ORANDORFF,
AHRNDORFF, ORINGDERFF.
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Ancestry.com - too expensive?

by J Orendorff

May 26, 2011

I have a tree up on Ancestry and I still work on it but I stopped the service as I find it too expensive to justify as an ongoing monthly billing.  I may restart for a few months in the near future but will drop it again.  I think they would do better my lowering the costs and by doing so bring in more users which would make up for the initial loss.

 

I find a lot of other material off of just general web searches.  There are some databases where Ancestry comes in handy, but I would prefer a different pricing structure.

 

Do all of you use Ancestry and do you keep your account active every month?

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    Andrea Orenduff-Peel

    I turned mine off for a while but since I hit this brick wall on Jesse I turned it back on just to be able to merge into trees with pics and info that I may not have - even from the web

    Jun 6, 2011

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      J Orendorff

      There are quite a few web resources out their where you can find existing trees on many, many names.  Of course,

      sorting through the false leads and duplicate errors is an ongoing task, but I come across quite a few European based sites that have been helpful (free of charge).  The name is on my laptop in another room so I will try to post it later.

       

      Brick walls there are a many.....there is quite a bit of confusion regarding Allwein, Alwijn, Alewien, Alwin etc...are they in your tree as well?

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      Jun 6, 2011

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        J Orendorff

        Here is another free site that seems to have quite a few European based researchers:

         

        http://www.geneanet.org/

         

        After completing the profile and names interested in you get email alerts with news on the names...for example:

        OHRNDORF 1 Result(s)
        ORENDORFF 2 Result(s)

         

        You click on the Results column and it takes you to the researcher.  Clicking on the "tree" icon takes you to their page where some info is displayed and you can send them a message.  Clicking on the name takes you to their tree.

         

        Another research tool to add to your collection.

        Jun 7, 2011