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Post by whopea on Jun 30, 2015 17:13:25 GMT
What's the benefit of a six-month membership vs. a couple months? At the end of your membership if you choose not to stay a member, what happens to your data? Can you print it or save it in an editable format?
Thanks for the help!
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Post by myboysnme on Jun 30, 2015 17:26:29 GMT
I don't really know of any benefit unless you are just looking to get some info for a one time purpose. You can download your info to a program like Family Tree maker. I have never downloaded my info because I have way too much. I do think it would be nice to have everything in hard copy though.
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Post by JBeans on Jun 30, 2015 17:28:07 GMT
First of all, save the documents you find to your computer or a hard drive and keep track of the source. Don't rely on using Ancestry trees as your end all be all for record keeping.
I've gone month to month. When I am doing intensive research, I start my membership. When I am not, I let it lapse.
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Sue
Pearl Clutcher
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Post by Sue on Jun 30, 2015 17:37:13 GMT
I've been an Ancestry member for several years but I haven't uploaded my family tree to their site. (Too lazy, I guess!) I keep a large family tree database on a Mac program called Reunion. It's similar to Family Tree Maker. In it I keep notes on all my resources and transcriptions of records, family stories, as well as all the usual pertinent dates and locations etc. I also print out hard copies of records found on Ancestry and store them in several family specific notebooks. I don't think there is any significant benefit to choosing one length of subscription over another. And I believe any family tree you upload is there permanently unless you choose to take it down yourself.
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Post by melanell on Jun 30, 2015 19:17:31 GMT
Even when you are not currently subscribed to Ancestry you can still add to your tree. So I might subscribe once in awhile to link documents to my tree directly from Ancestry, but otherwise I can use it for research for free at the library or LDS Family Center and just add names & info to my tree at home for free without having a subscription.
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Post by whopea on Jun 30, 2015 19:21:12 GMT
There is so much to learn here! Are most of you using Family Tree Maker to create your tree? I have family on both sides that have done some of the legwork already. I want to put that info into an organized digital tree and then find supporting documents and see if I can go further with it. Does that make any sense? LOL
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Post by melanell on Jun 30, 2015 21:03:20 GMT
I started my work about 28 years ago, and it was on paper, and I've worked on paper ever since. So I do not have my entire tree anywhere digitally yet. I started with Family tree Maker once, but then through a few computer upgrades my old version no longer worked and I never bought another. I do have the file saved from that started tree, though. And I have started entering it into ancestry, but at this point, I have so, so much to enter that I tend to keep putting it off. I'd rather spend my time doing more research!  Some day I do hope to finally get it up to date and I will probably use Family tree maker again. |
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Nanner
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Post by Nanner on Jun 30, 2015 21:03:46 GMT
I do month to month. I've had a membership off and on over the years. When I need a break, I cancel the membership, and when I'm back into it, I renew it. When you cancel your membership, you can't access the documents you've saved in your Shoebox, but when you do renew your membership again, it's all there. I save everything on to my computer though, so I always have it on hand. I do not have my family tree uploaded to Ancestry, but I do have the Family Treemaker program and have it all in there. Family Treemaker was the first piece of software I bought when I bought my first computer in 1995. I've used it (several versions as its upgraded) for 20 years now, and I like it a lot. It also links to Ancestry. First of all, save the documents you find to your computer or a hard drive and keep track of the source. Don't rely on using Ancestry trees as your end all be all for record keeping. I've gone month to month. When I am doing intensive research, I start my membership. When I am not, I let it lapse. What Janine says above regarding not relying on using Ancestry trees as your be all and end all. She is right! I have a GGG grandfather - most of the Ancestry trees have him with a specific set of parents, but there is nothing to verify that. No real records. Just this morning, I finally located the death record that disproves that information that so many of those Ancestry trees have! It's a different set of parents and with that death record, I was able to locate the correct birth record, and all of the secondary information I had is now either proven, or fits in. And it's NOT what most of the Ancestry family trees show. |
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Post by femalebusiness on Jun 30, 2015 21:09:00 GMT
First of all, save the documents you find to your computer or a hard drive and keep track of the source. Don't rely on using Ancestry trees as your end all be all for record keeping. This. 100 times this. |
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